"Autumn School"

The European Academy of Neurology is pleased to welcome Nepal as its new Corresponding Institutional Member! From now on, the Nepal Academy of Neurology (NAN), led by President, Prof. Dr. Krishna Kumar Oli, is going to be invited as an observer to the EAN Assembly of Delegates and to an informal meeting with other Corresponding Institutional Members, taking place during the EAN congresses.

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).

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Education is one of the major priorities for the EAN, and the Society offers several opportunities. Over the last years, the educational program at the EAN annual Congresses has been increasingly articulated in different formats (traditional Teaching Courses, Hands-on-Courses, Interactive Sessions including the EAN Brain Challenge, Case-based Workshops, Controversies, and Career Development Sessions) in order to better fit with the multifaceted aspects of Clinical Neurology.

Dear EAN members, Dear colleagues and friends, the political landscape across Europe and around the world is currently quite shaky and experiences a lot of turmoil, confrontation and egocentric behaviour. In this situation it is comforting that the “Neurological World“ does not follow this dissolution but rather moves in the opposite direction. There is increasing readiness for close collaboration and efforts to join forces among scientific societies and these synergies are critical for convincing decision makers of the benefits of supporting health research and other measures which help to assure the well-being of Europe’s population in the future.

How do you see the role of the Education Committee within the overall work of EAN? Prof. Hannah Cock (HC): Education is fundamental to the vision of EAN. Education underpins the sharing of knowledge and excellence. It also forms a substantial part of the annual congress, and offers numerous other opportunities to bring members together including our regular schools and other teaching courses and e-learning resources.

Education is one of the key elements of the activities of the European Academy of Neurology. While the congress is well known to most of our members and European Neurologists the activities outside the congress are much less known. EAN has a special committee working on education[1] with Prof. Hannah Cock as the chair and the teaching course subcommittee under the leadership of Prof. Claudia Sommer. They are charged to develop an educational program including education for neurologists in training and advanced courses with the emphasis on training for the general neurologist. While the field of Neurology is getting increasingly broader it is of paramount importance to set a common ground for all neurologists which our education committee has carefully developed. For the congress educational programme, a five-year curriculum of the educational content covering all relevant topics has been developed over the past 3 years and parts of this plan are also applied to the educational activities outside the congress.

  The EAN Scientific Panel held its annual meeting on 25 June 2017 09:45 to 10:45 during the 3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Chair of the meeting: Lueder Deecke, Management Group members present: Co-Chair Stefano Cappa, Pasquale Calabrese, Wolfgang Heide,… Continue Reading

  The SP Neuropathies met during recent EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Co-chairs Davide Pareyson (DP) and Peter Van den Bergh (PVdB) welcomed the 16 attending members. The following themes and activities were discussed. 1) The relationship with the Peripheral Nerve… Continue Reading

  SP Neuroimaging met during recent EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Co-chairs Massimo Filippi from Italy and Irena Rektorova from Czech Republic reviewed Panel activities at the EAN congresses and announced proposals which have been selected for the Lisbon 2018 congress:… Continue Reading

EAN Secretary General, Antonio Toscano on membership renewal, Assembly of Delegates elections and how National Neurological Societies can now apply to co-host the 2028 Congress

EAN Scientific Committee Chair, Gereon R. Fink provides a selection of important updates from across the EAN’s scientific activities, including the upcoming panel Management Group elections.

EAN Scientific Committee Chair, Gereon R. Fink, provides a look at various ongoing projects, including a variety of ways you can contribute to EAN scientific activities.

EAN Education Committee Chair, Nathalie Nasr, provides an update on the full range of EAN learning opportunities.

EAN President, Prof. Elena Moro, looks back at some highlights of a successful 10th anniversary year for the EAN, and ahead to some exciting plans for 2025.

EAN Scientific Committee Chair, Thomas Berger, reports on the new Cost-Conscious Healthcare project, the EAN Science School, and how EAN members can play a part in setting the EAN's scientific course.