Programming - International Stroke Conference

Pre-Cons and Stroke Nursing Symposia: February 3, 2026
Sessions: February 4–6, 2026
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | New Orleans, Louisiana

Plans are underway for the best ISC programming yet!

Mark your calendar for the #ISC26 experience now! Find plans for the pre-conference symposia in the navigation, or scroll down to see a schedule-at-a-glance for the ISC sessions starting on Wednesday.

Watch this page through the fall and winter as new updates are added.

ISC 2026 Schedule-at-a-Glance

All times are listed in Central Standard Time (CST) (UTC - 6)
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 Activities
Time Activity
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
  • Grey Areas: Decision Making in Difficult Cases
  • Optimizing Stroke Care in Underserved Setting: Challenges and Strategies for Rural and Safety-net Hospitals
  • Tiny Threats: The Small Aneurysm Controversies (Fireside Chat)
  • Oral Abstract Sessions
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
  • Hard to Crack: Comprehensive Strategies for Diagnosing and Treating Acute Large Vessel Occlusion due to Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (Bench to Bedside)
  • It Ain’t Only Stroke: Vascular Contributions to Brain Disorders Other Than Stroke
  • Unraveling the Molecular Underpinnings of Brain Injury After Ischemia and Hemorrhage
  • Oral Abstract Sessions
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Opening Main Event

  • Ralph Sacco Outstanding Stroke Research Mentor Award Presentation & Lecture
  • Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  • Lunch
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions and Posters Sessions
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • "And the Children Shall Lead Them…" Advances in Pediatric Stroke Research for Adult Stroke Neurologists
  • Novel Technologies in Neuro-Intervention (a Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology Journal Session)
  • Perfusion Imaging in Acute Stroke: Past Glory or Promise for the Future? (Debate)
  • Red Blood Cells and Stroke Pathogenesis
  • Oral Abstract Sessions
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
  • Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (Bench to Bedside)
  • Optimizing Cell Therapy for Stroke
  • Technology-Enhanced Psychosocial Support for Stroke Recovery
  • Oral Abstract Sessions
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (Bench to Bedside)
  • Cancer and Stroke - An Underappreciated Etiology
  • The Use of AR/VR/MR in the Spectrum of Stroke Care
  • Oral Abstract Sessions
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 Activities
Time Activity
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
  • "Train, Advocate, Measure, Repeat" – Expanding Global Access to Thrombectomy
  • Moyamoya Revisited: Advances in Pathophysiology and Treatment
  • Oral Abstract Sessions
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
  • Carotid artery disease in 2026 as informed by randomized trials and other studies
  • Neurocognitive Sequela of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Spasticity Management in Post-Stroke Recovery: Discussing Different Case Presentations
  • Stroke in 2026: Navigating Controversies in Ischemic Stroke Treatment (Debate)
  • Oral Abstract Sessions
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Thursday Main Event

  • Willis Award Presentation and Lecture
  • Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  • Lunch
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions and Posters Sessions
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • A Child Shows Up in an Adult Emergency Room: To Reperfuse or Not to Reperfuse? That Is the Question (Debate)
  • GLP-1 Targeted Therapies for Cerebrovascular and Brain Health
  • High Profile Clinical Trials 2026: Reperfusion Therapy
  • Oral Abstract Sessions (including Late-Breaking Science Oral Abstracts)
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
  • Beyond City Limits: State of the Art Stroke Care in Prehospital and Rural Settings
  • Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: Contemporary Treatment Paradigms (a JAHA Journal Session)
  • Silent Strokes, Loud Consequences: The true impact of covert brain infarcts
  • To HIIT or Not to HIIT: That is Today’s Question for Stroke Care (Bench to Bedside)
  • Oral Abstract Sessions (including Late-Breaking Science Oral Abstracts)
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • To HIIT or Not to HIIT: That is Today’s Question for Stroke Care (Bench to Bedside)
  • Lessons from negative neuromodulation stroke motor recovery trials
  • Migraine and Stroke: The Double-edged Sword
  • Polygenic Risk Scores in Stroke: From Genomics to Precision Care
  • Game of Strokes
  • Oral Abstract Sessions (including Late-Breaking Science Oral Abstracts)
  • Digital Oral Poster Sessions (Poster Hall)
Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 Activities
Time Activity
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
  • Aging Immune System: Implications for Cerebrovascular Disease and Brain Health
  • Brain Health in an Aging Population: Behavioral Risk Reduction (an Alzheimer’s Association / ASA Joint Symposium)
  • Code ICH: reorganizing care of ICH patients (a Neurocritical Care Society / ASA Joint Symposium)
  • Oral Abstract Sessions
9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
  • Applied Neuroangiography: What a Stroke Neurologist Needs to Know
  • Preclinical Stroke Research Networks: A Critical Assessment of Progress and Potential
  • The Paola De Rango Memorial Session: Sex and Gender Differences Related to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia after Stroke
  • Oral Abstract Sessions
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Closing Main Event

  • Feinberg Award Presentation and Lecture
  • Sherman Award Presentation and Lecture
  • Stroke Council Award Presentation and Lecture
  • Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results