education

by Slavica Vujisic and Sanja Vodopic The Regional Teaching Course of the European Academy of Neurology took place on October 9th -11th, 2015 in Budva, Montenegro. It was the first time the regional teaching course was organised in our country.… Continue Reading

In 2016, the EAN will offer 35 Clinical Fellowships. The programme is designed for a stay of 6 weeks in the Hosting Department. The objective of the “Clinical Fellowship Programme” is to provide a well-defined clinical observational experience in a department with recognised expertise in a specific field.

by Claudia Sommer and Theodor Landis The Teaching Course sub-Committee consists of the following members: Theodor Landis, Switzerland – Chairman Members: Anish Bahra, UK (responsible for interactive sessions); Gilles Edan, France (responsible for Spring School); Oleg Levin, Russia; Viktoria Papp,… Continue Reading

Ebrain (www.ebrainJNC.com) is the largest and most comprehensive web-based training resource in clinical neurosciences, both for training and continuous professional development. In the field of spinal diseases, eBrain offers lots of information regarding different aspects of spinal cord problems. Spinal… Continue Reading

I was fortunate to receive a 6-month Scientific Fellowship from the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) to spend one year of my neurology residency training programme at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Oxford (Head of Department: Prof… Continue Reading

Report from Floriana Boghez from Romania visiting the Sleep Center, Civic Hospital in Lugano, Switzerland under the supervision of Dr Mauro Manconi I spent six very useful weeks in the Neurology and Neurophysiology Department of the Civic Hospital in Lugano,… Continue Reading

At the first EAN Congress, held in Berlin in June 2015, more than 3000 participants attended the 25 Teaching Courses and 5 Hands-on courses:

Elena Moro (EM): The EAN Quality Assurance Sub-Committee works closely together with the EAN Education Committee. Can you briefly describe the main reasons why the EAN has gathered this sub-committee? Jan Kuks (JK): In fact, the EAN Quality Assurance sub-Committee is part of the EAN Education Committee (EC). We are working together with the main board of the EC and other EC-subcommittees (such as the Teaching Course sub-Committee), to set up an optimal programme for teaching and education, offered to the European neurological community by the EAN.

Report from Maliia Dragos Mihai from Romania visiting the University-Hospital Freiburg, Center for Epilepsy in Freiburg, Germany under the supervision of Professor Schulze-Bonhage. My name is Maliia Dragos Mihai and I am a neurology resident in Bucharest, at Universitary Emergency… Continue Reading

  by Claudia Sommer   Building on successes in Berlin this summer, you will soon see, particularly from 2017 onwards, new formats being introduced at the annual EAN meetings. First of all, the main symposia will not be changed. Here, exciting… Continue Reading

All e-learning activities are free-of-charge for EAN members registered to www.eaneurology.org !
Answer all questions correctly and you will receive one hour of CME. European Journal of Neurology
Every month one article is chosen for online learning. The following articles… Continue Reading

Elena Moro (EM): As Chair of the Education Committee, can you illustrate the role you give to EAN within the community of European neurologists? Hannah Cock (HC): I see my role as leading on the Educational Strategy of the EAN, and overseeing the delivery of educational activities to support this, in parallel with ensuring robust quality assurance mechanisms are in place. Education underpins much of the EAN vision, and is also a substantial component of the annual budget so this is a role I take very seriously, working closely with my colleagues on the board and of course the committee and subcommittees.

Ebrain e-learning programme is a gold standard in interactive online learning for professionals in neurosciences. This exciting web-based learning resource is designed to support training and continuous professional development for clinical neuroscience trainees, consultants and non-specialists. Members of the EAN… Continue Reading

by Jan Kuks On behalf of the Quality Assurance sub-Committee, I’m delighted to announce that, based on an objective analysis of participant evaluations, the following individuals will all be receiving certificates of excellence for their respective educational lectures during the… Continue Reading

NEW application deadline: 31 August 2015   In 2016, the EAN will offer up to 8 research experience or training fellowships of 6 – 12 months duration. Research training fellowship:
Expected to be of 12 months duration, to lead either… Continue Reading