The event entitled “Expanding Brain Research in Europe: A societal Need?” prompted excellent debate and discussion among the speakers and audience throughout the meeting. Key speakers were: Monica Di Luca – Vice President of EBC, and former President of FEN),… Continue Reading
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Pain Alliance Europe (PAE) was established in November 2011 by a handful of enthusiastic patients organizations from across Europe that wanted to have pain recognised as a disease in its own right. -
Major research funders and international NGOs to implement WHO standards on reporting clinical trial results
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Two events were organised by EBC for the 2017 Brain Awareness Week (BAW) 2017: -
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I love my brain logo – please download and use
http://www.braincouncil.eu/activities/news/download-the-i-love-my-brain-logo/ World Health Day 2017 – Depression: the biggest barrier to workplace well-being
http://www.mhe-sme.org/fileadmin/Position_papers/Depression-_the_biggest_barrier_to_workplace_well-being.pdf Alzheimer Europe: The importance of awareness in dementia
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Other NewsJames Parkinson – An Essay on the Shaking Palsy 1817: A Celebration of 200 Years of Progress
From Anna Sauerbier and Miguel Rosa-Grilo
On the 10th and 11th of March 2017 more than 250 leading health professionals came together in London to celebrate the 200 years of the publication of “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy”… Continue Reading -
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Public investment in research and innovation more important than ever, new study confirms http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=newsalert&year=2017&na=na-160317 —————————————————– Cognitive enhancing drugs can improve chess play https://www.ecnp.eu/Informationandnews/Press/170306_Cognitive_enhancing_drugs_chess.aspx?ec_as=651409B93356489887F4353022160A40 —————————————————– Topics are under consideration for inclusion in future Innovative… Continue Reading -
Unmet Needs In Movement Disorders: A multidisciplinary approach First Egyptian Educational Movement disorders course, Ain Shams University, in Collaboration with the Movement Disorders Society. 23-25 February, 2017. Cairo, Egypt Movement disorders is an evolving rapidly growing specialty in Egypt and… Continue Reading
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Ann Little (AL): Alistair, congratulations on winning an EFNA Neurology Advocacy Award in the Patient Advocate category. Can you tell us when, how and why you became involved in patient advocacy? Alistair Newton (AN): Thank you. It is an honour to have been chosen for this award, especially as I was part of the 'core' team of the EFNA Board during its formation and through its first decade. In turn, I congratulate the current EFNA leadership on its successes and excellent development since then. -
Founded/Established in and Short synopsis of aims and objectives
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AF Related Stroke Policy Workshop – European Parliament The video about our AF-related Stroke policy workshop held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 25 January 2017 can be found here. EBC – European Brain Council was last… Continue Reading
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18th March 2017: Three months left to the most important event for European Neurologists: the 3rd congress of the European Academy of Neurology is coming. Find out more at the congress website. Deadline for the early registration is 29th of… Continue Reading -
A discussion paper about the Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders was released on 28 February 2017. The Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders (VoT) is a 2-year research project undertaken by EBC with the overall goal of assessing the treatment gaps and the cost of non-(or inadequate) treatments, and promoting a holistic healthcare approach (versus fragmentation and results in silo)
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EAN takes part in the Brain Awareness Week initiative of the EBC, and we want to draw your attention to this initiative.