Professors of radiology, interventional neuroradiology and neurosurgery from the US, Canada, France, South Africa and Thailand along with Vietnamese counterparts will give lectures and explain best practices during the course, the first of its kind in the country, said Dr Tran Chi Cuong, President of the Interventional Neuroradiology Society of Ho Chi Minh City.
More than 200,000 people suffer from stroke in the country every year and the fatality rate of stroke remains high, Cuong said.HCM City to open course on stroke treatment
With the support of the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN), the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy will offer the training course “Updated diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular disease and stroke” from May 2-11.
VNA