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.
The country has fewer than 10 hospitals that could provide emergency, intervention and treatment for strokes, he said.Training and technical transfer for treatment of strokes at provincial hospitals is urgent, especially for the detection and treatment of patients with acute stroke.The course will feature the latest knowledge and techniques in neuro-imaging diagnosis, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, neuro-vascular anatomy and pathology as well as updated guidelines on endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke.