EAN News

EAN President, Claudio Bassetti on recent and upcoming collaborations with National Neurological Societies and their vital importance to the European neurology landscape.

Our paper of the month describes a study led by Stanford University researchers, which now provides a mechanistic basis for how EBV infection can trigger the patient’s immune cells to attack self-tissue within the CNS.

Our authors of the month conducted a longitudinal, multi-modal brain imaging study using the UK biobank, whereby participants had already been scanned before getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, offering a unique resource to elucidate these questions.

The first EAN Science School just took place, in the picturesque city of Salzburg, Austria, on 26-29 March 2022, with 47 Participants from 21 countries making the most of a three-day programme of lectures and workshops.

The next EAN Autumn School will take in place in Loutraki, Greece, on 20-24 October, 2022. Application is open now until 1 June, 2022,

EAN and ERN-EpiCARE have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote and maintain the harmonisation of training and clinical practice and advance optimal care and management for patients.

The European Academy of Neurology condemns the military invasion of Ukraine ordered by the Russian government and the violation of international law.

The Biomedical Alliance in Europe has announced registration is open for both an internal health research webinar and their upcoming Spring meeting.

With less than two months to go, the EPNS is looking forward giving a warm Scottish welcome, either in-person in Glasgow or on their virtual platform, to EPNS Congress participants from 28 April - 2 May 2022!

Every year the EAN Board awards a maximum of two new Honorary Memberships and two Service Awards to the EAN community.

The annual European Board of Neurology Examination will be conducted for the 14th time this year and application is still open until 1 March!

The call is now open for the nomination of candidates for the EAN Board Election 2022.

The International Classification of Diseases 11 (ICD 11), maintained by the WHO and distributed globally, came into effect on 1 January 2022. The most notable change in the new set of classifications is that stroke has been reclassified as a neurological disorder, having previously been classed as a circulatory system disease for several decades.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, EAN decided to launch a taskforce on Gender and Diversity in Neurology. The Task Force will become a Coordinating Panel by March 2022.

Would you like to play a part in hitting EAN’s educational goals and delivering exceptional resources and opportunities for our members? EAN would like to invite academically active European neurologists to apply to join the EAN Education Committee.