By W. Struhal and Prof. P. Engel
The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) is a huge and complex structure, representing neurologists worldwide. To achieve its aim, many international neurologists collaborate and work on WFN projects, represent the organization as officers, or serve as editors or authors for WFN media. These initiatives play an important role in advocating the interests of neurologists on a global scale.
You can follow all of these activities and many more on our modern website, www.wfneurology.org.
What content will you find there? A major aim of WFN is supporting educational initiatives and encouraging global networking. The website provides a sound insight into WFN educational activities. These include WFN seminars in clinical neurology that provide teaching and training materials and patient care guidelines. Exchange among young neurologists is encouraged by WFN through programs such as the Turkish Department Visit, and available grants and awards for young neurologists interested in extending their training internationally.
Also, reports are published on fascinating projects such as the Zambia Project, which aims to improve medical care in that region. Young neurologists are encouraged to actively participate in the WFN; and the website lists representatives of young neurologists. A singularly interesting section is neurology for non-neurologists, which provides educational materials for areas where there is a severe shortage of neurologists.
Bringing worldwide science and patient care closer together is a strong objective of WFN. You also will find details about the World Brain Alliance, an umbrella group of international neurological organizations. WFN applied research groups organize scientific projects and educational activities in neurology subspecialties, and publish their activities on the website on an annual basis.
Some additional important topics you will find there:
• WFN initiatives (e.g. the WFN Africa Initiative)
• Candidates for 2013 election including the president of WFN
• WFN officers, national WFN delegates, WFN regional directors
Keeping Up to Date
The WFN website provides insights into our organization, but it offers more than that. Neurology news of major global importance is published in WFN’s publication World Neurology. One aim of the WFN web strategy is to establish direct interaction with its users. Social media channels are offered. You may follow WFN updates and actively exchange your thoughts with WFN on Facebook (www.facebook.com/wfneurology), Twitter (www.twitter.com/wfneurology), or the World Federation of Neurology Linkedin group (linkedin.com).
You may want to use these social networks to interact and get to know other participants from the XXI World Congress of Neurology in Vienna that took place Sept. 21-26, the first World Congress where social media channels were offered.
Aims, Vision of WFN Website
The WFN website and WFN digital footprint comprise a platform for neurologists who advocate neurology through WFN initiatives and projects, and inform the public on activities of WFN. Social media offers the prospect of increased online interactivity and the hope that neurologists worldwide might interconnect a little more. The future vision is that these digital resources will help to build a strong network of neurologists worldwide and strengthen scientific collaboration in neurological research and services.
We warmly invite you to visit our website.
