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On 30 November the European Brain Council held an event to build on the latest discussions on the Declaration on Good Off-Label Use Practices.

With so few chances for EAN staff and members to meet in person, we decided to introduce the team behind the scenes. This time it's Florian, our Congress Manager, and Helene, from the Education Department.

After almost two years of planning and three digital events, the first ever, in-person Brain Innovation Days, led by the European Brain Council, took place on 12-13 October 2021 in Brussels, Belgium.

The Stroke Research Center Bern is conducting a survey on covert brain infarction, to gather information on current practice and attitudes towards covert brain infarctions from medical practitioners who encounter them in their daily work.

The European Brain Council will host an online event on the subject of 'Best practices for patient safety: An EU-wide view on the use of medicines off-label' on 30 November at 14:30 (CET).

The European Academy of Neurology and the European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium hold a joint session on Wednesday, 1 December, 2021.

Free EAN-BRAINS workshop taking place on 9-11 December.

On 2 October, 2021, the Council of Delegates of the World Federation of Neurology elected Prof. Wolfgang Grisold to be their next president.

With so few chances for EAN staff and members to meet in person, we decided to introduce the team behind the scenes. First up are Marson, from the Congress Department, and Simon, from the Communications Department.

Registration is now open for the two-day Brain Innovation Days event, to be held physically in Brussels, Belgium, on 12-13 October.

EPICLUSTER will hold its 3rd activity on Accelerating Patient Involvement in European Epilepsy Research on 6 October from 9:30 to 13:00 CET

Call from the European Commission for a member representing health professionals and one alternate for the EMA's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC).

This year, at the upcoming 37th ECTRIMS congress, the ECTRIMS-EAN Session, chaired by Profs. Massimo Filippi, Mar Tintoré, Maria Pia Amato and Celia Oreja-Guevara, will discuss two key aspects of MS management: the consensus regarding vaccinations in people with MS and the updated guidelines for MS treatment.

Prof. Elena Lebedeva, member of the EAN Task Force on Gender and Diversity Issues in Neurology, interviews Prof. David Dodick, Professor of Neurology, Director of the Headache and Concussion Programs at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

The EAN Scientific Panel on Stroke is delighted to announce that a joint session with the European Stroke Organisation will take place at the ESOC 2021, on 1-3 September, 2021.