IPSO 2024 Congress

March 22nd-24th, 2024
Hospital for Sick Children. Toronto, Canada
Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
686 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada

Congress Session Locations:
Check-In: Lobby on 2nd Floor
All Sessions (Friday, Saturday, Sunday): Auditorium
Poster Sessions (Friday & Saturday): Event Room 1 & 2
Lunch: Gallery
Post-Congress Sessions: Refer to the program for each event’s specific location.

Congress Mission:

To unify the global community of professionals engaged in research and clinical care for children with cerebrovascular diseases, and chart a path forward for multinational, multidisciplinary efforts.

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Pre-Congress

Thursday, March 21, 2024

5:00PM-6:30PM

IPSO & PNCRG Networking Event

Location: Gallery

Day 01 (Friday, March 22, 2024)

Pre-Congress

Friday, March 22, 2024

7:30AM-8:40AM

Check-In & Poster Set Up (Friday Session Only)

Day 1

Friday, March 22, 2024 9:00am-5:30pm

8:45AM

Opening of the IPSO 2024 Congress (General Assembly)

Updates on Collaborative Initiatives

9:30AM

Keynote: Fetal Embolization of Vein of Galen Malformation: A New Paradigm

Moderator: Heather Fullerton, MD, MAS | Neurology | San Francisco, United States
Speaker: Darren Orbach, MD, PhD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Boston, United States

10:00AM

Session #1: Clinical Focus: Advances in the Care of Cerebral Vascular Malformations

Moderators:
Silvia Buratti, MD | Neonatology and Neurocritical Care | Genoa, Italy
Anthony Wang, MD| Neurosurgery | Los Angeles, United States

Speakers:

Advances in Endovascular Therapies for Brain AVMs
Prakash Muthusami, MBBS, MD| Neurointerventional Radiology | Toronto, Canada

Standard and emerging therapies for cavernous malformations
Sandro Benichi, MD| Neurosurgery | Paris, France

10:50AM

Session #2: Clinical Highlight: Cerebral Proliferative Angiopathy

Moderator: Tim Bernard, MD | Neurology | Aurora, United States

Cerebral Proliferative Angiopathy: How Diffuse is the Definition
Speaker: Alfred See, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology & Neurosurgery | Boston, United States

11:20AM-12:20PM

Poster Session (Abstract Categories C, E, F, G & H)

Location: Event Rooms 1 & 2

11:20AM – 12:50PM

Lunch

12:50PM

Oral Abstracts Session #1

Moderator: Lori Jordan, MD, PhD | Neurology | Nashville, United States

Speakers:

Stimulation for Perinatal Stroke Optimizing Recovery Trajectories (SPORT): A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
Adam Kirton, MD, MSc, FRCPC| Neurology | Alberta, Canada

Juvenile mice are susceptible to infarct-induced neurodegeneration that causes cognitive decline
Elizabeth Mayne, MD, PhD | Neurocritical Care Neurology | Palo Alto, United States

Pediatric Craniocervical Arterial Dissection: Clinical Presentation, Risk Factors, Neuroimaging and Pediatric NIH Stroke Scale in a Series of Chilean Patients
Fernanda Balut Oyarzun, MD| Neurology| Santiago, Chile

Do Pokes Prevent Strokes? Incomplete Immunization Status Elevated in Pediatric Stroke Population
Dominic Camperchioli, MD| Neurology Resident| Salt Lake City, United States

Spatial-omics characterization of immune triggers in Moyamoya disease
Dimitri Hemelsoet, MD| Neurology | Ghent, Belgium

Utilising multi-contrast MRI-based machine learning to predict cognition in people with Sickle Cell Disease
Isabelle Hawley, MD| Neurology | London, United Kingdom

2:05PM

Session #3: Clinical Focus: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) as a Venous Disease

Moderators
Matt Amans, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology | San Francisco, United States
Adam Rennie, MB, BS, BMSc, FRCR| Neurointerventional Radiology | London, United Kingdom

Speakers:

“Idiopathic intracranial hypertension” versus “symptomatic venous stenosis”: what is the evidence?
Mesha Martinez, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Indianapolis, United States

The glymphatic system – what it means, how we can image it, and how it might play a role in IIH
Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, PhD, MHBA, FRCPC| Neuroradiology | Toronto, Canada

Endovascular management of IIH: Pros and Cons
Grégoire Boulouis, MD, PhD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Tours, France

3:15PM-3:45PM

Break (Light Refreshments)

3:45PM

Clinical Review #1: Fetal and Perinatal Stroke

Moderators:
Janette Mailo, MD, PhD | Neurocritical Care Neurology | Washington D.C, United States
Andra Dingman, MD | Neurology | Aurora, United States

Speakers:

Insights into Perinatal stroke: exploring the spectrum from arterial to venous
Maria Luisa Tataranno, MD, PhD | Neonatal Neurology | Utrecht, Netherlands

Improving Function for Perinatal Stroke in 5 Scientific Steps
Iona Novak, PhD, OT | Professor & Occupational Therapist | Sydney, Australia

4:35PM

Harnessing Multidisciplinary Care for Hyperacute Pediatric Stroke

Moderators:
Kristin Guilliams, MD, MSCI | Neurocritical Care Neurology | St. Louis, United States
Mahendra Moharir, MBBS, MD, M.Sc., FRACP | Neurology | Toronto, Canada

Speakers:
Samyami Chowdhury, BSc(hons), MBChB, MRCPCH | Neurology | Toronto, Canada
Marta Bertamino, MD, PhD| Neurology | Genoa, Italy

5:35PM

Day 1 Ends

5:35PM – 6:35PM

Opening Reception & Additional Poster Viewing, Sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Location: Gallery

6:35PM-7:35PM

Poster Removal (Friday Session Only)

Day 02 (Saturday, March 23, 2024)

Day 2

Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:30am-5:00pm

7:00AM-8:00AM

Poster Set Up (Saturday Session Only)

7:00AM-8:00AM

IPSO Neurointerventional Specialty Council Meeting (Council Members Only)

Location: Event Room 3A/B

7:30AM-8:00AM

IPSO Communications Committee Meeting

Location: Multimedia Room

Note: Open to active Committee Members and active health professional IPSO Members who are interested in joining

8:00AM

Day 2 Welcome

8:00AM

Challenging Case Conference, Neurointerventional Radiology Focused

Moderators:
Darren Orbach, MD, PhD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Boston, United States
Karen Chen, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Houston, United States

Speakers:

9:30AM

Community Story

9:45AM-10:15AM

Break (Light Refreshments)

10:15AM

Global Perspective Session

Moderator: Adam Kirton, MD, MSc, FRCPC| Neurology | Alberta, Canada

Speakers:
Global Alliance for Pediatric Stroke Epidemiology and Resources (GASPER)
Ilona Kopyta, PhD, MD | Neurology | Katowice, Poland
Manish Parakh, MD | Neurology | Jodhpur, India

Pediatric Stroke in Estonia
Rael Laugesaar, MD| Neurology | Tartu, Estonia

10:50AM

Session #4: Clinical Focus: Endovascular Thrombectomy (EVT) in Children with Large Vessel Occlusion

Moderators:
Todd Abruzzo, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Phoenix, United States
Amanda Baker, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology | New York City, United States

Speakers:

Challenges in Pediatric LVO
Lucia Gerstl, MD | Neurology | Munich, Germany

Emerging Adult Literature and How It Should Affect Pediatric Practice
Kartik Bhatia, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Sydney, Australia

The Evolution of Pediatric EVT: Results from the Save Childs Pro prospective study
Peter Sporns, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Basel, Switzerland

11:50AM-12:50PM

Poster Session (Abstract Categories A, B, D, F & H)

Location: Event Rooms1 & 2

11:50AM-1:20PM

Lunch

1:20PM

Session #5: Scientific Session: Anatomy and Biology of Cerebrovascular Disease in Childhood

Moderators:
Johanna Fifi, MD| Neurointerventional Radiology | New York, United States
Prakash Muthusami, MBBS, MD| Neurointerventional Radiology | Toronto, Canada

Speakers:

Genetic Discovery for Cerebral Vascular Malformations: The Story of the KRAS Mutation
Ivan Radovanovic , MD, PhD, FMH| Neurosurgery | Toronto, Canada

Biology of Pediatric Aneurysms and Drivers of Growth
Flavio Requejo, MD| Neurointerventional Radiology| Buenos Aires, Argentina

Endoluminal Biopsy for Vein of Galen Malformation
Andrew Hale, MD, PhD| Neurosurgery Resident | Birmingham, United States

2:40PM

Clinical Review #2: Stroke in Congenital Heart Disease: Risks and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

Moderators:
Elizabeth Mayne, MD, PhD | Neurocritical Care Neurology | Palo Alto, United States
Christine Mrakotsky, PhD | Neuropsychology | Boston, United States

Speakers:

Monitoring for Stroke in the Congenital Heart Disease Population in the ICU
Michele Mills, RN, MSN, CPNP | Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, United States

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
Renee Sananes, Ph.D, C. Psych | Psychology | Toronto, Canada

3:20PM-3:50PM

Break (Light Refreshments)

3:50PM

Clinical Review #3: Michael Scott Memorial Symposium on Clinical Management of Moyamoya

Moderators:
Laura Lehman, MD, MPH | Neurology | Boston, United States
Ed Smith, MD, MBA | Neurosurgery | Boston, United States

Speakers:

“Broad Strokes” on the Medical Management of Paediatric Moyamoya
Manoëlle KOSSOROTOFF, MD | Neurology | Paris, France

Beyond moyamoya disease: from surgical outcome to associated conditions
Ji Hoon Phi, MD| Neurosurgery | Seoul, South Korea

How should imaging guide decision making in moyamoya?
Nadia Khan, MD | Neurosurgery | Zürich, Switzerland

5:15PM

Day 2 Ends

5:30PM-6:30PM

AVM Research Interest Group Meeting

Location: Multimedia Room

Moderators:
Christine Fox, MD, MAS | Neurology | San Francisco, United States
Helen Kim, MPH, PhD | Professor | San Francisco, United States

5:30PM-6:30PM

Moyamoya Research Interest Group Meeting

Location: Event Room 3A/B

Moderators:
Noma Dlamini, MD, M.Sc., PhD| Neurology | Toronto, Canada
Laura Lehman, MD, MPH| Neurology | Boston, United States

5:30PM-6:30PM

Additional Poster Viewing

Post Congress

Saturday, March 23, 2024

7:00PM-9:30PM

Congress Dinner Event (Ticketed Event), Sponsored by Cook Children’s Health Care System

Location: Ricarda’s

Day 03 (Sunday, March 24, 2024)

Day 3

Sunday, March 24, 2024

7:00AM-8:00AM

Poster Removal (Saturday Session Only)

8:00AM

Day 3 Welcome

8:00AM

Clinical Review #4: Tools for Managing Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disease

Moderators:
Leonardo Brandao, MD, M.Sc | Hematology | Toronto, Canada
Sudhakar Vadivelu, DO| Neurosurgery | Cincinnati, United States

Speakers:

Antithrombotic Treatment for Childhood Ischemic Stroke: Arterial and Venous – Laboratory Part
Olivera Serbic, MD, PhD | Hematology | Belgrade, Serbia
Antithrombotic Treatment for Childhood Ischemic Stroke: Arterial and Venous – Clinical Part
Anthony Chan, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCPCH| Hematology | Hamilton, Canada
The Journey of Endovascular Therapy for Cerebrovascular Diseases
Alhamza Al-Bayati, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Pittsburgh, United States

9:00AM

Session #6: Clinical Debates: Controversies in Managing Brain AVMS

Moderators:
Rabia Qaiser, MD, FAANS | Neurosurgery | Indianapolis, United States
Peter Dirks, MD, PhD, FRCSC | Neurosurgery | Toronto, Canada

Speakers:

Syndromic brain AVMs in children – is management different?
Greg James, MD, PhD, FRCS | Neurosurgery | London, United Kingdom

Risk of AVM recurrence in the pediatric population
Rashmi Saraf, MD | Neurointerventional Radiology | Mumbai, India

Mixed modality approach to treating high-grade brain AVMs
Nalin Gupta, MD, PhD | Neurosurgery | San Francisco, United States

10:30AM-10:55AM

Break (Light Refreshments)

10:55AM

Session #7: Clinical Focus: Looking Towards the Future: Technology Improving the Care of Cerebrovascular Diseases in Children

Moderator:
Leopold Arko, MD, MS| Neurosurgery | Detroit, United States
Silva Lõo, MD | Neurology | Toronto, Canada

Speakers:

3D Modeling and Endovascular Simulation in Pediatric Neurovascular Disorders
Carmen Parra-Farinas, MD, PhD| Neurointerventional Radiology | Toronto, Canada

Bootle Blast a Home-Based Gaming Rehabilitation Program for Pediatric Stroke Survivors
Trish Domi, PhD| Post Doctoral Researcher | Toronto, Canada

Invasive speech neuroprostheses: current state and potential to help pediatric stroke survivors
Alex Silva| Student MD/PhD | San Francisco, United States

11:50AM

Collaborative Research Updates

Moderator: Maja Steinlin, MD| Neurology | Bern, Switzerland

Speakers:

International Pediatric Stroke Study Collaboration & Beyond
Noma Dlamini, MD, M.Sc., PhD | Neurology | Toronto, Canada

Vein of Galen Malformation: International Registry Update
Silvia Buratti, MD | Neonatology and Neurocritical Care | Genoa, Italy

Molecular Pathogenesis of Moyamoya Disease: Insight for a Clinical Trial
Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD| Medical Geneticist| Houston, United States

12:20PM

Closing Remarks

12:30PM

IPSO 2024 Congress Ends

Post Congress

Sunday, March 24, 2024

12:45PM-1:45PM

Workshop: Endovascular Workshop for Pediatric Ischemic & Hemorrhagic Stroke, Sponsored by Penumbra, Stryker & Hospital for Sick Children

Location: Gallery

12:45-1:45PM

Workshop: A Novel “Brain Stress Test” for the Practical Assessment of Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Children, Sponsored by Thornhill Medical

Location: Multimedia Room

12:45-1:45PM

Pediatric Stroke Families Mental Health Panel Event

Location: Event Room 1

12:45PM-1:30PM

IPSO Education Committee Meeting

Location: Event Room 3a

Note: Open to active Committee Members and active health professional IPSO Members who are interested in joining

12:45PM-1:30PM

IPSO Hemorrhagic Pediatric Stroke Working Group (Working Group Members Only)

Location: Event Room 3b

Note: The meeting is open to active Committee Group Members and active Medical Provider IPSO Members who are interested in joining the committee.

12:45PM-1:30PM

IPSO GAPSER Working Group Meeting

Location: Auditorium

Note: Open to active Working Group Members and active health professional PSO Members who are interested in joining

12:30PM-2:00PM

IPSO Board of Directors Meeting

Location: Event Room 2a/b

1:30PM-2:00PM

IPSO Steering Committee Meeting

Location: Event Room 2a/b

2:15PM-2:45PM

IPSO & Advocacy Meeting

Location: Event Room 2a/b

Disclaimer: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of UCSF and the International Pediatric Stroke Organization (IPSO) and Hospital for Sick Children, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. UCSF is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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