EBC member organisation, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA),  would like to cordially invite you to attend the first EPA Policy Event, “From policies to practice - from practice to policies. Creating synergies for better health in Europe,” to be held in Brussels next month. The event will take place at the University Foundation (see map) at 13:30-17:00, on Friday 9 December [...]

In collaboration with EBC, the London School of Economics prepared a literature review of the potential clinical and socioeconomic impact of targeting unmet needs in Parkinson’s disease. The report was officially released earlier this week, and can be found below. The report focuses on summarising the key evidence available from the literature on the potential clinical and socioeconomic impact of targeting [...]

From 5-7 October 2016, the European Brain Council took part in three days of meetings in Luxembourg in regard to Mental Health and Wellbeing. The first day and a half was dedicated to the Governmental Experts on Mental Health meeting, which gathered EU Member State and select country representatives, Mental Health experts and relevant NGOs. EBC’s new Not Myself Today [...]

EBC is working with GAMIAN-Europe to find support for a European Parliament Written Declaration on mental health and asylum seekers. A Written Declaration is a tool that Members of the European Parliament have to underline their interest in and the need for action for a cetain topic. It needs the support of the majority of Members (376 signatures)  in order [...]

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 products, including patients, physicians, pharmacist [...]

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 occasion to engage with delegates [...]

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, divided into 12 thematic paths [...]

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. You can access and download [...]

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 the Value of Treatment (VoT) [...]