education

Professor Jan Kuks is Head of the Examination Committee at the Section of Neurology, UEMS, chairs the EAN Sub-committee on CME and works at the University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands The UEMS is the largest European Medical Organisation (EMO),… Continue Reading

by Hannah Cock Epilepsy is one of the commonest serious neurological conditions, on a par with stroke and dementia so whatever your field, you need to know at least the basics. July also hosts the European Congress of Epileptology in… Continue Reading

With the advent of the European Academy of Neurology just established we have the pleasure to survey the past 14 years, when the Department to Department Cooperation Programme has been running under the agenda of the EFNS. In 2001 the… Continue Reading

The presenters of lectures at teaching courses during the Joint Congress of European Neurology kindly agreed that their manuscripts may be published in the e-education area of www.eaneurology.org. Please log in on the website and go to the registered user… Continue Reading

Call for applications for the
Chair of the Education Committee
of the European Academy of Neurology Candidates should
• be European neurologists and EAN members with experience in the field of medical education
• be neurologists with a track record… Continue Reading

Few years ago we were proud, when Prof. Richard Hughes called the Spring School for Young Neurologists one of the brightest stars on the sky of the EFNS. Also in 2014 Magda Dohnalová has given all the preparatory agenda maximal solicitude. It has brought final satisfaction of our 125 participants.

by Thomas Berger Dementia is among the most frequent (neurological) disorders  worldwide, causing an enormous burden for patients, relatives and health systems. The variety in symptoms, the complexity of (differential-) diagnosis, the sophisticated neuropsychological testing and the importance of adequate… Continue Reading

by Turgay Dalkara Basic and clinical neuroscience post-graduate programs are run by the Neurological or Health Sciences Institutes in Turkish universities. The first programs were started in 1986 at the Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, which… Continue Reading

by Hannah Cock Movement disorders feature prominently in the March edition of European Journal of Neurology, so this month we are focussing on Parkinson’s disease. How up to date are you on the diagnostic criteria and pathophysiology of PD? Update… Continue Reading

by Serefnur Öztürk The Turkish Neurological Society (TNS) was founded in 1992 as an organisation of neurologists and other professionals dedicated to neurology and neurosciences. Objectives and activities of TNS are to promote studies of neurology, to contribute to the… Continue Reading

by Wolfgang Grisold and Svein Ivar Mellgren The 6th European Board examination in Neurology will be held on Friday May 30, 2014 during the joint congress of the ENS and EFNS (EAN) in Istanbul, Turkey. The examination is a joint… Continue Reading

 by Jan Kuks Many neurologists are most enthusiastic about educating colleagues, medical students, paramedical staff etc. This may be because education and explanation are crucial for good patient-care. Education goes closely together with testing. Exams should be fair, reliable, valid… Continue Reading

In 2014, up to 5 scientific and up to 3 educational fellowships will be offered to support young European neurologists to carry out research projects in clinical and basic neurology. The objective is to support young and active neurologists wishing to expand their knowledge in neurology by working on scientific projects, and most of all, to study the practice of neurology in different countries, and thereby also creating new and international connections.

I have had the great honor of being one of the neurologists selected by the EFNS Training and Education Committee for the 2012 Scientific Fellowship. I have spent a year in the Neurology Department of the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen, Germany.

Gian Luigi Lenzi (GLL): Can you give a brief overview of the epidemiology of neurological disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) especially in relation to epilepsy?