Education

It has been a great honour for me to be awarded with the EAN Research fellowship. The EAN Research Experience Fellowship allowed me to spend more than one year at the Oxford University, in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG). It has been a life changing experience for me.

Report from Dr Anca Adriana Arbune, from Bucharest, Romania visiting the Neurophysiology Department, Filadelfia Hospital, Dianalund, Denmark under the supervision of Prof. Sándor Beniczki.

In 2018, the EAN will offer 35 Clinical Fellowships.

Report from Dr Meri Grigoryan, from Yerevan, Armenia visiting the Department of Neurology, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Germany under the supervision of prof. Peter Ringleb

During the general assembly of the Resident and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) on June 26, 2017 it was concluded that an update of the RRFS membership criteria was needed. Many neurologists in training across Europe conduct a postgraduate degree such as Master or MD or PhD program after their residency and these people should still be eligible as RRFS members until 3 years since their latest degree as we believe the RRFS section is relevant for them during this period.

Title of the project: “Delineating the molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA disease: clinical and pathological studies”

Report from Dr Célia Carina Machado, from Oliveira Santa Maria, Portugal visiting the Department of Epilepsy, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK, under the supervision of Prof. Ley Sander

Residents and research fellows discover the VUmc This year’s annual hospital visit on Sunday 25th of June 2017 brought 80 residents and research fellows from all over the world to the impressive VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc) located in the southwestern part of Amsterdam, close to the campus of VU University. The RRFS hospital visit was organised in collaboration with the Dutch Junior Neurology Association.

The special session of the Residents and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) took place on Sunday 25.06.2017 during the EAN congress 2017 in Amsterdam. This year the special session was held in a novel format with the aim to create a more informal environment between juniors and senior researchers and clinicians.

Report from Dr Ayman Ahmed Ashmawi, from Cairo, Egypt visiting the Department of Clinical Epileptology, Sleep Disorders and Functional Neurology in Children University Hospitals of Lyon, France, under the supervision of Prof. Alexis Arzimanoglou.

Report from Dr Cristiana Filipa Henriques Silva from Lisbon, Portugal visiting the Sleep Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain under the supervision of Prof. Alex Iranzo

The link between both scientists and clinical health professionals in Neurology among the European countries is crucial to maintain and improve the continuous development of Neurology in Europe. In order to ensure the integrity of the European neurological community, it is important to overcome geographical and age gaps and to create links aiming for “one common” neurological understanding in Europe and worldwide across all generations (1,2).