EBC Newsletter (January, 2018)
The EBC Newsletter for January 2018 can be accessed here.
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01-2018
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01-2018
Registration for the Brain Awareness Week 2018 now OPEN
Registration for this year's EBC Brain Awareness Week 2018 outreach event is now open. On 15 March 2018, EBC will once again hold an event at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to mark Brain Awareness Week 2018, based on our highly successful outreach event at the Parliament last year, this year under the title Expanding brain research in [...]
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01-2018
New Year’s greetings from EBC & our new Executive
The European Brain Council wishes you all the best in 2018. We have an exciting year ahead of us here at EBC, and we look forward to everything unfolding over the year. We have plenty projects in the works and underway, and events already coming up. We look forward to seeing you at the EPA [...]
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12-2017
EBC Newsletter (December, 2017)
The EBC Newsletter for December 2017 can be accessed here.
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12-2017
EBC attends conference “Embedding digital into societal challenges”
The Estonian Presidency Research Conference “Embedding digital into societal challenges” was held at the Residence Palace in Brussels on the 7th of December. The presentations revolved around how digital technologies can address societal challenges in domains like healthcare, energy, transportation and bioeconomy. Additionally, attendees discussed the potential of digitalization for acceleration innovation and delivering services, [...]
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12-2017
Good Off-Label Use Practice (GOLUP) National Roundtable – Italy
On 13th December 2017, the European Brain Council (EBC) participated in a roundtable on the use of off-label medicines in Rome, Italy. This was the first of a series of national roundtables to be organised by the Good Off-Label Use Practice (GOLUP) coalition. Over 20 stakeholders representing the medical, patient and research communities attended the [...]
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12-2017
EBC Newsletter (November, 2017)
The EBC Newsletter for November 2017 can be accessed here.
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12-2017
EBC Supports Statement on Prioritizing Patient Safety in the Brexit Negotiations
Today marks the launch of the statement “Prioritising patient safety and public health across Europe post Brexit”, written in cooperation with the European Brain Council (EBC). The statement is currently supported by 14 pan-European organizations and was unanimously endorsed by EBC's constituency on the occasion of the EBC General Assembly held on 23rd November. Written [...]
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12-2017
EBC at the 11th EHF Congress 2017 in Rome, 1-3 December
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 [...]
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12-2017
Norwegian Health Minister announced Brain Plan
Bent Høie, Minister of Health and Care Services of Norway, recently announced the launch of the first Norwegian Brain Plan that aims to support brain research and improve the quality of treatment. Additionally, the plan highlights the importance of prevention and involving patients and relatives. In the light of the enormous societal burden that brain [...]