The programme is in development and is still subject to change.

  • Day One
  • Day Two

Expanding possibilities

Monday 9 March 2026 Stockholmsmässan, Stockholm

08:45 - 08:55

Welcome from the programme committee chairs

Professor Anita Arsovska

University Ss Cyril and Methodius, North Macedonia

Associate Professor Nicola Hancock

University of East Anglia, UK

08:55 - 09:45

Life after stroke in Sweden

09:45 - 11:00

Plenary: Life after stroke - What does it actually mean?

11:00 - 11:45

REFRESHMENTS, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING

11:45 - 12:45

Parallel: Fatigue in life after stroke - Research insights and real-world journeys

11:45 - 12:45

Parallel: Is six months post-stroke the end? Challenging limited thinking to maximise potential

11:45 - 12:45

Parallel: Understanding the mind after stroke - How thinking and emotions shape daily life after stroke

12:45 - 14:30

LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING

14:30 - 15:45

Plenary: A good life after stroke - The contribution of the physical environment

15:45 - 16:15

REFRESHMENTS, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING

16:15 - 17:15

Workshop

16:15 - 17:15

Parallel: Empowering people living with aphasia: sharing learning through community groups

16:15 - 17:15

Parallel: Making secondary prevention work - Empowering people beyond hospital walls

19:00 - 21:00

WELCOME RECEPTION

Reframing the future

Tuesday 10 March 2026 Stockholmsmässan, Stockholm

09:00 - 10:15

Plenary: Addressing health inequalities in stroke care across Europe

10:30 - 11:30

Parallel: The impact on families of children affected by stroke

10:30 - 11:30

Parallel: The same, but different - Implementation of an evidence-based approach to supporting self-management across four European nations

10:30 - 11:30

Parallel: Top scoring scientific and service abstracts

11:30 - 12:00

REFRESHMENTS, EXHIBITION & POSTER VIEWING

12:00 - 12:30

Closing remarks

Professor Anita Arsovska

University Ss Cyril and Methodius, North Macedonia

Associate Professor Nicola Hancock

University of East Anglia, UK

12:30 - 16:30

SAFE members meeting - By invitation only