News from other societies

Ahead of discussions on the new Multiannual Financial Framework (EU Budget for 2021-2027) during the European Council Summit on 20-21 June, the BioMed Alliance together with the EU Health Coalition partners published a statement advocating for a more substantial EU research budget.

Early Bird rates for the 29th Alzheimer Europe Conference (#29AEC) closed on 30 June 2019. Alzheimer Europe is delighted to announce that almost 600 delegates have already registered, with many more expected between now and close of online registrations, on 13 October 2019. The number of registrations so far has exceeded all previous years. Alzheimer Europe is excited to see everyone there, for what promises to be a diverse and engaging conference.

In this article, our goal is to provide a glimpse into the excellent collaboration and cooperation our organization has had with the European Federation of Neurorehabilitation Societies (EFNR).

Science|Business is canvassing views on the big research priorities for the next term of the EU, from 2019 to 2024. Here, six policy experts discuss the most pressing items on the EU’s to-do list for health.

Please find below articles from Italian authors that were published in the European Journal of Neurology.

Neuronet Scientific Coordination Board meeting brings together project leaders from across the IMI neurodegenerative disease portfolio, encompassing EUR 260 million of funding

The #BrainLifeGoals campaign is an initiative of the European Federation of Neurological Associations that aims to raise awareness of the impact of neurological disorders.

It was the third time our Department in Lviv supervised a Regional Teaching Course (RTC), funded by the EAN. The RTC took place from 16-18 May, 2019.

The first ever Neuromuscular Summer Course held in Budapest at Semmelweis University and endorsed by the EAN on May 29-30  2019 was a great success.

The 5th EAN Congress held in Oslo from June 29 to July 2 is now over and it’s time to look back. The Congress was a great success for EAN and for us in the local organising committee in Norway. Number of participants was the highest ever with 6919 registered delegates, and the number of submitted abstracts was all-time high at 2250. Number of applications for the tournament for young investigators was up about 40% for basic and more than 20% for clinical research. These figures illustrate the high and rapidly increasing activity in our society. At the same time, EAN definitely managed to make its mark on the city of Oslo with 24 EAN banners on both sides of Karl Johan, the main street of the city.

For August 2019, we have selected Wilson, Sample et al. Clinical metagenomic sequencing for diagnosis of meningitis and encephalitis. N Eng J Med 2019; 380:24;2327-2340

Our cities are well known for the arts, their history , design and fashion, quality of life, and food. The Mediterranean diet was postulated to be protective against neurodegenerative diseases by Ancel Benjamin Keys (1904 - 2004), a famous American physiologist who decided to live in the Cilento, a beautiful Southern Italian area,  and follow the diet himself. Finally, Italian cities are renowned for the human relationships of their inhabitants.

Guidelines for single fiber EMG

IFCN-endorsed practical guidelines for clinical magnetoencephalography (MEG)