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Pike Symposium 2026


TIME EVENT SPEAKER / VIDEO
Moderators / Timekeepers: B.Van Adel, J. Rempel, J. Ospel and P. Muthusami
07:00 - 07:50 Registration / Welcome coffee and tea
07:50 - 08:00 Opening Speech & Program Presentation / Overview of symposium agenda P. Mosimann (Toronto Western Hospital, ON)
08:00 - 08:20 Key Venous Landmarks and Collateral Pathways all INRs should know about on DSA: importance of CBCT and optimized injection protocols M. Shapiro (NYU Langone Health, USA)
08:23 - 08:43 Direct transorbital image-guided access of dural carotidocavernous fistulas: quick and easy B. Howard (Emory Health Care, USA)
08:46 - 09:06 Interesting cases of DAVFs and anatomical caveats E. Hendriks (Toronto Western Hospital, ON)
09:09 - 09:29 True Vessel Wall Imaging: A Histologic In Vivo Journey in and around the subarachnoid, pial and dural spaces unveiled by OCT V. Anagnostakou (University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA)
09:32 - 09:47 The Neuro-Micro-Angioscope: finally some light at the end (and inside) of the tunnel R. Fahed (Ottawa, ON)
09:48 - 10:00 "Northern light" photosensitive hydrogel: the dawn of a new era for liquid embolic agents ? S. Pandey (Western University, London, ON)
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break & Industry Booth Visits - Princes' Ballroom, 3rd floor
Moderators / Timekeepers: R. Fahed, M.Kelly, T. Marotta and S. Pandey
10:30 - 11:40 KEYNOTE LECTURE: Pulsatile Tinnitus - Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatments E. Houdart (APHP Lariboisiere, Paris, France)
11:45 - 12:00 Venous Hypertension, Cognitive impairment and risk of brain hemorrhage : is there a pressure threshold for AVF/AVMs? Z. Itsekzon-Hayosh (Toronto Western Hospital, ON)
12:02 - 12:22 Bloodless Non-invasive INR using MR-guided FUS - now and tomorrow A. Boutet (Toronto Western Hospital, ON)
12:25 - 12:40 Debate: Brain-Computer Interface – endovascular (Synchron) is the future J. Mocco (Mount Sinai, NYC)
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch break & Industry Booth Visits - Princes' Ballroom, 3rd floor
Moderators / Timekeepers: B. Van Adel, D.Volders, H. Andrade and T. Patankar
13:45 - 14:00 Evidence, natural history and risks of treating brain aneurysms: pragmatic care trials J. Raymond (CHUM - University of Montreal Hospital Center, Canada)
14:02 - 14:12 ISAT2 trial results and beyond: do we have evidence on how to best treat complex aneurysms? T. Darsaut (University of Alberta Hospital , Edmonton, Canada)
14:15 - 14:35 Real world high-volume center data on safety and durability of intrasaccular devices: how does it compare to coiling alone +/- stent assistance? What should we tell our patients? V. Costalat (CHU Montpellier , France)
14:37 - 14:52 Is it safe to treat elective aneurysms in outpatient / day surgery setting? D. Tampieri (Kingston Heatlh Science Center, ON, Canada)
14:55 - 15:10 Debate: Yes – flow diverter coating technology is a game changer A. Rouchaud (Limoges University Hospital , France)
15:12 - 15:27 Debate: No – The primary braid structure of FDs influences outcome A. Mitha (University of Calgary , Canada)
15:29 - 15:44 Round Table discussion / Q&A
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break & Industry Booth Visits - Princes' Ballroom, 3rd floor
Moderators / Timekeepers: D. Iancu, M. Heran, S. Islam and D. Tampieri
16:15 - 16:30 Finally prime time for Radial First in 2025? Brian Van Adel (Hamilton, ON / Saskatoon, SK)
16:32 - 16:40 Future of Flow Diverter Design Dominique Zwicker (Dalhousie University, Canada)
16:41 - 16:49 Silk vista flow diverter: the Montreal experience Dana Iancu (CHUM, Montreal, QC)
16:50 - 16:58 It’s fun to stent at the YMCA – dual EVO stenting of bifurcation aneurysms C. Islak (Istanbul, Turkey)
16:59 - 17:07 Treatment of shallow aneurysms with Tetra coils Jeremy Rempel (Edmonton, AB)
17:08 - 17:16 Initial experience with the Broadway aspiration system for large vessel occlusions Robert Fahed (Ottawa, ON)
17:17 - 17:25 Evasc Eclips for bifurcation aneurysms: game changer? Jeremy Rempel (Edmonton, AB)
17:26 - 17:34 Artisse II intrasaccular device overview Aayush Shrivastava (Toronto, ON)
17:35 - 17:43 Advantages of the PC400 coils and Access25 system Jeremy Rempel (Edmonton, AB)