Scientific Corner

Our summary of neurological news items the European Medicines Agency (EMA) monthly Human Medicines Newsletter.

The EAN is looking for a candidate who will provide support to the EAN Guideline Production Group and Guideline Taskforces as a Junior Methodologist. Application is open until 29 November.

EBRAINS has announced an open call for proposals aimed at integrating models of the brain's vascular architecture with EBRAIN’s Human Brain Atlas, with the aim of enhancing the usability of brain vasculature data for research and clinical applications, fostering collaboration between institutions and the EBRAINS consortium.

EAN Scientific & Coordinating Panel Members, EAN Individual Members, National Societies, Partner Societies, and Patient Representatives are invited to submit proposal for topics which would benefit from the development of guidelines.

The EAN strongly endorses the newly published EBC perspective paper on Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease given that Alzheimer's disease is a devastating neurological disease affecting more and more people in Europe and across the world due to ageing societies.

The EAN Board and Scientific Committee are pleased to announce the creation of a Neurological Emergency Medicine Task Force, and are now calling for expressions of interest from potential members.

At the Research booth at EAN 2024 in Helsinki, we invited attendees to participate in a survey covering questions about current career stage, AI use, EU funding, and links between climate-related conditions and neurological syndromes. Here are the results.

The EAN Guideline Production Group has published a new EAN Guideline Template to assist EAN Taskforces in writing guideline documents.

This Manifesto outlines the current situation in relation to dementia across Europe and makes specific demands for the European Union (EU), as well as for national governments.

The next EAN Science School will take place in Salzburg, Austria, on 21-25 March, 2025, with application open 7 August until 7 October 2024.

At the recent EAN Congress in Helsinki, the first Meeting of the Guideline Taskforce Chairs took place, providing an opportunity to exchange updates and information on various guideline-related issues.

Our special session on guidelines is held every year at the EAN Congress, to present the latest guidelines produced by the EAN, as well as recent developments in guideline production.

This year's EAN Guidelines Workshop, held one day before the EAN Congress in Helsinki, welcomed an enthusiastic group of participants, eager to learn about the guideline development process.

The EAN is happy to announce the launch of the second iteration of our very own guideline educational programme – CoCoCare (Cost-Conscious Healthcare) 2024.

The EAN Scientific Panels’ Management Group Elections for 2024-2026 reveal a diverse and accomplished lineup. The new scientific panel group will be setting the stage for continued success of our collective pursuit of excellence in neurology.