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 [...]
October 10 is World Mental Health Day, which this year focuses on Mental Health at the Workplace. It is the 25th year of World Mental Health Day, an initiative that each year aims to raise awareness on mental health and the continued issues people living with mental health conditions go through on a day to [...]
EBC representatives were present at the Committee Meeting of the "Societal Impact of Pain" (SIP) hosted at the Foundation Universitaire on 4 October. The SIP platform was launched in 2009 with the aim of raising awareness of the relevance that pain has on societies, sharing best practices across all EU member states and fostering European-wide [...]
EBC is in Berlin this week for the 27th Alzheimer Europe Conference, focusing this year on the theme "care today, cure tomorrow". In partnership with MSD we are present at the exhibition and will hold a special symposium on the 4th October during lunch (beginning 12:45): Early intervention in Alzheimer’s disease: For a new understanding of [...]
EBC representatives attended the event “Research & Innovation in Europe” organized in the European Parliament on 27 September. The discussion primarily revolved around the future FP9 research scheme as well as its potential impact on the European economy. Furthermore, the speakers of the three panels presented on topics such as public return on R&I public [...]
A new report from the European Brain Council reveals poor diagnosis and treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome which makes it one of the most costly neurological disorders in Europe Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a serious neurological disorder which has a high prevalence but is very often not recognized or even diagnosed as a disease, [...]
On 13 & 14 September, EBC held its 3rd Board Meeting of the year and a full day strategic workshop, with the aim of developing a discussion on 2017-2018 activities as well as on the developments of key topics of interest for EBC and its member organisations. We had an excellent turn out, with representatives [...]
