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Epilepsy Center, Neurocenter, Kuopio University Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

Gunhild Waldemar (GW): Can you please tell the EAN Pages readers about the goals of the BioMed Alliance and the criteria that need to be fulfilled in order to become a member of the BioMed Alliance? Axel Pries (AP): The Association’s principal goals and objectives are to promote the best interests and values of researchers, of healthcare professionals, and of non-for-profit medical associations and organisations across all medical disciplines in Europe, in those general areas of common interest.

David B. Vodušek (DBV): UEMS-Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes/European Union of Medical Specialists has already a long experience with accreditation of international CME in Europe. Please inform about the situation of CME in European countries. What are the differences between CME and CPD? Nathalie Paulus (NP): One of the aims of the UEMS has always been to try and harmonise CME/CPD in Europe. In this respect the UEMS regularly conducts surveys in order to explore the state of play of CME/CPD in Europe. The latest survey dates back to 2014.

It is with great gratitude and pleasure that I report my European Academy of Neurology Research Fellowship at the Clinical Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck. This 8-months experience (March-October 2017), performed under the supervision of Professor Markus Reindl, allowed me to join an excellent research center for the study of antibody-mediated disorders of the Central Nervous System.

Thank you for hosting applicants of the EAN Clinical Fellowship. How would you evaluate this EAN educational opportunity? The EAN Clinical Fellowship is an excellent opportunity for young neurologists and trainees, to focus on a specific clinical field, and learn / share experience with centres specialised in that field. It is also rewarding for us to meet young, enthusiastic fellows.

  The panel met during the EAN Congress on June 25, 2017 from 10 am to 12 am with Fabio Antonaci and Stefan Evers as Co-Chairs and 14 other members.   1) Guidelines The guideline on trigeminal neuralgia is in… 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

David B. Vodušek (DBV): The Scientific Panel for Health – SPH is an official and unique panel of the EC within H2020. Can you introduce the SPH to the readers of EAN and explain its tasks? Karin Sipido (KS): The European Commission’s Scientific Panel for Health is a science-led expert group based on the provisions of the Horizon2020 Specific Programme.

  The actual and ongoing agenda of the EAN – NeuroOncology Panel was presented during the EAN 2017 in Amsterdam at the Panel meeting. The following activities were discussed in detail:   Guidelines, provided by the EAN-Scientific Panels, are one… Continue Reading

  The Panel met at the EAN Congress in Amsterdam and the Co-Chairs presented the main points from the Panel Chairs meeting.  It was agreed that the Panel would approach all members to suggest a Neurologist in training to join… Continue Reading

Belgium occupies a central position in Western Europe, bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and the North Sea. Densely populated since ancient times, its inhabitants were famously dubbed by Caesar as “the strongest of the Gauls” (Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae). In the Middle Ages this geographical area was occupied by independent fiefdoms which were later united with the northern Dutch provinces by the Dukes of Burgundy; together, they were called “The Low Countries”

  SP Pain met during recent EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Co-chair Nadine Attal from France welcomed members and presented last year panel’s activities. Last year was successful. SP Pain co-chairs Nadine Attal and Giorgio Cruccu had, together with members of… Continue Reading

  SP Neurotraumatology met during recent EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Co-chairs Pieter Vos from the Netherlands and Oliver Kastrup from Germany welcomed members and introduced Dafin Muresanu from Romania, as a new liaison officer between the scientific committee and scientific… Continue Reading

Under the leadership of Jes Olesen, Denmark, the European Brain Council (EBC) has developed a ‘cost of brain disease’ project in the last decade, which essentially became one of the most important databases for the development of European Research policy. In 2012 the costs for neurological disease alone were estimated to be 303 billion €/year and the costs for all brain diseases added up to 798 billion €/year, which is about 6 times the budget of the European Union.