On the 10th of January 2020, the symposium “Neurointervention in the era of endovascular stroke treatment” will take place in Maastricht, The Netherlands. The symposium is followed by the inauguration of Wim H. van Zwam as Professor in NeuroInterventional Radiology. The event is open to everybody. Registration is free.
The program of the symposium is:
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00 | Welcome and coffee | |
| 10.30 | Introduction | Prof. R. Letschert, Rector of Maastricht University |
| 10.50 | Introduction | Dr. P. Brouwer, President of ESMINT |
| 11.00 | History of INR, from pioneers to professionals | Prof. K. Terbrugge, Toronto, Canada |
| 11.30 | Current technical possibilities in INR | Prof. R. Chapot, Essen, Germany |
| 12.00 | Education and Training in INR; yesterday, today and tomorrow | Prof T. Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 12.30 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 | The story of MRCLEAN: impact on stroke health care | Prof. Y. Roos, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 14.00 | Challenges of implementing endovascular thrombectomy; regional and national logistics | Prof. J. Gralla, Bern, Switzerland |
| 14.30 | Learning from recorded case presentations; the SLICE experience | Prof. V. Costalat, Montpellier, France |
| 15.00 | A critical view on stroke research; are we on the right way | Prof. M. Goyal, Calgary, Canada |
The symposium is endorsed by ESMINT.
The inauguration ceremony will follow at 16.30h.