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Sunday, Aug. 21st
Afternoon Arrival and hotel check-in
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Reception
Monday, Aug. 22nd
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Welcome and announcements Cheryl Bushnell
8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Overview of stroke in women Cheryl Bushnell
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Overview of the neurovascular unit Greg del Zoppo
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Estrogen and neuronal function Patricia Hurn
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Estrogen and hemostasis David Herrington
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Estrogen and endothelial function Virginia Miller
11:30 - noon Estrogen and glial function Carol Colton
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
group workshops

Workshop I. Estrogen and SERMs for neuroprotection

Topic A. Estrogen and neuroprotection:
The preclinical/clinical gap
Patricia Hurn
Topic B. SERMs and Neuroprotection James Simpkins

Workshop II. Estrogen and hemostasis

Topic A. Estrogen and Platelet Polymorphisms Paul Bray
Topic B. Interaction between hormone therapy, thrombosis, and vascular risk factors Cheryl Bushnell

Workshop III. Estrogen, atherosclerosis, and endothelial function

Topic A. Differences between observational cohort studies and randomized trials of HT Virginia Miller
Topic B. Stroke prevention therapies and HT Kristin Newby
4:30 - 4:45 p.m. Break
4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Open Workshop: Usefulness of risk markers
for women using HT
Mitchell Elkind
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Poster session
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner
Tuesday, Aug. 23rd
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Research gaps: Stroke in pregnancy Barney Stern
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Research gaps: Stroke in African-American women Gwen Ford-Lynch
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Workshop I. Presentation Patricia Hurn
James Simpkins
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Coffee break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Workshop II. Presentation Paul Bray
11:15 - 12:15 p.m. Workshop III. Presentation Virginia Miller
Kristin Newby
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Open discussion
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch
Modeling the neurovascular unit Patricia Hurn
Greg del Zoppo
1:45 - 3:00 p.m. Workshop wrap-up sessions
3:00 p.m. Conference adjourns



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