Programme

The programme has been designed to appeal to any doctor involved or interested in delivering stroke care, including trainees (or consultants) in acute medicine, neurology or geriatric medicine. This event aims to provide trainees with a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding on a diverse range of topics in stroke medicine.

 
Acute stroke care – intracerebral haemorrhage management, imaging interpretation and mechanical thrombectomy masterclass

 
Secondary prevention – patent foramen ovale closure and management of cerebral amyloid angiopathy

 
Workshops on Challenging Cases

 
Academic insights

We will welcome renowned speakers including

Professor Peter Rothwell
Director, Wolfson Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, and Action Research Professor of Neurology

Professor Trish Greenhalgh
Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford and author of the best-selling text on evidence-based medicine 'How to Read a Paper'

Professor David Werring
Professor of Clinical Neurology, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, University College Hospital and The National Hospital, Queen Square

Professor Gary Ford
Chief Executive Officer, Oxford AHSN, Consultant Stroke Physician, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Stroke Medicine, University of Oxford

Dr Louise Shaw
Consultant Stroke Physician, Royal United Hospitals Bath and Chair of the BASP Training and Education Committee

Dr Adrian Parry-Jones
Stroke Association Margaret Giffen Reader, University of Manchester and Consultant Neurologist, Salford Royal Hospital

Dr Michelle Dharmasiri
Consultant Stroke Physician at Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Chair of BASP Clinical Standards Committee

Professor Sarah Pendlebury
Associate Professor in Medicine and Old Age Neuroscience, Consultant Physician and Clinical Lead for Dementia/ Delirium at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr Kirsty Ward
Consultant Neurologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Anthony Pereira
Consultant neurologist, St George’s Hospital, London, Training Programme Director for Stroke, London and co-author of the Oxford Handbook of Stroke Medicine

Professor Nick Ward
Consultant neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery  and Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurorehabilitaion, Queen Square UCL Institute of Neurology

Professor Hugh Markus
Consultant neurologist, Cambridge University Hospital and Professor of Stroke Medicine, University of Cambridge

Rachel Roberts
Speciality Registrar in Interventional Neuroradiology, Oxford University Hospital

Dr Smriti Agarwal
Consultant Neurologist, Addenbrooke’s and West Suffolk Hospitals