Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Neuropathies” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the Neuropenews readers. Davide Pareyson (DP): It is a great pleasure and honour to co-chair the Panel. I am a clinical neurologist working at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C.Besta of Milan, Italy, where I am Head of the Functional Department on Rare Neurological Diseases and Chief of the Unit of Clinic of Central and Peripheral Degenerative Neuropathies.

This summer, EAN signed a Memorandum of Understanding with our colleagues at the European Federation of Neurological Associations [EFNA].

A course held by Dr. P. Iannone, Emergency Department, Tigullio Hospital, Genova, Italy. The Institute of Medicine (2011) defines guidelines as “statements that include recommendation intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and… Continue Reading

We are happy to announce the winner of the 2016 DB Gupta Fellowship

The new CME article August 2016: “A European multicentre survey of impulse control behaviours in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with short- and long-acting dopamine agonists” is online now!
Please log-in and browse to the LEARN section on the EAN Website… Continue Reading

      By Anna Sauerbier     A successful MS fundraising story http://www.emsp.org/news-messages/2878/ What does quality care mean? http://www.eu-patient.eu/Members/Weekly-Mailing/quality-care-survey/ Countries start to act on non-communicable diseases but need to speed up efforts to meet global commitments http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2016/noncommunicable-diseases-global-commitments/en/ Presenting a… Continue Reading

Report from Dr Giulia Coarelli from Roma, Italy visiting the ICM (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière) INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR7225, UPMC UMR_S1127, 47 Boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France under the supervision of Professor Alexandra Durr

The special session organized by EAN RRFS was held on the last day of the EAN Congress 2016 and brought together an inquisitive group of neurologists in training and board certified neurologists, who are interested in neurology education. The focus of the special session was to explore the differences in residency training, and work prospects across Europe.

The Swiss Association of Young Neurologists (SAYN) was founded on the 31st of October 2014 in Interlaken during the annual meeting of the Swiss Neurological Society (SNS) by a group of young and enthusiastic Neurology trainees. It was supported by and organised from the beginning on as part of the SNS. Since inception the SAYN is structured as an executive committee and core group.

MEPs to Welcome Scientists STOA will host, on 8 November 2016, the second ‘Science meets Parliaments’ event, in cooperation with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). This annual event aims at promoting evidence-based policy-making and enables open and direct… Continue Reading

The International Neuropsychiatric Pula Congress is the scientific conference with the longest tradition in our part of the world. This year it was organized under the auspices of the Croatian President, Mrs. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, the co-organization of the Department of… Continue Reading

  As many of your will know, EAN works closely with our colleagues at the European Federation of Neurological Association [EFNA] – who so actively work to promote the patient perspective in all healthcare policy and provision in Europe. EFNA… Continue Reading

The INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SPECIALITIES (IENSA) announce the call for the Dr. Pedro Albert Grant 2016, intended for all medicine and psychology graduates who wish to present a clinical research project in any area of neuroscience. More information on www.iensa.es.… Continue Reading

The European Brain Council (EBC) is carrying out a new Study for 2015-2017 on the “Value of Treatment:  Bridging the Early Diagnosis and Treatment Gap for Brain Disorders”.

The Commission has just published a roadmap concerning policy areas of interest to EAN. The roadmaps concern the following policy areas: Food Safety Public Health To consult all the existing roadmaps please refer to the following website:
http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/roadmaps/index_en.htm For further… Continue Reading