EBC was invited to take part in the 11th European Headache Federation Congress this past weekend, 1-3 December, in Rome, Italy. EHF was part of the headache working group within EBC's recently launched research project, the Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders in Europe. EHF dedicates its efforts to improving awareness of headache disorders and [...]
The first congress of the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) was held from 27-30 November in Belfast, UK. The event included contributions from over 200 speakers, who represented a broad range of disciplines and disease areas. Big data, precision care, personalized medicine in clinical trials, health literacy and the balance between patient safety and [...]
EBC Board Meeting #4 and General Assembly #2 22nd - 23rd November 2017 University Foundation Rue d’Egmont, 11 - BE-1000 Brussels Last week EBC held its final Board Meeting and General Assembly of 2017. It was a full two days starting with the Digital Health event at the European Parliament, and leading into the election [...]
Today, EBC held an event at the European Parliament on the subject of eHealth, entitled "Brain Health: the digital future is on its way". Hosted by MEPs Michal Boni and Carlos Zorrinho, the 2 hour event includes a wide range of stakeholder perspectives on the broader topic of eHealth. The afternoon event is opened by [...]
Press Release: Leading mental health specialists launch an Expert Policy Paper to address major challenges around transition from child to adult mental health services across Europe Expert Policy Paper highlights gaps in care for Europeans transitioning from child to adult mental health care services, and calls on policymakers to support improvements to healthcare systems. 21 [...]
Under the auspices of EBC, the World Health Organisation, the Italian Ministry of Health and the Lombardy Region, the IRCCS Foundation “Carlo Besta” Neurological Institute hold an event in Milan today on “INNOVATION AND RESEARCH FOR HEALTHY AGEING: new questions for research and new answers from innovation” as a complementary event to the G7 Ministries of Health meeting. [...]
Only 2% of Poles admit to have brain disorder - results of a Polish Brain Plan related survey revealed during the press conference in Warsaw In November 2015, the EBC launched a Call to Action, calling on the European Commission to come forward with a European strategy to tackle brain health, and on European countries [...]
EBC is pleased to announce that a Portuguese Brain Council ("Conselho Português para o Cérebro – Associação CPC") was established this October, following a stakeholder meeting at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra. The Council aims to facilitate cooperation between patient organizations, scientific societies and individual experts in Portugal. Furthermore, improving care and [...]
Registration for the upcoming EBC event Brain Health: The digital future is on its way is now open. Hosted by MEPs Mr. Michał Boni and Mr. Carlos Zorrinho, the event will explore how digital technology for healthcare can benefit the brain, and how we can ensure that these benefits reach the people who need it most. Read [...]
EBC Executive Director Frédéric Destrebecq traveled to Tallinn today to take part in the eHealth Tallinn 2017 high-level conference. The event centred around 'Health in the Digital Society. Digital Society for Health' and was organised by the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs as part of Estonia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, ECHAlliance and HIMSS [...]