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Results of a Polish Brain Plan-related survey revealed during press conference in Warsaw
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 to implement comprehensive public health [...]
New NBC: Portuguese Brain Council established in October
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 treatment of patients living with [...]
Registration for “Brain Health: The Digital Future is on its way” now open!
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 more about the event here and [...]
EBC presents at eHealth Tallinn 2017, announces upcoming event
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 Europe. EBC was invited to [...]
EBC marks World Mental Health Day 2017
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 day basis, as well as [...]
Launch Portuguese Brain Council
EBC is pleased to announce that a Portuguese Brain Council 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 treatment of patients living with nervous system disorders as well as informing [...]
CADASIL joined as member of the Dutch Brain Council
Stichting Platform CADASIL recently joined as member of the Dutch Brain Council (DBC), which makes the DBC one of the fastest growing patient platforms in the Netherlands. The work of the foundation revolves around supporting research into Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) and increasing awareness about this condition among the general public and medical experts. [...]
Polish Brain Plan
Members of a consortium, among which EBC, that works towards developing a Polish Brain Plan recently met in Warsaw to discuss the outcomes of a survey on brain health. The results indicate that only 20 percent of Polish citizens considers their knowledge about brain disorders to be good or very good. Furthermore, only 2 percent admitted that they themselves have [...]
SIP Steering Committee Meeting 4 October
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 policy strategies for an improved [...]
EBC at 27th Alzheimer Europe Conference
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 AD across its spectrum. Please visit [...]