Stroke patients, family members, caregivers, therapists, and physicians have a lot to look forward to this 2010 for events and workshops on stroke prevention, recovery and updates.
April-June 2010
The second quarter off with a Comprehensive Stroke Management Update 2010 in Hilton Island, South Carolina for physicians and therapists. Scheduled on April 9-11, 2010, the event aims to review the current best practice to treat and prevent stroke.
Caregivers and post-stroke victims in Canada are invited to take part with March of Dimes Canada's Walk 'N' Roll Program on April 9-11, 2010 in Ottawa, Canada . Walk 'N' Roll is national fund raising project for peer support group and awareness in partnership with Stroke Recovery Canada.
The Month of May honors stroke patients of all ages through the celebration of Stroke Awareness Month and Childhood Stroke Awareness Month. The Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA) will hold a series of awareness and fund raising efforts on pediatric stroke to help survivors and their families.
Caregivers will get the chance to discuss with experts the issues they face in stroke patient recovery during the 4th Annual Survivor and Caregiver Symposium that will be held at the Embassy Suites in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 8, 2010.
After this, caregivers can also opt to join the Fearless Caregiver Conference on April 28, 2010 at the Bahia Mar Beach Resort & Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida or on May 20, 2010 at the Canterbury Inn in Shakopee, Minnesota.
The 19th European Stroke Conference will be held on May 25-28, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain to cover important concepts on stroke and will be attended by major companies including Moleac Pte., Ltd, maker of world-proven stroke treatment Neuroaid.
While the 1st Canadian Stroke Congress will be held in Quebec, Canada on June 7-8, 2010, where an exchange of ideas and innovation on stroke and recovery is expected to take effect.
July-September 2010
Come July 9-11, 2010, physicians will hold a 6th International Stroke Summit in Nanjing, China for updates on stroke and stroke recovery.
October-December 2010
The 7th World Stroke Congress on October 13-16, 2010 in Seoul, Korea will be attended by physicians, researchers, therapists and companies, including NeuroAid, who all aim to combat the world-dreaded disease stroke.
Meanwhile, the 8th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, will be held on November 22-24, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aimed at neurosurgeons and the exchange of ideas and skills. NeuroAid will also add the to the exchange of information.
Finally, the 5th UK Stroke Forum Conference 2010 will be hosted by the Stroke Association of the United Kingdom on November 30-December 2, 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland. The Forum will provide great opportunities between patients and healthcare professionals to share ideas on future services.
Events on stroke are good ways to update one's knowledge on how to prevent stroke, address it, and be updated on new techniques on treatment. This is especially important for those who provide rehabilitation to stroke patients, aside from the stroke patients themselves.