Foetaal Alcohol Syndroom Stichting Nederland (FAS Stichting) (English: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Association Netherlands) became the 25th member of the Dutch Brain Council this month. FAS Netherlands aims to raise awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, which are a number of conditions that can occur in baby`s whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. By gaining 25 [...]
EBC has just released another video on its YouTube channel, a highlights video of the EBC outreach event held on 16th March 2017 at The European Parliament in Strasbourg. The outreach event was titled: "Expanding Brain Research in Europe: A Societal Need?" and was held in the framework of Brain Awareness Week 2017, a global [...]
The EBC Newsletter for April 2017 can be accessed here.
The Belgian Brain Council will be having its General Assembly on 17th June 2017, with appointment of new President, new Secretary General, and new Pharma Industry delegate. On the occasion of International Parkinson's Day, 11 April 2017, the Belgian Brain Council released their National Brain Plan: A four paged document detailing the setting up of a Belgian [...]
A meeting to discuss finalizing creation of the Portuguese Brain Council (PBC) took place in Lisbon on 19th April 2017 at Ciência Viva - a national agency for the promotion of initiatives for the public awareness of Science and Technology in Portugal. Representatives of key scientific societies discussed what has been achieved so far, what [...]
On 6th March 2017, EBC’s president, Professor David Nutt, delivered a presentation as one of this year’s speakers at the TEDx Brussels event, a full afternoon of live talks by world-class speakers on a diverse range of topics, held at BOZAR, Brussels. In keeping with the TEDx theme "no limits", Professor Nutt’s Talk, titled “No Limits: To the [...]
On 11th April 2017, EBC attended the European Parliament's Interest Group on Carers meeting. Held at the European Parliament in Brussels, the meeting was hosted by Eurocarers, the European network representing informal carers and their organisations, and MEP Marian Harkin. The meeting primarily addressed the relevance of the new European Pillar of Social Rights in addressing [...]
From 1 – 4 April, EBC was pleased to attend the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry held by one of its members, The European Psychiatric Association (EPA), in Florence, Italy. Guided by the motto “Together for Mental Health,” the congress facilitated learning, discussion, and exchange among European and international psychiatrists together with leaders of stakeholder organisations in mental [...]
On Wednesday 12 April 2017, the symposium Mental Health in Europe: Promoting Equal Opportunities and Social Participation, was held at Thon Hotel in Brussels. The meeting gathered delegates from various health industries and organizations, academics and MEPs to discuss the prevention, detection, and treatment of mental health difficulties. Among other key topics of discussion were: exploring innovative [...]
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