The Official Newsletter of the World Federation of Neurology
Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.
Three officers and one trustee are to be elected at the Council of Delegates Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September during the World Congress of Neurology in Vienna. The nominating committee of the World Federation of Neurology now recommends to the membership those listed here as candidates in accordance with the Federation’s Memorandum and Articles of Association. [Read more…]
Olivia Gosseries, PhD
The trustees of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) recently approved a newly created Applied Research Group on Coma and Disorders of Consciousness, chaired by Steven Laureys. [Read more…]
Figure 1. WCN XX Presentations.
WFN takes stock and makes preparations during the years in between World Congresses. The WFN was successful with its Marrakesh Congress, thanks to our Moroccan organizers. The “With Africa, For Africa” slogan worked extremely well. The attendance of 3,217 delegates from 125 countries exceeded expectations, and the scientific material presented was of a high standard. [Read more…]
The following documents produced by the Education Committee are under constant review to best represent the needs of the WFN and its member countries. [Read more…]
Reviewing scans at Trujillo University, Peru.
More than 50 years ago, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) was established to facilitate dialogue in neuroscience research. With the advent of enhanced travel, communication and, in particular, the Internet, neuroscience research has come to exist independently on the world stage and is self-sustaining. Neurology education, on the other hand, though to some extent supported by the same phenomena, is not globally self-sustaining. [Read more…]
Vladimir Hachinski
Our mission is “to foster quality neurology and brain health worldwide.” That is a broad and challenging mandate. We are addressing it by involving individuals, organizations and alliances. The individual initiatives come through the Grants-in-Aid competition, open to all members of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) and its member societies. The organizational approach is accomplished through the enhanced and expanded Committees and Initiatives. In addition, the WFN has successfully pursued alliances, which magnify the impact of our initiatives and that of our colleagues. [Read more…]
Christopher Kennard, Publications Committee chair
World Neurology is pleased to welcome Dr. Donald H. Silberberg as the incoming editor for 2013. Thanks to efforts of distinguished past editors, particularly the last three — Jagjit S. Chopra, Mark Hallet and Johan Aarli — the publication is geared to deliver digitally with additional helpful features. We are grateful to the Publications Committee under the chairmanship of Christopher Kennard (UK) for identifying such an outstanding successor. [Read more…]
