The Commitments of
the EFNS
EFNS Head Office – Vienna, Austria
The EFNS represents
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44 European national neurological societies
9 Associate Member societies
Individual EFNS members
Collaborating societies
...18 000 individual neurologists all over Europe.
The EFNS represents
44 European national neurological
societies and their members
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium,
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
FYRO Macedonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
The EFNS represents
8 Associate member societies
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon
Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia
The EFNS represents
Collaborating Societies
European Charcot Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis Research
Vereniging van Vlaamse Zenuwartsen
International Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences
The EFNS represents
Individual Members
Qualified individuals with a declared interest
in basic or clinical neuroscience who are not
members of an affiliated national society may
apply for individual membership
Vision and Missions
Vision: Excellence in European Neurology
Mission 1:
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Mission 9:
Mission 10:
A strong organization of European Neurology
Taking care of neurological patients in Europe
High quality of neurological health care
Multidisciplinary collaboration and partnership
Excellence in clinical neurological research – the
cornerstone of progression
Clinical and basic neuroscience – two interacting themes
High standards in neurological education throughout
Europe
A platform for teaching activities at European level
Raising public awareness about neurological
disorders in Europe
Contributing to neurological health care worldwide
VISION
Excellence in European Neurology
A common home for neurological patient care,
research, education and partnership in Europe
MISSION 1
A strong organization of European Neurology
To encourage collaboration between European
national neurological societies
MISSION 2
Taking care of neurological patients in Europe
To promote the development of neurology as
the major medical speciality caring for
patients with neurological disorders.
MISSION 3
High quality of neurological health care
To strenghten the standard, availability, and
uniformity of neurological services in Europe
MISSION 4
Multidisciplinary collaboration and partnership
To strengthen the collaboration between the
EFNS and related professional and lay
organizations
MISSION 5
Excellence in clinical neurological research –
the cornerstone of progression
To improve the quality of European neurological
research by supporting research activities,
encouraging collaboration, and promoting
dissemination of research results
MISSION 6
Clinical and basic neuroscience –
two interacting themes
To strengthen the integration of basic
neuroscience and of clinical neurology by
promoting bidirectional translational research
MISSION 7
High standards in neurological education
throughout Europe
To strengthen the standard, availability and
equality of pre-graduate and post-graduate
neurological education for neurologists and
related professionals throughout Europe
MISSION 8
A platform for teaching activities
at the European level
To provide a common platform for the
integration of high quality, standardized
neurological teaching activities at the
European level
MISSION 9
Raising public awareness about neurological
disorders in Europe
To raise awareness in the European lay public
and among health care providers and
politicians about the importance and the
implications of neurological disorders
M I S S I O N 10
Contributing to neurological
health care worldwide
To strengthen the collaboration between
European neurology and related international
health organizations
EFNS Government
Council of Delegates
- chaired by the EFNS President
- one delegate from each
National Neurological Member Society
EFNS Management Committee
President
Past-President
3 Vice Presidents
Secretary General
Treasurer
Committee Chairpersons
EFNS Committees
Congress Programme Committee
Education Committee
• CME Sub-committee
• E-learning Sub-committee
• European Co-operation Sub-committee
• Teaching Course Sub-committee
Liaison Committee
Scientific Committee
EFNS Scientist Panels
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ALS and non-dementing degenerative disorders
Autonomic nervous system disorders
Critical care
Dementia & cognitive neurology
Demyelinating diseases
EFNS/MDS-ES Panel on Movement disorders
Epilepsy
Genetics and metabolic disorders
Headache
Infectious diseases, including AIDS
Muscle disorders
Neuroimaging /-sonology
EFNS Scientist Panels ctd.
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Neuroimmunology
Neuro-oncology
Neuro-ophthalmology and –otology
Neuropathic pain
Neuropathies
Neurorehabiliation
Neurotraumatology
Palliative care and neurology
Public health
Sleep disorders
Stroke
Substance abuse
EFNS Educational Programmes
EFNS Department-Department Programme
EFNS Fellowship Programme
EFNS Academy
EFNS Congress Teaching Courses
EFNS Regional Teaching Courses
EFNS Congress Bursaries
EFNS Tournament for Young Neurologists
Investigator Award
CME Articles
EFNS Educational Programmes
EFNS Department to Department Programme
80 grants each amounting to a maximum of
€1,800 in order to make it possible to stay at a
foreign department for up to 6 weeks
EFNS Educational Programmes
EFNS Fellowship Programme
8 scientific and 4 educational grants
each amounting to a maximum of
€ 2,000 per month
Duration: up to 12 months
EFNS Educational Programmes
EFNS Academy
This annual meeting in Staré Splavy, Czech
Republic, offers lectures and workshops for up
to 120 young neurologists.
Participants pay for their travel only.
EFNS Educational Programme
EFNS Teaching Courses
at EFNS Congresses
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Basic and advanced clinicial knowledge
Hands-on courses
Therapy in neurology
Scientific Dinner
Controversies in neurology
EFNS Educational Programmes
EFNS Regional Teaching Courses
• to bring neurological standards directly to
young colleagues in order to avoid travelling
to expensive congresses
• basic teaching in neurology
• to establish friendly relations between young
colleagues.
EFNS Educational Programmes
EFNS Regional Teaching Courses
2011
Yekaterinburg, Russia – May 2011
Belgrade, Serbia – June 2011
Lviv, Ukraine – June 2011
EFNS Educational Programmes
EFNS Bursaries
200 bursaries, consisting of free registration to
the congress and hotel accomodation.
EFNS Educational Programmes
EFNS Tournament for Young Neurologists
Uschi Tschabitscher Prize
12 persons are selected, based on the quality of
their submitted abstract, to participate in the
tournament for young neurologists during the
EFNS congress. Candidates receive a travel
grant as well as hotel accommodation and
free registration to the congress.
EFNS Educational Programmes
EFNS Investigator Award
All posters and short communications presented
at the EFNS Congress will automatically be
eligible for the investigator award.
Each EFNS Scientist Panel will select one winner.
EFNS Educational Programmes
Continuing Medical Education Articles
Each month a CME article is published in the
European Journal of Neurology and on the
EFNS website. Online reading, testing and
certification are available on www.efns.org.
EFNS is co-organising meetings with
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European Association of Young Neurologists (EAYNT)
European Brain Council (EBC)
European Epilepsy Academy (EUREPA)
European Federation of Autonomic Societies (EFAS)
European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA)
European Headache Federation (EHF)
European School of Neuroimmunology (ESNI)
European Section of The Movement Disorders Society (MDS-ES)
Pan-Arab Union of Neurological Societies (PAUNS)
The World Federation of Neurology (WFN)
EFNS Congresses
The EFNS holds one congress
per year in a European city.
The Congress usually takes place in September.
EFNS Congresses
Programme
Teaching Courses
Main Topics
Focused Workshops
Special Sessions
Poster Sessions
Free oral communications
Tournament for Young Neurologists
Social Programme
Satellite Symposia
EFNS Congresses
Helsinki, Finland 2003
Brussels, Belgium 2007
3200 participants
4000 participants
Paris, France 2004
4250 participants
Madrid, Spain 2008
Athens, Greece 2005
5080 participants
4500 participants
Glasgow, UK 2006
Florence, Italy 2009
4500 participants
5500 participants
EFNS Congresses
Florence 2009
European Journal of Neurology
Impact Factor: 2.7
Review and Original Articles
EFNS Guideline Papers
Free of charge online access
for all EFNS members
The
Federation of
Neurological Societies
is the leading
Neurological Society in Europe