28th Summer Stroke School – Healthy Lifestyle and Prevention of Stroke and Other Brain Impairments
June 5th – 9th 2017, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Primary objective of the course is to encourage cooperation and to promote exchange of knowledge between participants from… Continue Reading
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InterviewsTop ArticlesInterview with Prof. Bernard Uitdehaag Co-Chair of the EAN Programme Committee of the 3rd Congress of the EAN
Franz Fazekas (FF): Dear Prof. Uitdehaag, the 3rd Congress of the EAN will bring 6000 neurologists to Amsterdam. How do you and the Dutch neurological community feel about hosting Europe’s major neurological scientific event of the year? Bernard Uitdehaag (BU): We are excited that the EAN congress will be held in Amsterdam in June this year. As a president of the Netherlands Society of Neurology, I was involved in releasing a bid for the organization of an EAN congress a couple of years ago. -
InterviewsTop ArticlesInterview with Prof. Paul Boon Chair of the EAN Programme Committee of the 3rd Congress of the EAN
Franz Fazekas (FF): Dear Prof. Boon, as Chair of the Programme Committee of the 3rd Congress of the EAN, can you briefly illustrate the overarching theme and structure of the programme that you and your colleagues have put together? Paul Boon (PB): The overarching theme chosen for the Amsterdam congress is "Outcome measures in neurology". There are many reasons why this theme was chos -
EAN Congress newsTop ArticlesNeurological news from the Netherlands VI – the land of the 3rd EAN Congress: Dementia Research in the Netherlands
By Evelien Lemstra
Dementia is a growing health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Around 250,000 people are estimated to suffer from dementia in the Netherlands. Dementia is the most expensive health condition, taking… Continue Reading -
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! Mark Braschinsky , speaker at the Case… Continue Reading -
Prof. Günther Deuschl, President of the EAN and Prof. Leopold Saltuari, President of EFNR are pleased to announce that: The EAN Joined the EFNR – European Federation of Neuro-Rehabilitation Societies to promote optimal management of neuro-rehabilitation.
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Prof. Günther Deuschl, President of the EAN and Prof. Meir Bialer, Chair of the ILAE-CEA are pleased to announce that: EAN has joined International League against Epilepsy – Commission on European Affairs (ILAE-CEA) to promote optimal management of Epilepsy in Europe. ILAE-CEA The Commission on European Affairs (CEA) is elected by the European ILAE Chapters; its goal is to stimulate and co-ordinate all activities related to epilepsy and epileptology across Europe, in compliance with ILAE directives. CEA is responsible for organising the official regional ILAE Congress (European Congress of Epileptology).
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Prof. Günther Deuschl, President of the EAN and Prof. Wolfgang Wick, President of EANO are pleased to announce that: The EAN Joined EANO– European Association of Neuro-Oncology to promote optimal management of neuro-oncology. EANO is Europe’s multidisciplinary Neuro-Oncology organisation representing all medical and scientific disciplines involved in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tumours of the central nervous system (CNS). EANO is dedicated to promote advances in Neuro-Oncology through innovative research and concerted education and training. -
EAN Congress newsTop ArticlesAmsterdam 2017 – The Educational Sessions – Career development sessions
This new format was developed to share and improve knowledge on skills important for career development, independent of sub-speciality. This means, trainees and young professionals form all areas of neurology may find a course that matches their needs. -
As in the previous years, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Lisbon 2018. Please find their answers below! -
We welcome Prof. Vodušek in his new role as chairman of the European Affairs sub-Committee (EAsC). He is already the extremely successful chair of EAN’s Liaison Committee and will in future also take care of the EAN-projects in Brussels. We are more than happy to have him also in this new position and thank him for his engagement. -
2nd Regional DBS meeting: “Deep brain stimulation: New Horizons in Neurology and Psychiatry” May 4th – 6th 2017, Zagreb, Croatia Deep brain stimulation has developed during the past 30 years as a remarkable treatment option for several brain disorders. DBS… Continue Reading
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As in the previous years, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Lisbon 2018. Please find their answers below!
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The meet and greet event will take place at the wonderful Hermitage Museum, a unique, historic building in the Center of Amsterdam.
The Amstelhof, as the museum was called before, is one of the finest examples of monumental classicist architecture… Continue Reading -
InterviewsTop ArticlesInterview with Prof. Victor Dubowitz President of the World Muscle Society (WMS)
Marianne de Visser (MdV): Neuromuscular diseases are an important topic on our annual congresses, both in the Scientific and in the Educational Program. Therefore we would like to introduce the World Muscle Society of which you are the founding father to the EANpages readership. Can you please briefly illustrate the WMS and its goals to the readers of the EANpages? Victor Dubowitz (VD): In March 1995 I met up with Giovanni Nigro and Luciano Merlini in Bologna to discuss the formation of a new international society dedicated to neuromuscular diseases.