EBC at the 35th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress
Vienna , AustriaThe annual European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress is Europe’s premier scientific meeting for disease-oriented brain research, annually attracting more than 5,000 psychiatrists, neuroscientists, neurologists and psychologists from around the world. The European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) is an independent scientific association dedicated to the science and treatment of disorders of the [...]
European Congress of Neurosurgery 2022
Belgrade , SerbiaThe European Congress of Neurosurgery 2022 (EANS2022) took place on 16-20 October in Belgrade, Serbia. The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) is both an independent federation of European national neurosurgical societies and a fast-developing association of individual neurosurgeons from around the world. The Congress theme – Trends, Insights, Innovations: Neurosurgery beyond Technology – addressed [...]
The value of early intervention and continuity of care for mental disorders | ECNP Congress
Vienna , AustriaMood Disorders are a common, chronic, severe, complex and costly group of predominantly recurrent psychiatric illness that can be devastating for the affected individual and their families and impose a high health care related burden. Major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are the main diagnostic categories in mood disorders. There is a significant clinical need [...]
Rethinking the early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease | Alzheimer Europe Conference
Bucharest , RomaniaAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major unmet medical need that requires innovation to be aligned with public health and health systems‘ needs. AD represents between 60 and%70% of the dementia cases. It is still diagnosed too late, when the symptoms become more evident as the disease progresses. AD is now portrayed as a continuum [...]
International Congress for Ataxia Research (ICAR)
Dallas TX, United StatesThe International Congress for Ataxia Research (ICAR), to be held on 1-4 November 2022, will take place in Dallas, Texas (USA). This Congress will combine the best of our organizations’ popular research meetings, including NAF’s Ataxia Investigators Meeting (AIM) and the International Ataxia Research Conference (IARC), co-led by FARA, Ataxia UK, GoFAR, and other partner [...]
Mental Health Week events in Greece – with special focus on child and adolescent mental health
Athens , GreeceEBC as a member of the pan-European Mental Health Coalition (*) working package on mental health and well-being of children, adolescents and youth and in the framework of the joint Value of Treatment study on anorexia nervosa, autism and depression in Europe participated online in the Mental Health Week meeting that took place in [...]
EU Health Summit: Towards an EU Health Union
Brussels , BelgiumThe EU Health Coalition is delighted to invite you to its 3rd EU Health Summit to map the future of the European Health Union. The event will build on the stark lessons learned from COVID-19 and discuss how to go beyond the status-quo in health, seizing opportunities to make positive changes. It will ask what [...]
Local action, regional transformation: WHO Pan-European Mental Health Coalition Meeting
WHO/Europe held the second meeting of its Pan-European Mental Health Coalition on 23–24 November 2022 in Ankara, Turkey, jointly hosted with the fourth Annual Conference on Social Inclusion of Persons with Mental Disabilities. Held in hybrid format, the conference aimed to leverage regional momentum and continue advocating for the necessary actions to improve mental [...]
Psychedelic-assisted therapies in the treatment of brain disorders
European Parliament Rue Wiertz 60, Brussels, BelgiumThe Psychedelic Access and Research European Alliance and European Brain Council were pleased to hold the event, "Psychedelic-assisted therapies in the treatment of brain disorders", hosted by MEPs Jarosław Duda (EPP, PL) and Alex Agius Saliba (S&D, MT) in the European Parliament on 6 December 2022 at 14:00 –16:00 CET. Understanding our brain is an [...]
Rare Neurological Diseases in the EU: The Importance of Early Diagnosis and Real World Evidence to Drive Better Patient Outcomes
European Parliament Rue Wiertz 60, Brussels, BelgiumOn 7 December 2022 at 16:00-17:30, the European Alliance for Patient Access (EAfPA), with support of the European Brain Council (EBC) and European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA), hosted an event in the European Parliament on Rare Neurological Diseases in the EU, exploring the importance of early diagnosis and real-world evidence (RWE) to drive better [...]