Education

The second joint-workshop of the European Academy of Neurology - Resident and Research Fellow Section (EAN-RRFS) national representatives network was held in collaboration with the Italian association of young neurologists on the 2nd and 3rd of March 2019 in Rome, Italy.

Petr Mikulenka, MD, from Prgaue, Czechia Fellowship Term:  18.06 - 27.07.2018 Hosting department: Department of Neurology, Atkinson Morley Wing, St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT Supervisor: Dr. Anthony Pereira, Consultant Neurologist

Now in its third year, from 15 April to 26 May ebrain will host the 2019 set of 100 formative test questions in collaboration with the Association of British Neurologists and the European Academy of Neurology. The uptake of this formative exercise is growing steadily each year: in 2018, 146 neurologists completed the exercise, with a mean score of 77.9%, and we are expecting well over 200 participants this year.

Alexandra Crisan, MD, from Gheorgheni, Romania Term of the stay: 16.07. – 27.08.2018 Hosting Department: University of Debrecen, Department of Neurology, 4032 Debrecen, Móricz Zs. krt. 22, Hungary. Supervisor: Prof. László Csiba First I would like to start thanking EAN for having provided me with this wonderful opportunity to participate in the Clinical Fellowship Programme, 2018. Thanks to the award I was able to spend six valuable weeks in the Department of Neurology, University of Debrecen, Hungary. The experience I have gained under the precious guidance of my mentor, Professor Csiba László, in the field of cerebrovascular diseases, have led me to one of the most memorable and fruitful experiences in my professional career.

The Swiss Young Sleep Wake Chronobiology Network (SYSWCN) was founded in 2016, as part of the Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine, and Chronobiology (SSSSC). The SYSWCN is very interdisciplinary organised and aims to connect young researchers and clinicians within Switzerland independent of their subfield, background, or clinical speciality

EAN Guideline Production Group is happy to announce the participants for the European guideline education and Cost-Conscious Healthcare (CoCoCare) programme - pilot project aimed at filling the education gap between the importance of medical guidelines for cost-effective healthcare and the fact that this matter is rarely included in medical training programs.

Now in its third edition, the national conference of Italian young neurologists is one of the cornerstones of the congressional calendar for Italian residents in Neurology.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the European Academy of Neurology for having granted me a training research fellowship at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at University of Oxford.

MDS-ES 8th Winter School for Young Neurologists at King’s College in London Almost 50 young neurologists and neurology residents from all over the world gathered in London from 7-9 February for the 8th Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Winter School for young neurologists. This well-attended and lively event featured two-and-half days of presentations, focused clinical examination rounds, video sessions and debate, driven by plenary sessions and two parallel workshops.

The Israeli Neurological Association held the first EAN Day in Israel on December 10, a day prior to its Annual Conference. We were honored to host several prominent speakers from the European community of neurologists, who shared their current views with local neurologists in beautiful surroundings and convivial atmosphere. Prof. Philip Scheltens from the Alzheimer Center of VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam discussed recent developments in diagnostics of Alzheimer's disease.

Reports from the view of the visitor.

The BioMed Alliance members have produced a cartoon to raise awareness among doctors and the public on the importance of high quality and unbiased Continuing Medical Education (CME).

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.

Extended deadline: 7 February 2019

  by RRFS Officers Anna Sauerbier, Giovanni Di Liberto, Vanessa Carvalho, Lisa Klingelhoefer         In 2016, the European Academy of Neurology – Resident and Research Fellow Section (EAN-RRFS) started a new initiative called “EAN-RRFS national representatives” to… Continue Reading