As part of Brain Awareness Week, VBHI is hosting an evening on stroke and dementia prevention on Tuesday 24 March at 6:00 pm at the cinema UGC Ciné Cité Bordeaux. Discover small vessel disease, a lesser-known cause of stroke and dementia that is the focus of much research into prevention.
What is small vessel disease? Why is it important in the fight against stroke and dementia?
In a friendly, interactive setting, come and meet two cerebrovascular health experts and a patient to better understand small vessel disease, its role in stroke and dementia, and the latest research developments.
- Professor Igor Sibon, Acting Director of VBHI, will explain what small vessel disease is and why it matters for the prevention of stroke and dementia.
- Dr Claire Peghaire, member of the VBHI – Interdisciplinary Catalyser development programme, will discuss potential therapeutic approaches to tackle small vessel disease.
- Mr Jean-Jacques Rouin, a patient living with small vessel disease, will share his personal experience and his involvement in research.
Ask your questions, engage directly with the speakers, and leave with practical insights to take action!
Programme
Come and meet the organisations, associations, and initiatives involved with the topics of strokes and dementia that will be present!
- Learn about stroke symptoms through hands-on, interactive activities with Dr Rabia Benazzouz, Research Engineer – Neurobiologist, Maison du Cerveau
- Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke. Measure your blood pressure with Christel Sanchez-Cortes and Marina Symphorien, stroke nurses, Neurovascular Department, Bordeaux University Hospital
- Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and can lead to paralysis. Discover neurofeedback technology, a brain–computer interface method to help regain movement, with Elise Grevet, PhD student, Motor Control and Cognition (MoCoCo) Team, INCIA, Bordeaux Neurocampus, and Cloé Guerrini, occupational therapist, Bordeaux University Hospital
- The association Le Combat d’Arlette, with Thierry Laguens, whose project aims to walk and cycle around France in tribute to his mother, who suffered a stroke in 2021, in order to raise funds for stroke prevention initiatives and research.
- The association AIT AVC Carpe Diem, with Cathy Schwartz, president of the association, and Laurent Schwartz, peer supporter.
Programme :
- 18:00 – Welcome
- 18:00–18:30 – Stands
- 18:30–18:45: “What is Small Vessel Disease?” – Professor Igor Sibon, Acting Director of VBHI, Head of Neurovascular Department, Bordeaux University Hospital, Co-Director of ECOPSY Team, INCIA
- 18:45–19:00: Q&A with the audience
- 19:00–19:15: Testimony from Mr Jean-Jacques Rouin, patient and research participant
- 19:15–19:30: Q&A with the audience
- 19:30–19:45: “Hope for a Treatment” – Dr Claire Peghaire, Researcher, UMR-1034 Inserm, University of Bordeaux
- 19:45–20:00: Q&A with the audience
- 20:00–20:30 – Stands
Free and open to all (subject to availability) – registration required [click here].
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