9th World Stroke Congress in Istanbul, October 22-25, 2014

I'm sure nothing useful for survivors will come out of this. But its a vacation and your hospital is paying for your neurologists to attend.
http://www2.kenes.com/stroke2014/info/Pages/WelcomeLetter.aspx
Look at this pathetic list of topics from 2012. Not a single one on rehab, protocols or cascade of death.
Big f*cking whoopee.
WSC 2012 topics included:

Acute Stroke Management

Acute Reperfusion Treatment

Acute Stroke: new treatments concepts

Acute Neuroimaging

Neurocritical Management

Hemorrhage – Intraparenchymal

Aneurysm and Vascular Malformations

Venous diseases

TIA and minor Stroke

Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease

Heart and Brain

Infections Diseases and Stroke

Vascular Cognitive Impairment/ Vascular Dementia

Uncommon Stroke Disorders

Experimental and Translational Neuroscience

Genetics

Epidemiology of stroke

Pediatric Stroke

Preventive Stroke Strategies

Diagnosis

Large Clinical Trials

On-going Clinical Trials

Outcomes and Quality of Care

Stroke Care Systems

Stroke Support Organisation

Multidisciplinary Clinical Rehabilitation

Public Awareness/Advocacy

Nursing