World-Stroke

About WSO

History

On the 29th of October 2006 at the World Stroke Congress in Cape Town, the International Stroke Society and the World Stroke Federation (WSF), the two lead organizations representing stroke globally, merged to form the new body World Stroke
Organization.
After considerable discussion, both boards agreed that there was a need to have stroke represented with a single voice. It was also appreciated by all that there needed to be a broadbased representation from professional individuals as well as
professional and stroke support organizations.
The International Stroke Society was established in 1989. The ISS, which was initially mainly formed by individual members, opened its association to professional societies.
The World Stroke Federation was formed in June 2004. It was formed from professional and stroke support organizations.

WSO Mission

The mission of the World Stroke Organization (WSO) is to provide access to stroke care and to promote research and teaching in this area that will improve the care of stroke victims throughout the world by:
1. Promoting prevention and care of persons with stroke and vascular dementia
2. Fostering the best standards of practice
3. Educating, in collaboration with other international, public, and private organizations
4. Facilitating clinical research
The WSO will work to increase visibility and credibility of its activities among stroke clinicians, researchers, other health professionals, international professional and lay organizations, and the general public. This will be accomplished through publications, surveys, campaigns, a website and cooperation with other medical and lay organizations.

WSO Bylaws

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WSO Executive Committee

President: Geoffrey A. Donnan, Australia
Vice Presidents: Markku Kaste (ISS), Finland
Brian O’Grady (WSF), New Zealand
Past Presidents: Takenori Yamaguchi (ISS), Japan
Antonio Culebras (WSF), USA
Secretaries: Bo Norrving (ISS), Sweden
Laurence K.S. Wong (WSF), China (Hong Kong)
Treasurers: Frank Yatsu (ISS), USA
Michael Brainin (WSF), Austria
Members at large: Werner Hacke (ISS), Germany
Antoine Hakim (WSF), Canada

WSO International Board of Directors

Robert Adams, USA
Mary Baker, UK
Philip Bath, UK
Natan Bornstein, Israel
Alan Bryer, South Africa
Christopher Chen, Singapore
Laszlo Csiba, Hungary
Anna Czlonkowska, Poland
Antonio Davalos, Spain
Stephen Davis, Australia
Oscar Del Brutto, Ecuador
Gregory Del-Zoppo, USA
Anwar Etribi, Egypt
Marc Fisher, USA
Vivian Fritz, South Africa
Osvaldo Fustinoni, Argentina
Graeme Hankey, Australia
Wolf-Dieter Heiss, Germany
Michael Hennerici, Germany
Waleed Khoja, Saudi Arabia
Gian Lenzi, Italy
Didier Leys, France
Ming Liu, China (Main Land)
Ayrton Massaro, Brazil
Jay P. Mohr, USA
Jose C. Navarro, Philippines
John Norris, UK
Peter Rothwell, UK
Wendy Segrest, USA
Yukito Shinohara, Japan
Veronika Skvortsova, Russia
Philip Teal, Canada
James Toole, USA