It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the Asian Stroke Summer School 2026, a high-level academic initiative dedicated to advancing comprehensive stroke care across Asia through structured, team-based education and focused hands-on skill development.

This prestigious initiative is jointly organised by the University of Bern, Switzerland, and the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), through the Comprehensive Stroke Care Program and the Department of Imaging Sciences & Interventional Radiology. Modelled on the successful European Stroke Winter School, the Asian Stroke Summer School was created to provide an integrated training platform where neurologists and interventionalists train together as cohesive stroke teams. Following the success of the previous editions conductedin 2022 and 2024, the 2026 program continues this collaboration with a strong emphasis on academic depth, procedural excellence, and regional capacity building.

The curriculum is designed to deliver rigorous, evidence-based education in stroke management and advanced imaging for patient selection, with particular emphasis on mechanical thrombectomy. Faculty-led sessions will address clinical decision-making, procedural strategies, complication management, periprocedural management considerations, and quality metrics essential to comprehensive stroke centres. Case-based discussions and interactive tutorials will further explore workflow optimization and the development of organized stroke systems of care, including the establishment of effective regional networks suited to diverse healthcare settings across Asia. The program aims to equip participants not only with updated scientific knowledge but also with practical frameworks to strengthen stroke services within their institutions.

A defining feature of the Summer School is its structured hands-on training in stroke intervention. Participants will engage in supervised workshops using high-fidelity endovascular simulators and silicone vascular flow models, enabling focused practice in thrombectomy techniques, device handling, and troubleshooting in realistic procedural scenarios. These sessions are designed to enhance technical competence, team coordination, and procedural confidence under expert guidance.

The course also emphasizes sustainable program development, addressing strategies for overcoming infrastructural challenges, implementing standardized protocols, and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration to establish and expand comprehensive stroke care services in the region.

The Summer School will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, a region internationally known as “God’s Own Country” for its serene backwaters, coastal landscapes, and cultural heritage, providing a welcoming setting for academic exchange.

We cordially invite neurologists, interventional neuroradiologists, and multidisciplinary stroke teams from across Asia to join us for this academically intensive and practically enriching program. We look forward to welcoming you to Thiruvananthapuram for the Asian Stroke Summer School 2026.