Research and innovation is again high on the European Commission’s agenda in 2020.
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Alzheimer Europe holds lunch debate examining diagnosis of dementia. -
The BioMed Alliance and FEAM joined forces to co-organise a workshop exploring opportunities and challenges for maximising the impact of health research in the coming years. -
On 18 February 2020, EFNA together with EBC and EAN, will hold the event “Brain Health as a Global Priority – Time for the EU to Act Now” in the European Parliament, Brussels from 11am to 1pm in Room 6Q1, hosted by Jarosław Duda, EPP.
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Meeting of WHO with EFNA, EAN and EBC to discuss brain health Report Objectives: Platform for all participants to present their ongoing work and discuss potential collaboration in the area of brain health Participants: European Academy of Neurology (EAN): Raad… Continue Reading -
ERN-RND provides educational webinars on rare neurological and neuromuscular diseases – in collaboration with the European Reference Network for Rare Neuromuscular Diseases (EURO-NMD) and the European Academy of Neurology. -
The European Pain Forum officially kicks off with 10 health organisations joining forces
Pain is a core component of the patient’s experience within healthcare systems. The work of several European medical, scientific and patient organisations touches upon pain.
Pain is… Continue Reading -
The first public event of the EBRA-project was held on 5 December 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. -
With an information event hosted at the European Parliament on November 6th 2019, entitled: ‘Economy of Wellbeing: Healthy Women – Healthy Europe’, the European Institute for Women’s Health (EIWH, https://eurohealth.ie) called for concerted policy action to address gender health inequity in Europe. Speakers included MEPs, representatives from the European Commission, World Health Organization (WHO), National Governments and other key stakeholders.
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Global Health – EFNA activities update
At EFNA we remain engaged with global health initiatives and actors (you can read about initial reasons for this here: Health is a shared global value).
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EAN Calendar template for printing is here! -
News in generalScientific Corner
New EAN Scientific Panel on Rare Neurological Diseases – call for applications
Due to its importance, the EAN task force on Rare Neurological Diseases recently became a permanent part of the EAN structure with a defined set of rules, tasks and privileges. The Scientific Committee and the Board decided it will be… Continue Reading -
Other NewsAdvanced Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders course of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society
On November 14-15 2019, the Advanced Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders course of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society was organized in the Haga Teaching Hospital in The Hague (The Netherlands). Movement disorder neurologists, functional neurosurgeons, nurse practitioners, and trainees from all over the world came to visit the political capital of the Netherlands. -
News in generalOther NewsHealth data standardisation workshop: looking at the implementation of the 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) has organized a workshop "Health data standardisation workshop: looking at the implementation of ICD-11 and ICF" on November 6th 2019. More than 60 scientific experts, decisions makers and patients' representatives gathered at the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union in Brussels. -
The 2019 Biomedical Alliance in Europe General Assembly took place on 20 November in our offices in Brussels. We were happy to see so many of you there to exchange views on activities, policy developments and potential directions for the future.