Education

I am very grateful to the EAN research experience fellowship grant for giving me the opportunity to study in The Netherlands. I spent 6 months in the neuro-immunological department of the Erasmus Medical Center of Rotterdam, a modern and renowned institution in clinical and research fields.

Report from Dr Aleksandra Herrera-Sokolowska from Bierutów, Poland visiting St. George's Hospital, University of London, Atkinson Morley Dept. of Neurology, London, UK, under the supervision of Dr. Anthony Pereira

Report from Dr Riccardo Galbusera from Freiburg, Germany visiting the Ofxord University Department of Clinical Neurosciences, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, OX3 9DU Oxford, UK under the supervision of Prof. Martin Turner.

What is the YNNN? The association of Young Neurologists, Neurosurgeons and Neurophysiologists (YNNN) was founded in the 1970’ies in Denmark. The YNNN was formed from the Danish associations of Neurology (DNS), Neurosurgery (DNKS) and Clinical Neurophysiology (DSKN), but it is an independent association. It started with small meetings in basements, but in the last 10 years the association has grown into a nation-wide organization with about 350 members, and the annually joint meeting gathers more than 100 members.

Report from Dr Giulia Coarelli from Roma, Italy visiting the ICM (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière) INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR7225, UPMC UMR_S1127, 47 Boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France under the supervision of Professor Alexandra Durr

The special session organized by EAN RRFS was held on the last day of the EAN Congress 2016 and brought together an inquisitive group of neurologists in training and board certified neurologists, who are interested in neurology education. The focus of the special session was to explore the differences in residency training, and work prospects across Europe.

The Swiss Association of Young Neurologists (SAYN) was founded on the 31st of October 2014 in Interlaken during the annual meeting of the Swiss Neurological Society (SNS) by a group of young and enthusiastic Neurology trainees. It was supported by and organised from the beginning on as part of the SNS. Since inception the SAYN is structured as an executive committee and core group.

Babinski is the association of neurologists in training in Flanders – the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. Residents from all 4 medical universities are included: Ghent, Leuven, Antwerp and Brussels. Babinski was founded in the summer of 2015.

Report from Dr Tinatin Kherkheulidze from Tbilisi, Georgia, visiting the 1st Department of Neurology, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna , Austria, under the supervision of Professor Elisabeth Fertl and Dr. Martin Krichmayer

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Report from Anna Latorre, Rome, Italy visiting the Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorder - UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square - London, UK under supervision of Prof. Kailash Bhatia

It was a great honor for me to be awarded with the EAN Research experience fellowship. I spend the six months at the Epilepsy Center of University Hospital Freiburg, Germany. My project’s title was "EEG-fMRI localization of epileptic activity using advanced analysis techniques (Grouiller-Method)".

It has been a great honor for me to be awarded with the EAN scientific fellowship 2015. Thanks to the EAN, I had the chance to spend one year at the Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders of the University College of London and to join the Movement Disorders Clinic under the supervision of Professor Kailash Bhatia.