Annual conference in multiple sclerosis: High-quality care for improved patient outcomes
ECTRIMS FOCUSED WORKSHOP - „Advancing Trial Design in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (in association with the Progressive MS Alliance)”
4th International Porto Congress of Multiple Sclerosis
The 12th World Congress on Brain Injury
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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 -
InterviewsTop ArticlesInterview with Prof. Bengt Winblad President of the European Alzheimer’s Disease Consortium (EADC)
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. -
Executive PageFeatured SliderPresident’s page: Working for European Neurology: The partners of EAN in Brussels
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. -
The EAN may endorse proposals from other organizations as for example: scientific programmes from international or national meetings and conferences organized by other neurology related organizations or national neurological societies, policy statements related to neurology from other European or international organizations and publications from other organizations.
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13th Annual Update Conference on Clinical Neurology and Neurophysiology
February 20-21, 2017 Jerusalem, Israel, The conference will be held this year in Jerusalem on February 20-21, 2017. The conference will feature two parallel streams and workshops. Participants are invited to… 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!
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InterviewsTop ArticlesInterview with Prof. Walter McNicholas President of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS)
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 -
EAN Congress newsTop ArticlesNeurological News from the Netherlands II – the land of the 3rd EAN Congress: Multiple sclerosis research in The Netherlands
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 -
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President’s Page: 200 years since James Parkinson’s first description of the disease named after him
It is unknown which of his many books James Parkinson (1755-1825) has considered the most important one. His 500 pages ‘Medical Admonitions’ for lay people, his ‘Chemical Pocket Book’ covering interesting facts on modern chemistry of the late 18th century, the ‘Hospital Pupil’ on the educational standards of physician education, his collection of minerals and fossils ‘Organic Remains of a Former World’ or any other of his many contributions. History has clearly shown that his most important contribution was his 1817 ‘Essay on the Shaking Palsy’ which celebrates its 200th birthday this year. -
by Prof. Dr. Claudia Sommer
Teaching courses are designed to convey knowledge on a topical area within Neurology, with the ultimate aim to help the attendees to better understand this area, so that with this enhanced knowledge they will improve… Continue Reading -
EAN Congress newsTop ArticlesNeurological News from the Netherlands – the land of the 3rd EAN Congress: Neuro-oncology
By Anja Gijtenbeek, on behalf of the Dutch Society of Neuro-Oncology
The diagnosis and care of patients with neurological malignancies or neurological complications of systemic cancer pose many challenges, and requires multidisciplinary expertise.
Nearly 25 years ago, two founding fathers… Continue Reading