The Commitments of the EFNS

EFNS Head Office – Vienna, Austria

The EFNS represents

• 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: A strong organization of European NeurologyMission 2: Taking care of neurological patients in EuropeMission 3: High quality of neurological health careMission 4: Multidisciplinary collaboration and partnershipMission 5: Excellence in clinical neurological research – the

cornerstone of progressionMission 6: Clinical and basic neuroscience – two interacting themesMission 7: High standards in neurological education throughout

EuropeMission 8: A platform for teaching activities at European levelMission 9: Raising public awareness about neurological

disorders in EuropeMission 10: Contributing to neurological health care worldwide

V I S I O N

Excellence in European NeurologyA common home for neurological patient care,

research, education and partnership in Europe

M I S S I O N 1

A strong organization of European NeurologyTo encourage collaboration between European

national neurological societies

M I S S I O N 2

Taking care of neurological patients in EuropeTo promote the development of neurology as

the major medical speciality caring for patients with neurological disorders.

M I S S I O N 3

High quality of neurological health careTo strenghten the standard, availability, and uniformity of neurological services in Europe

M I S S I O N 4

Multidisciplinary collaboration and partnershipTo strengthen the collaboration between the

EFNS and related professional and lay organizations

M I S S I O N 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

M I S S I O N 6

Clinical and basic neuroscience – two interacting themes

To strengthen the integration of basic neuroscience and of clinical neurology by

promoting bidirectional translational research

M I S S I O N 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

M I S S I O N 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

M I S S I O N 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

PresidentPast-President3 Vice PresidentsSecretary GeneralTreasurerCommittee Chairpersons

EFNS CommitteesCongress Programme CommitteeEducation Committee• CME Sub-committee• E-learning Sub-committee• European Co-operation Sub-committee• Teaching Course Sub-committeeLiaison CommitteeScientific Committee

EFNS Scientist Panels• 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. • 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 ProgrammesEFNS Department-Department ProgrammeEFNS Fellowship ProgrammeEFNS AcademyEFNS Congress Teaching CoursesEFNS Regional Teaching CoursesEFNS Congress BursariesEFNS Tournament for Young NeurologistsInvestigator AwardCME 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 grantseach amounting to a maximum of

€ 2,000 per monthDuration: 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 Coursesat EFNS Congresses

• 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

2011Yekaterinburg, Russia – May 2011

Belgrade, Serbia – June 2011Lviv, 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 NeurologistsUschi 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• 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

Teaching CoursesMain TopicsFocused WorkshopsSpecial SessionsPoster Sessions

Free oral communicationsTournament for Young NeurologistsSocial ProgrammeSatellite Symposia

Programme

EFNS Congresses

Brussels, Belgium 20074000 participants

Madrid, Spain 20085080 participants

Florence, Italy 20095500 participants

Helsinki, Finland 20033200 participants

Paris, France 20044250 participants

Athens, Greece 20054500 participants

Glasgow, UK 20064500 participants

EFNS Congresses

Florence 2009

European Journal of Neurology

Impact Factor: 2.7

Review and Original ArticlesEFNS Guideline Papers

Free of charge online access for all EFNS members

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Federation of Neurological Societies

is the leading

Neurological Society in Europe