Online-teleconference "III Interdisciplinary Collegium of Neurological Diseases"

Event dedicated to the topical issue of medicine - the management of acute cerebral stroke. The special guest of the event is a speaker from the UK – Professor of Stroke Medicine, University of Oxford – Gary A. Ford.

The relevance of the event is confirmed by the Top 3 impressive facts published in 2022 by the World Stroke Organization (WSO) - Global Stroke Fact Sheet:

1. 63% of stroke happened in people younger than 70 years old. Stroke is no longer a disease of the elderly.
2. 1 in 4 people will have a stroke in their lifetime. The number has increased 50% over the last 17 years.
3. The estimated global cost of stroke is over US$721 billion (0.66% of the global GDP).

These and many other facts draw attention to the topic of stroke again and again. 

And the topic of our meeting was the treatment of acute stroke in real clinical practice. 

We invited the most authoritative speakers on this issue: Prof. Gary A. Ford (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) – Prof. Moskovko S.P. - Ph.D. Lebedinets D.V. – Ph.D. Tonchev M.D. - Prof. Nekrasova N.A. 

For whom: neurologists, neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, therapists, family doctors 

Almost 8 000 health care specialists have registered to participate in the Teleconference "III Interdisciplinary Collegium of Neurological Diseases ", February 23, 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine.

The leading experts of the country in the sphere of neurology and neurosurgery have shared their opinions and practical experience in management of patients with acute strokes within the framework of the event. The event became international due to involvement of the Professor of the University of Oxford (Great Britain), Harry A. Ford. 

Six main reports were offered to the participants for review and discussion and they were dealing with the following issues:

• Standards for acute stroke care  
• Management of acute cerebrovascular accident: what’s new? 
• Compliance as a factor of satisfactory treatment results 
• Role of neurosurgeon in treatment of acute stroke