On 27 September 2016, the European Brain Council (EBC) co-organised the event “Safeguarding patient safety and quality of care in Europe: Good practice for off-label use of medicines”. The event, which was hosted in the European Parliament by MEP Piernicola Pedicini, was attended by major European stakeholders in the area of off-label use of medicinal [...]
The 29th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) has taken place in Vienna from 17 to 20 September 2016. One of the major European scientific meeting for disease-oriented brain research, it annually attracts between 4,000 and 6,000 neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists from around the world. The congress has been for EBC the [...]
From 6 to 8 September 2016, 3,000 participants from over 50 countries, including Polish and foreign high officials, EU Commissioners, CEO businesses and scientists, attended the 26th Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland, one of the most important get-togethers of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. Participants discussed the major current economic, social and political issues, [...]
After its report "Brain health: time matters in multiple sclerosis", MS Brain Health has released a short guide in order to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) put the recommendations of the report into practice. It allows them to understand how to lead a brain-healthy lifestyle and how to request the highest possible standard of care. [...]
25th July, 2016 The European Brain Council is glad to announce the launch of the website related to the Good Off-Label Use Practices (GOLUP) Declaration. Off-label use is the practice of using a medicine outside its authorized indication. It plays an important part in some medical areas, since it can be of benefit to patients [...]
On 13th July, the meeting of the Interest Group on mental health, well-being and brain disorders, co-organized by EBC and GAMIAN-Europe, has taken place in the European Parliament, co-chaired by the MEPs Marian Harkin and Nessa Childers. EBC’s executive director, Frédéric Destrebecq, has presented the main activities and projects of the European Brain Council, namely [...]
On 6 July 2016, the Biannual Report of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the EU was released. The report provides insights on the public role of WHO at the EU, and of how it pushed the public health agenda in the European Union. The European Brain Council is listed among the stakeholders with which the [...]
From 2 to 6 July, the FENS Forum 2016 has gathered together thousands of participants, world’s top experts, mid-career scientists, post-docs and students, facilitating and promoting the exchange of knowledge and neuroscience research. […]
The Innovation Report, a review conducted by Robert Madelin on innovation in Europe, has been published on 5th July 2016. The paper has been produced by the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), the European Commission's new think tank, where Madelin, former director general at DG Connect, is now adviser on innovation. In its first two [...]
The OECD has just released a new series in order to highlight the latest data in selected countries, to explain their health care systems and to provide key information in a clear and concise way, in just 2 pages. Each document highlights elements that are characteristic of that particular country, be it smoking, obesity, surgical interventions, [...]