- Day One
- Day Two
Monday 10 March 2025 Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague
08:45 - 09:00
Welcome from our chairs

University Ss Cyril and Methodius, North Macedonia

Associate Professor Nicola Hancock
University of East Anglia, UK
09:00 - 09:30
Life after stroke in the Czech Republic
Introduction

Hospital Na Homolce, Czech Republic
Our life after stroke in the Czech Republic

Stroke survivor, Czech Republic

Peer support, Czech Republic
09:30 - 10:45
Plenary: Long-term secondary stroke prevention
Long-term secondary prevention after stroke

University of L’Aquila, Italy
Approaches to lifestyle modifications and rehabilitation strategies for long-term secondary stroke prevention

Associate Professor Olive Lennon
University College Dublin, Ireland
Holistic prevention post-stroke

Public Advocate, Person with Lived Experience, Switzerland
10:45 - 11:30
REFRESHMENTS, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING
11:30 - 12:30
Parallel: Quality of life after stroke in women: when gender matters
Introduction

University Ss Cyril and Methodius, North Macedonia
Cognitive impairment after stroke in women

Assistant Professor Hrvoje Budincevic
University Hospital Sveti Duh, Croatia
Pain and depression after stroke in women

General Hospital Cuprija, Serbia
11:30 - 12:30
Parallel: How to involve people with stroke as research partners
Introduction

Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
A personal experience as a research partner

Stroke survivor, Cyprus
Enhancing patient involvement in stroke research

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UK
How to involve patients with communication difficulties in stroke research

Associate Professor Jytte Isaksen
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
11:30 - 12:30
Parallel: Enhancing health literacy and skills to reduce risk of secondary stroke
Introduction

Associate Professor Carina Persson
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Prevention strategies through multiple methods and engaging everyday activities

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Mood management for stroke secondary prevention

Leeds Beckett University, UK
Lifestyle behaviour change theories/techniques relevant to stroke secondary prevention

Associate Professor Olive Lennon
University College Dublin, Ireland
12:30 - 14:30
LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING
14:30 - 15:45
Plenary: Life after stroke and the Stroke Action Plan for Europe
My perspective on life after stroke

Associate Professor Melinda Roaldsen
University Hospital of North Norway, MD with lived experience, Norway
The new Stroke Action Plan for Europe, life after stroke focus

University of Nottingham, UK
Life after stroke care provision in England – a collaborative approach

Stroke Association, UK

Stroke Association, UK
Life after stroke care provision in Estonia – a new national stroke navigator programme'
University of Tartu, Estonia
15:45 - 16:15
REFRESHMENTS, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING
16:15 - 17:30
Workshop: Reimagining wellbeing for life after stroke: a call to action
This 90-minute interactive workshop is designed to bring together people affected by stroke, clinicians and researchers from across Europe to share ideas and experiences on what wellbeing after stroke looks like. Join us in shaping the priorities to make supported wellbeing a fundamental part of future life after stroke care and research.
Note: Due to limited capacity and the interactive format, pre-registration to this session is required. Register your interest here by 21 February.

Associate Professor Felicity Bright
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Stroke advocate, researcher and survivor.

University of Nottingham, UK

Dalarna University, Sweden

University of South Australia, Australia

Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

Associate Professor Elizabeth Lynch
Flinders University, Australia
16:15 - 17:15
Parallel: A technology enabled life after stroke
Introduction

Associate Professor Nicola Hancock
University of East Anglia, UK
Co-creating a technological approach to rehabilitation and life after stroke

Strathclyde University, UK
Patient Virtual Assistant and insights into the RES-Q+ project

RESQ+, Czech Republic
16:15 - 17:15
Parallel: Caregiving
Introduction

Hospital Na Homolce, Czech Republic
The role of a stroke patient support organisation in supporting caregivers

Fundacio Ictus, Catalonia
Concept of long-term support for caregivers

ERGO Aktiv, Czech Republic
19:00 - 21:00
WELCOME RECEPTION
Tuesday 11 March 2025 Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague
09:00 - 10:15
Plenary: By survivors, for all: Inclusive approaches to life after stroke

Stroke survivor, Sweden

Public Advocate, Person with Lived Experience, Switzerland

Associate Professor Nicola Hancock
University of East Anglia, UK

Stroke survivor, UK

Stroke Survivor, Norway

Stroke survivor, Portugal

Associate Professor Melinda Roaldsen
University Hospital of North Norway, MD with lived experience, Norway
10:30 - 11:30
Parallel: Returning to work: Empowerment to make the invisible visible
Introduction

Head of Community Support, Irish Heart Foundation, Ireland
Navigating the road back to work after stroke: what does the evidence say

Galway University Hospitals, Ireland
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Pr”ACT”ical Takeaways for Stroke Survivors Returning to Work

University of Manchester, UK
Navigating invisible disabilities in the workplace – a stroke survivors perspective

Stroke Survivor, Norway
10:30 - 11:30
Parallel: Communication challenges in long-term stroke
Introduction: Survivors’ choice: a Roadmap to select topics in communication impairment after stroke

University of Fribourg, Switzerland and Board of Aphasia International
Awareness of aphasia and the communication challenges of long-term stroke

Person with lived experience of stroke and aphasia, Slovenia

University Hospital Sveti Duh, Croatia
Psychological changes in people with communication difficulties after stroke

Person with lived experience of stroke and aphasia, UK

Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
ESO aphasia rehabilitation guidelines

City University London, UK
10:30 - 11:30
Parallel: Top scoring scientific and service abstracts
Service: Experience implementing best practices in a stroke support organization: navigation, peer support and virtual programs

March of Dimes, Canada
Service: A vocational return to work programme for stroke survivors in Ireland

Irish Heart Foundation, Ireland
Scientific: Prevalence and Predictors of Patient-Reported Sexual Dysfunction After Stroke: A multi-centre observational study

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UK
Scientific: Exploring Unmet Psychosocial Care and Recovery Needs in Young Survivors of Stroke

University of Toronto, Canada
11:30 - 12:00
REFRESHMENTS, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING
12:00 - 12:30
Close
Awards
Call to action in life after stroke

University Ss Cyril and Methodius, North Macedonia

Associate Professor Nicola Hancock
University of East Anglia, UK
12:30 - 16:30