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Dear EAN Individual Members, Time seems to be passing very quickly and our next Congress, the best opportunity for enjoying your membership benefits, is just around the corner! Before the early registration deadline, 29 March 2017, passes we would like… Continue Reading

On Thursday, 16 March 2017 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the EAN and the AFAN. The signed MoU will be an important instrument of cooperation between the two societies.

By Karin Klijn   Over the past three decades the diagnosis and treatment of stroke has seen tremendous changes, which have led to a complete change of clinical practice, probably best illustrated by the adagio “time is brain”. Dutch researchers… Continue Reading

The Early Registration Deadline for the 3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam this year is on 29 March 2017!  
Login to www.ean.org and register now! You can save up to 100 € if you register early! You can find all… Continue Reading

Gunhild Waldemar (GW): The ageing European population and the steep rise in people affected by Alzheimer’s Disease bring the EADC at the forefront of scientific research. Can you briefly introduce the EADC and its structure to the readers of EANpages? Bengt Winblad (BW): The EADC (European Alzheimer Disease Consortium) is a fully functional network of 66 European centres of clinical and biomedical research excellence, working and leading innovative research in the field of AD and related dementias (www.eadc.info).

As in the previous year, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers  which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Amsterdam 2017. Please find their answers below!

The case-based workshop is a new format of teaching available during the EAN congress, and it has already become very popular. While preparing this workshops requires considerable prerequisite work from the presenters, attendees will have a high level educational experience.

2 years ago I have already highlighted the work of the European Affairs sub-Committee of the European Academy of Neurology. This is to more closely introduce the partners of EAN at this in Brussels. It is important that our members know about activities of our Society on a European level.

As in the previous year, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers  which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Amsterdam 2017. Please find their answers below!

David B. Vodušek (DV): Can you briefly illustrate the structure and missions of the ESRS to the readers of the EANpages? Prof. Walter McNicholas (WM): Founded in 1972, the European Sleep and Research Society (ESRS) is an international scientific non-profit organization that promotes all aspects of sleep research and sleep medicine.

      By Claudia Sommer   Hands-on courses include the active participation of the attendees. This course format is used whenever the learning objectives contain specific skills, as in neurophysiology, neurosonology, neuro-opthalmology, and movement disorders. A hands-on course may… Continue Reading

By Brigit de Jong Multiple sclerosis (MS) research has a longstanding history in the Netherlands with an impressive impact on global knowledge related to MS pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. During the time period where no disease modifying treatments options were… Continue Reading