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FAQ: Pre-Conference Symposia at International Stroke Conference 2026
TL;DR
The American Stroke Association's expanded 2026 conference offers healthcare professionals early access to cutting-edge stroke research and networking opportunities for career advancement.
The American Stroke Association has added five specialized pre-conference symposiums on February 3, 2026, covering nursing, brain health, equity, clinical practice, and experimental science.
This conference expansion promotes equitable stroke care and brain health research, potentially reducing disparities and improving outcomes for diverse communities worldwide.
Discover how AI applications in brain health and innovative stroke treatments will be explored at this major New Orleans medical conference.
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This announcement covers the expansion of the International Stroke Conference 2026 with five specialized pre-conference symposia organized by the American Stroke Association, focusing on various aspects of stroke care, research, and brain health.
The International Stroke Conference 2026 is scheduled for February 4-6, 2026, in New Orleans, with all five pre-conference symposia occurring on February 3, 2026.
The five symposia are: State-of-the-Science Stroke Nursing Symposium, Brain Health Pre-Con Symposium, HEADS-UP (Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke), Stroke in Practice: Stroke Lagniappe, and Experimental Stroke Science.
The Brain Health Pre-Con Symposium explores topics at the intersection of vascular neurology, cognitive neuroscience, aging and public health, including the heart-brain connection, post-stroke cognitive and mental health problems, and the use of AI to improve brain health.
HEADS-UP focuses on race-ethnic disparities in cerebrovascular disease, reducing disparities in stroke, and accelerating translation of research to improve outcomes for race-ethnic minorities in the US, and is a collaborative initiative with the National Institutes for Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
Media interested in attending can register through the American Heart Association newsroom registration link.
This symposium focuses on promising new developments in the lab and their possible effects on future stroke treatment, covering topics like intracerebral hemorrhage immunology, subarachnoid hemorrhage, leukocytes, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
The Stroke in Practice symposium (formerly Stroke in the Real World) highlights scientific advances in cerebrovascular disease while emphasizing their application in the real world, with this year's topic focusing on addressing challenges in acute stroke management.
The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, organizes these pre-conference symposia as part of the International Stroke Conference.
Detailed information about the HEADS-UP symposium can be found in the Program Planner.
Curated from NewMediaWire

