Additional Congress Workshops & Opportunities

Join us in the Gallery of the Congress Venue for an IPSO & PNCRG Networking Event Thursday, March 21st, at 5:00PM. Light bites and refreshments will be provided at no additional cost. The PNCRG meeting is also Thursday, March 21st, at the same venue as the IPSO 2024 Congress. Refer to their website for more information on how to attend the meeting: https://www.pncrg.org/.

After the Congress on Friday, March 23rd, 5:35pm-6:35pm, join us in the Gallery of the Congress Venue for the IPSO Congress Opening Reception. Light bites and refreshments will be provided at no additional cost.

Location: Event Room 3a/b
The meeting will take place before the Congress on Saturday March 23rd at 7:30am-8:00am. The meeting is closed to Council Members only.

Location: Multimedia Room
The meeting will take place before the Congress on Saturday March 23rd at 7:30am-8:00am. The meeting is open to all attendees who may be interested in joining this committee. This committee oversees IPSO communications such as the IPSO blog and twitter feed. If you plan to attend this meeting, please email There will also be a sign-up sheet upon check-in at the Congress registration table.

Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Location: TBD
Moderators: Dr. Helen Kim and Dr. Ethan Winkler from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Agenda:

• Introduction
• Presentations:
  • International Pediatric Stroke Study (IPSS) hemorrhagic stroke and AVM registry by Dr. Christne Fox
  • TBD
• Networking

If you are interested in sharing a brief update on your collaborative research, please note in the above-mentioned survey. Presentations will be on a first come first serve basis.

Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Location: TBD
Moderators: Dr. Noma Dlamini, Hospital for Sick Children, and Dr. Laura Lehman, Boston Children’s Hospital

Agenda:

• Introduction
• Presentations:
  • International Pediatric Stroke Study (IPSS) Moyamoya registry by Dr. Noma Dlamini
  • Moyamoya Research Day by Dr. Laura Lehman
• Networking

If you are interested in sharing a brief update on your collaborative research, please note in the above-mentioned survey. Presentations will be on a first come first serve basis.

Location: Event Room 3a
The meeting will take place after the Congress on Sunday March 24th at 12:45pm-1:30pm. The meeting is open to active Committee Members and active Medical Provider IPSO Members who are interested in joining the committee. This committee identifies priorities for health professional educational materials and generate webinar series content. If you plan to attend this meeting, please email to sign-up. There will also be a sign-up sheet upon check-in at the Congress registration table.

Location: Auditorium
The meeting will take place after the Congress on Sunday March 24th at 12:45pm-1:30pm. The meeting is open to active Working Group Members and active Medical Provider IPSO Members who are interested in joining the working group. This working group aims to gather information on the current state of stroke care in different parts of the world. If you plan to attend this meeting, please email to sign-up. There will also be a sign-up sheet upon check-in at the Congress registration table.

Location: Event Room 3b
The meeting will take place after the Congress on Sunday March 24th at 12:45pm-1:30pm. The meeting is closed to Working Group Members only.

Time: 12:45pm-1:45pm
Location: Gallery
Moderators: Dr. Prakash Muthusami, Dr. Carmen Parra-Farinas & Vanessa Rea at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Misc: Lunch will be provided.

Sign-up for a hands-on medical device workshop for Pediatric Ischemic & Hemorrhagic Stroke. At this workshop, you will meet with representatives from medical device companies and learn more about their medical devices available or in the pipeline for the pediatric stroke population. The following medical device companies and institutions will be present:

• Penumbra: Showcasing new devices related to stroke
  
  1. Website: https://www.penumbrainc.com/
     






• Stryker 
  






• Hospital for Sick Children: Showcasing current coils used for aneurysms and endovascular treatment models

Time: 12:45pm-1:45pm
Location: Multimedia Room
Misc: Lunch will be provided.

Sign-up for an opportunity to learn more about their standardized qCVR test or “Brain Stress Test”.

Overview
The current standard of practice for assessing patients with cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease (SOD) is based on measuring resting blood flow metrics using MRI and CT perfusion imaging. However, the reliability of these methods decreases as the degree and number of stenoses increase.  The reason for this is that measures of adequate baseline blood flow in highly collateralized circulations do not account for a possible shortfall in recruitable blood flow due to a drop in supply or an increased metabolic demand. Visualization of the temporal filling patterns with angiography (DSA or CTA) may give some indication of the presence of collateral blood flow, but not its physiologic adequacy. Since the loss of hemodynamic reserve is the strongest known indicator of stroke risk, measurement of cerebrovascular reserve (CVR) offers a direct assessment of the impact of SOD on hemodynamic reserve.

In patients with coronary artery disease, the “Cardiac Stress Test” is the universal standard for assessing vascular reserve and risk of MI. Following 20 years of research, we have developed a standardized qCVR test or “Brain Stress Test” using a quantitative vasodilatory stimulus that is practical for clinical use. It is the culmination of testing in over 2000 patient studies with SOD.  The whole brain qCVR studies have provided key information for:

• informing patient management
• following the evolution of a known vascular lesions over time
• determining the effectiveness of a therapeutic intervention.

Workshop Agenda:

• What is a qCVR Test and why do I need it? Presentation by Dr. David Mikulis
• Clinical Utility of the “qCVR Test”: Case Examples in Moya Moya and Pediatric Stroke
• Conclusion

Location: Event Room 1
The meeting will take place after the Congress on Sunday March 24th at 12:45pm-1:45pm. The event will provide the SickKids pediatric stroke community an opportunity to meet each other and hear about the intersection between mental health and pediatric stroke from patient, parent, neuropsychologist, and wellness professional perspectives. After a series of questions asked by a moderator, attendees will have the opportunity to ask panelists questions. If you plan to attend this meeting, please email to sign-up.

The meeting will take place after the Congress on Sunday March 24th at 2:15pm-2:45pm. The meeting is open to all attendees who may be interested in learning more about IPSO’s advocacy plan. If you plan to attend this meeting, please email to sign-up. There will also be a sign-up sheet upon check-in at the Congress registration table.