25th SUMMER STROKE SCHOOL HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND PREVENTION OF STROKE
Under the auspices of
The Department of Medical Science
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE DUBROVNIK
CROATIAN STROKE SOCIETY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN STROKE SOCIETY
APPLIED RESEARCH GROUP ON DELIVERY OF NEUROLOGICAL SERVICES (RGODNS) OF WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROLOGY
Organize
International Postgraduate Course
25th SUMMER STROKE SCHOOL
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND PREVENTION OF STROKE
DUBROVNIK, CROATIA
June 09-13, 2014
The Summer Stroke School is accredited by 4 ECTS points.
Primary objective of the course is to encourage cooperation and to promote exchange of knowledge between participants from different countries. The course is a meeting of respected scientists that work with stroke presenting and discussing all major aspects of stroke risk factors, as well as new insights in epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of stroke. Probably the major feature of the course is enabling exchange of experience among experts and comparison of stroke data from various countries. Also, the course allows knowledge transfer between respected scientists from western countries and colleagues from central and east European countries working with stroke.
Course Director:
Prof. Dr. Vida Demarin, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Board of Directors:
Prof. Dr. Roman Haberl, University of Munich, Germany
Prof. Dr. Kurt Niederkorn, University of Graz, Austria
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Rundek, University of Miami, USA
Prof. Dr. Zlatko Trkanjec, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Organizing Committee:
Dr Dražana Martinović Mamić, Dubrovnik General Hospital
Dr Denis Čerimagić, Dubrovnik General Hospital
Dr Mira Ivanković, Dubrovnik General Hospital
Dr Andrijana Bogoje, Dubrovnik General Hospital
Dr Maro Vodopić, Dubrovnik General Hospital
Dr Ivan Vukoja, General Hospital Požega
Dr Jakov Ivković, Naftalan Special Hospital for Skin and Rheumatic Diseases
Course Coordinator:
Olga Plazibat, mag.oec.
Venue of the course:
Inter-University Centre
Don Frane Bulića 4
HR-20 000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Phone: +385 20 413 626, 413 627, Fax: + 385 20 413 628
E-mail:
Web-site: www.iuc.hr
MONDAY 09 June 2014
09.00 - 09.45 VIDA DEMARIN: The highlights of the 25th Summer Stroke School history
09.45 - 10.30 VIDA DEMARIN: The impact of Dubrovnik medicine to the world
10.30 - 11.15 RALPH L. SACCO: Ideal Cardiovascular health in 21st century
11.15 - 12.00 TATJANA RUNDEK: Atherosclerosis – Better to prevent than treat
12.00 - 13.30 ROMAN HABERL: New neurovascular quiz for the advanced strokeologist
14.15 - 17.00 MILITA CRISSBY: Workshop - Interesting cases of stroke and beyond
TUESDAY 10 June 2014
09.00 - 09.45 YOSHIKAZU YONEY: How to reduce glycative stress, a risk factor for artherosclerosis
09.45 - 10.30 NIKOLA BARIĆ: The role of AGEs in Alzheimer dissease
10.30 - 11.15 EDUARD TIOZZO: HDL Subfractions and risk of atherosclerosis and stroke
11.15 - 12.00 DAVID RUSSELL: Diabetes, pre-diabetes and prevention of cardiovascular disseasse
12.00 – 12.45 NATAN BORNSTEIN: Poststroke cognitive impairment – The magnitude of the problem
12.45 – 13.30 SANDRA MOROVIĆ: Subclinical ultrasound markers in early cognitive impairment
14.15 - 17.00 NATAN BORNSTEIN:Interactive discussion and Q&A on stroke prevention
WEDNESDAY 11 June 2014
09.00 –09.45 SANDRA MOROVIĆ: Physical activity and brain
09.45 – 10.30 PETAR SLANKAMENAC: Brain and cholesterol
10:30 – 11:15 ZLATKO TRKANJEC: Vascular risc factor in pathogenesis of dementia
11.15 - 13.30 Promotion of the „European year of the brain - 2014“
VIDA DEMARIN: Brain health and artistic expression
FLORA TURNER VUČETIĆ and her book „The sweet taste of a dalmatin love affair“
Presentation of the Zabreb's Institute for the Culture of Health and its activities in the European year of the brain
THURSDAY 12 June 2014
09.00 - 09.45 HANS VAN ELST: Innovations in Vascular Ultrasound
09.45 - 10.30 DAVID RUSSELL: Treatment of acute ischemic stroke: Now and the future
10.30 - 11.15 PETAR SLANKAMENAC: Telemedcine in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke
11.15 - 12.00 KURT NIEDERKORN: Thrombectomy in acute stroke – an update
12.00 - 12.45 NATAN BORNSTEIN: Secondary stroke prevention – Antiplatelate update
14.15 - 17.00 ZLATKO TRKANJEC: Workshop -Interesting stroke cases
FRIDAY 13 June 2014
09.00 - 09.45 KURT NIEDERKORN: Results of Styrian stroke prevention study
09.45 - 10.30 DRAGUTIN KADOJIĆ: Homocystein levels in acute ischemic stroke patients in Eastern Croatia
10.30 - 11.15 MARINKO DIKANOVIĆ, IVO ILAK: Stroke in children
11.15 - 12.00 LJILJANA ČENGIĆ: Palliative care after stroke
12.00 - 12.45 VLADIMIRA VULETIĆ: Stroke outcome in elderly patients treated with i.v. thrombolysis
12.45 – 13.30 Workshop: Interesting stroke case
14.15 – 17:00 Conclusion remarks, evaluation, final exam and closing of the course
Lunch will be served between 13.30 and 14.15
During the Stroke Summer School you are cordialy invited to participate in exciting social activites.
Registration fee: 750 HRK (100 Euro)
Registration fee can be paid to the account of the Croatian Stroke Society
Account number: 2485003-1100225825,
SWIFT: CROAHR2X,IBAN HR6324850031100225825,
Croatia bank,Zagreb, Croatia
Technical organiser:
Amalia ltd.
Jordanovac 117
10000 Zagreb