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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.

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.

College of EC Commissioners approved by the European Parliament

Lemtrada for multiple sclerosis: measures to minimise risk of serious side effects

25 November: Mark the dates for the 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference 2020!

Launch Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Detect and Prevent Newsletter

Positive outcome of the open letter adding “research” to the title of the Commissioner Designate Mariya Gabriel

Brain health back on the agenda in the European Parliament. Research policy still pending.

On October 12-15, the Italian society of neurology (SIN, Società Italiana di Neurologia) celebrated its 50th congress in Bologna. Bologna has the oldest Italian University, founded in 1088, and is the town of many outstanding Italian neuroscientists. Moreover, Bologna has been the nest of some of the major European schools in the field of epilepsy and sleep medicine.

Summer 2019 Newsletter from European Partnership on Competencies for High Value COst COnscious CARE Project

In this article, we present an overview of this year’s European Congress of Neurorehabilitation, organized in the beautiful city of Budapest between 9-12 October 2019, hosted by one of our closest partners - the European Federation of Neurorehabilitation Societies (EFNR). The EFNR is an international organization dedicated to research, education, intellectual and scientific exchange, advocacy, and philanthropic activities in the field of neurorehabilitation medicine and related professional areas of expertise.

Between the 25th and 28th of September 2019, the German Neurological Society (deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie – DGN) held its annual congress at the International Congresscenter in Stuttgart, Germany. As one of the largest neurological gatherings in Europe it was attended by approximately 5,500 health professionals associated with Neurology.

The annual WHO meeting of the mental health forum was held on the 14-15 October 2019.  This is the first time that Neurology was invited to attend and present in two separate sessions.  I represented the EAN and presented the case for global Neurosciences in the two sessions.