News in general

EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published their joint strategy for the next five years, following its recent adoption by the HMA and EMA Management Board.

Alzheimer Europe has launched two new publications: “Intercultural dementia care for health and social care providers: a guide” and “Policy briefing on intercultural care and support for people with dementia and their informal carers/supporters”.

Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) is an international multi-stakeholder platform. Its long-term priorities are pain indicators, pain education, pain in employment, and pain research. This year traditional SIP Stakeholder Forum was on October 28th, 2020.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has a Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party (HCPWP) in which EAN participates since 2013. Meetings are mostly held together with the Consumers’ and Patients’ Working Party.

COVID-19 around the World: Clinician interviews on experience and impact of the virus (New Zealand)

As a Christmas Special to EAN’s Resident and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) members, we are hosting our first series of Virtual Master Classes in the course of December 2020 for free.

Joint Symposium: Neuroimaging Committee / EAN / ECTRIMS at the upcoming EANM Virtual Congress in October

EAN signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the PNS – Peripheral Nerve Society joining forces to promote optimal cooperation in Europe between both societies.

Last July the kick-off meeting of the EurDyscover Consortium took place on Zoom.
Coordinator is the University Hospital of Würzburg, Neurology department, Jens Volkmann and Chi Wang Ip.
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The European Brain Council and beLean.net are happy to announce the digital launch of the Brain Innovation Days, to be held on 13 October 2020 at 12:30-14:30.

Alzheimer Europe calls for urgent action to address the impact of COVID-19 on dementia research

The main objective of World Brain Day is to increase public awareness and promote advocacy related to brain health.

On this World Brain Day, watch interviews with specialists and patients regarding Parkinson´s Disease.

Professor Tissa Wijeratne and Professor Wolfgang Grisold have teamed up on an expert article for the World Brain Day "Move together to End Parkinson's Disease".

Pain Alliance Europe (PAE) was aware that surveys were being conducted to find out how COVID-19 is affecting specific target groups. PAE has run a survey to find out how the pandemic affects chronic pain patients across Europe.