Houston Methodist 6th Annual Stroke 360 Integrating Care and Science 2026

Stroke 360 connects acute treatment with prevention, rehabilitation, and the less visible consequences of stroke. Directed by Tanu Garg and John Volpi, the Houston Methodist program reviews thrombolysis, thrombectomy, intracerebral hemorrhage, and secondary prevention, then examines emerging questions in neuroprotection, imaging, and patient-centered outcomes. Sessions also address lipoprotein(a), anti-amyloid treatment, substance use, artificial intelligence, behavioral economics, and music therapy. The January 15–16, 2026 meeting was held at Houston Methodist Research Institute with virtual participation. It is relevant to clinicians, nurses, therapists, and social workers involved in the stroke care pathway from emergency assessment to longer-term recovery.

Learning Objectives

• Identify updates in acute stroke management including thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy.
• Learn updates in intracerebral hemorrhage and intracranial stenosis management.
• Identify gaps in post stroke care and highlight post stroke therapy.
• Review opinions on controversial topics in Stroke.
• Discuss patient centered outcomes.

The package contains MP4 video lectures only, with no PDFs. The original activity offered multidisciplinary continuing education, including 8.25 AMA credits; these provider credits and services are not part of the file purchase. The original recording-topic sequence is retained below rather than replaced by the expanded agenda summary.

Topics

• 01 Lipoprotein(a) and Stroke
• 02 Anti-Amyloid Immunotherapy and Stroke Management
• 03 Recreational Drug Use and Cerebrovascular Disease
• 04 Debate – Is It Time to Rethink MeVO Thrombectomy in the Era of Neuroprotection Trials
• 05 Debate – Do We Still Need ASPECTS in the Perfusion Era
• 06 AI Across the Stroke Continuum – From Risk Prediction to Recovery
• 07 Behavioral Economics and Its Applications in Medicine
• 08 Music On My Mind – Music Therapy and Stroke Rehabilitation
• 09 Hidden Effects of Stroke
• 10 Updates in Stroke Rehabilitation
• 11 Introduction to Stroke 360
• 12 Thrombolytics in Acute Ischemic Stroke – An Update
• 13 Updates in Neuro-Interventional Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
• 14 Secondary Stroke Prevention Update
• 15 A Modern Quest to Improve Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients – What Are We Doing Now and What Does the Future Look Like
• 16 Advances in ICH Management

Faculty

• Saisree Ravi, MD
• Vivek Misra, MD
• Sanjeev Ariyandath Sreenivasan, MD
• Thomas Kent, MD
• Eva Mistry, MBBS, MSCI, FAHA
• Anh Nguyen, MD
• Timea Hodics, MD
• Kershaw Patel, MD
• Abyaz Asmar, MD
• Connor Simutis, MD
• Matt Yanus, MD
• Rajan Gadhia, MD
• David Chiu, MD
• Hanah Alley, MD
• Farhaan Vahidy, PhD, MBBS, MPH, FAHA
• Wamda Ahmed, MD
• Riya Bhavsar, MD
• Julie Schwarz, LCSW
• Jan Flewelling