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| September 14 , 2004 | |
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EFNS Congress 2005, This is the 9th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societes. Host: Hellenic Neurological Society. Co-sponsored by the European Section of the Movement Disorder Society (MDS-ES). Co-sponsored by The World Federation of Neurology. |
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The EFNS Scientific Panel Neurotraumatology worked very successfully during the last year as its chair, Professor Klaus R.H. von Wild reported on occasion of the EFNS Scientific Panel Chairpersons business meeting in Paris on Monday, September 6th, 2004. |
| Guidelines ready for publication in the EFNS Handbook of Neurology 2005 The Task Force on Management of Apallic Syndrome/Vegetative State (VS), which is now chaired by Klaus R.H. von Wild (Münster, Germany), and Erika Ortega Suhrkamp (Oldenburg, Germany) together with Franz Gerstenbrand (Innsbruck, Austria) is finalizing their Guidelines so that they will be ready for publication and included in the EFNS Handbook of Neurology 2005. P.E. Vos, M.D. Ph.D, Professor for Neurology and Consultant of the Department of Neurology, UMCN St. Radboud (Nijmegen,The Netherlands), chair of the Task force on Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI), and the members will review the already published Guidelines in respect to practicability and necessity of early CT inverstigations so that the revised Guidelines will also be published in the EFNS Handbook. |
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| Two new Task Forces Two new Task Forces were suggested by the chair and finally established at the Panel Neurotraumatology Delegate's Meeting on September 7th. a) Task Force for Management of Whiplash Injury , Chair: Dusan Butinar (Ljubliana, Slovenia). He will be the co-chairman at The Panel's workshop on that important topic which is jointly organised by EFNS and EMN in Athens on September 20, 2005. b) Task Force for Management of Severest Traumatic Brain Injury, Chair: Pieter Vos (Nijmegen, The Netherlands). It has been decided that both Task Forces will report their drafts on the new EFNS Management Guidelines to the Panel at the business meeting in Athens September 2005. |
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| Third Focused Workshop on Quality of Life after severe traumatic brain lesions The Third Focused Workshop on Quality of Life after severe traumatic brain lesions, again jointly organised by EFNS and EMN and chaired by Klaus R.H. von Wild (Münster, Germany), Jean-Luc Truelle (Paris, France) and Franz Gerstenbrand (Innsbruck, Austria), informed about medical facts and outcome in severest TBI patients and the assessment of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) after TBI. Rita Formisano, Neurologist and Rehabilitation Physician (Rome, Italy) draw the attention on early prognostic neuropsychological and clinical signs, when first oral feeding has the highst validity in her asessment scale of hunderts of patients in vegetative state/apallic syndrome following TBI. |
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Jean Luc Truelle presented the content and practicability of QOLIBRI, a questionnaire developed by an interdisciplinary working group of neuro scientists from 15 nations, with a first overview of the domains, which are asked to the patients. First results will be available to the EFNS or EMN congresses 2005. Franz Gerstenbrand had referred in his introduction to the absolute necessity of a maximal initial maximum therapy and to the legal bases; he expressed himself being against an active euthanasia in cases of hopeless patientes with severe brain lesions (Apallic Syndrom/VS) without signs of mental and physical recovery after one year, but he considered the humane recommendation of a passive euthanasia considered on the condition of an informed consent. |
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Professor Reuven Feuerstein , Founder and Chairman International Centre for the Enhancement of Learning potential (ICELP) Hadassah WIZO, Canada Research Institute (HWCRI) Deitcher Center Besner Foundation, Bar Ilan University (Jerusalem, Israel), was one of the most attentive listeners of the workshops on HRQOL. He was very impressed by the QOLIBRI instrumentarium and he will cooperate actively in the group, to which he was invited. Feuerstein has also accepted the invitation expressed by Klaus R.H. von Wild to attend the second AMN Congres in Phoenix. |
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80th anniversary of Franz Gerstenbrand The 6th of September, Dr med. Dr. hc.mult. Franz Gerstenbrand celebrated his 80th anniversy together with friends and collegues on occasion of the 8th EFNS Congress in Paris. Franz Gerstenbrand, Professor emeritus for Neurology and former Head University Hospital for Neurology, Innsbruck, Austria, is Founding and Honorary President of the EFNS. |
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Incomming President of the EFNS 2005 Congratulations to the Vice President of the EMN and highly estimated Chair, EFNS Congress Programme Committee. Jacques L. De Reuck was elected Incomming President of the EFNS 2005 on occasion of the 8th EFNS Congress in Paris. De Reuck is Head of the Department of Neurology at the University Hospital Ghent, one of the largest health care providers in Flanders, with more than 1000 beds for acute care and extensive services for ambulatory diagnosis, treatment and care. (www.uzgent.be/EN/) |
| September 13 , 2004 | |
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Happy Birthday to George P. Prigatano! Prof. George P. Prigatano, PhD, President of the AMN , was born September 13, 1944 in Meriden, Connecticut. Best wishes to George on behalf of all AMN members on the occasion of his 60th anniversary. We wish him good health and much success in his scientific and medical work in the area of neuropsychology. Have a nice day with your family, coworkers and friends. Happy birthday to you! |
| September 3 , 2004 | |
| Date, site and theme for AMN Meetings from 2006 to 2008 As George P. Prigatano, President of the World AMN, has defined, the site of any AMN meeting will be dependent on the scientific value and theme that that meeting will foster and he has already established that tone for the Phoenix meeting, November 2004 . The focus of this 2nd AMN Congress is clearly on neurosurgical and neuropsychological collaboration in the treatment of TBI patients. Future meetings will also have a theme and draw on areas of expertise in the locale in which the meeting will be held. Each meeting will also provide for poster sessions and encourage dialogue between senior and junior colleagues, as well as across disciplines. "To be a success, all of us must work diligently to establish high standards for our meetings, and to ensure that research information is integrated with meaningful clinical interventions", said Prigatano. After the Third AMN Congress and Members' Meeting in Japan, March 10 , 2005 , the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology will organize the following congresses from 2006 to 2008. The 2006 meeting will be held in Copenhagen. The focus will be on holistic approaches to neuropsychological rehabilitation for which the Center for Brain Injury Rehabilitation at the University of Copenhagen are, of course, internationally recognized. Anne-Lise Christensen will organize that meeting. The 2007 meeting will focus on the use of functional neuroimaging techniques to understand motor recovery and how this information can be transferred to understanding other forms of recovery following traumatic brain injury. This meeting will be held in Dusseldorf/Germany, organized by Volker Hömberg and Klaus R. H. von Wild The 2008 meeting will focus on issues concerning recovery and rehabilitation of children after TBI. This will be hosted by Lucia Braga and colleagues in Brasilia/Brazil. |
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| September 2 , 2004 | |
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Immediate and tangible benefit of the membership fee |
| The AMN membership fee has been established at 100 Euros per year. Membership fees are due March 1st of each year, beginning with March of 2005. Members who do not pay within 30 days of that date will be charged an additional 25 Euros. If membership fee is not paid 2 consecutive years, the member will be contacted to see if they wish to maintain their membership in the organization. Failure to pay membership fees for 2 years would result in termination of membership. The AMN membership fee has been established at 100 Euros per year. Membership fees are due March 1st of each year, beginning with March of 2005. Members who do not pay within 30 days of that date will be charged an additional 25 Euros. If membership fee is not paid 2 consecutive years, the member will be contacted to see if they wish to maintain their membership in the organization. Failure to pay membership fees for 2 years would result in termination of membership. The membership fee can be applied to registration fees at the national meeting. For example, once an individual has paid their membership fee for the year 2005, they can attend the Nagoya meeting at 100 Euros less than registration costs. This will be the most immediate and tangible benefit of the membership fee. All applications for membership should be sent to Professor Klaus von Wild *), as the ad hoc Membership Chairperson. He will then present them to the Executive Committee and Presidium at the annual meeting, to be voted on. *) Professor Klaus von Wild, M.D., Frauenburgstrasse 32, 48155 Muenster, Germany |
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| September 1 , 2004 | |
| First members of the AMN Presidium In order to solidify plans in moving the AMN organization forward, the following officers have been elected. George P. Prigatano, Ph.D. will serve as president of AMN for its first three years (tour of duty from March of 2004 to March of 2007). First Vice President is Anne-Lise Christensen, Ph.D. The Second Vice President will be selected after the Nagoya meeting in Japan. General Secretary is Klaus von Wild, M.D. Registrar is Mario Prosiegel, M.D. and Treasurer is Hans Tritthart, M.D. The Deputy Treasurer will be identified after the Nagoya meeting. In addition to this, Prof. George Prigatano has established an ad hoc Membership Committee; Klaus von Wild, M.D. will serve as chairman for the first 2 years of the organization. |
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