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The 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, held in Berlin, June 20-23, 2015, was attended by a total of 6391 participants. About 2500 (39,11%) attendees filled in the survey to receive their certificate of attendance (in Istanbul 24%… Continue Reading

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It was the second time our Department in Lviv supervised a Regional Teaching Course, funded by the EAN. The RTC took place from 28-30 May, 2015. First, our organising committee would like to express their appreciation for the great help… Continue Reading

The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) held its 1st Congress in Berlin, Germany, from 20 to 23 June. The EAN was set up last year following a merger between the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS).

On Sunday, June 21, 2015, a Public Awareness Day was organised around the theme Diagnosing, Treating and Managing Headache and Sleep Disorders at the Neurology Lecture Hall in the Alte Nervenklinik at the Charité Campus. The meeting was a joint initiative by EAN and EFNA, the European Umbrella Patient group for neurological illness. In spite of the good weather on this Sunday afternoon, some 40 people attended the meeting.

The members of the Scientific Committee (SC) at present are: Antonio Federico (Chair) Claudio Bassetti, Alexandre Bisdorff, Michael Brainin, Christian Enzinger, Maurizio Leone, Jera Kruja, Maurizio Leone, Celia Oreja-Guevar, Evzen Růžička, Anthony H.V. Schapira, Antonio Toscano

Preliminary information on the Congress, taking place from June 24-27, 2017 can be found here. The website is updated on a regular basis. Please fill in the "Keep me posted" form on the website in order to receive up-to-date information.

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by Jan Kuks, Gabrielle Lohner UEMS Section of Neurology – European Board of Neurology “The European board Exam should be a reference of excellence recognised by all European countries.” This was the slogan of one of the candidates, taking the… Continue Reading

On Saturday evening, June 20, Professor Wolfgang Oertel, Local Chairperson, opened the Congress with his welcoming address to all participants.
His speech was followed by Professor Raad Shakir, President of the World Federation of Neurology, who also had the most… Continue Reading

The networking event during the 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology took place on Monday, June 22nd, 2015 at the Orangery of Charlottenburg Palace (Schloss Charlottenburg), which is the largest palace in Berlin, and the only surviving royal residence in the city dating back to the time of the Hohenzollern family. It was built at the end of the 17th century and expanded during the 18th century. It includes much exotic internal decoration in baroque and rococo styles.

We congratulate the winners of the EAN Tournament during the 1st EAN Congress in Berlin. In two sessions, twelve young scientists presented their outstanding work. The EAN Tournament Prize consists of a certificate, travel, accommodation and registration to the 2nd… Continue Reading

The title ‘Fellow of the EAN’ acknowledges a limited number of neurologists who are full individual members and who deserve a special recognition of the EAN because

In the previous Newsletter we introduced the EAN History Walk as a one-time-only feature during the 1st Congress of the EAN in Berlin to show how the two parent societies EFNS and ENS developed over the past 20+ years and how, with the help of many, but especially with the TTF (Transition Task Force), grew together to an orgnisation from which we will all will benefit: a unified home for Neurology in Europe – EAN.

….. was the title of the chamber music recital in the historic amphitheatre of the Charité Department of Dermatology. On Sunday evening, Department of Neurology chairman Professor Matthias Endres, an amateur pianist himself,  had invited congress participants to join Potsdam… Continue Reading