Spring School
EAN is monitoring the health situation very carefully and will inform all granted applicants in time if there will be any changes.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2021
SPRING SCHOOL
Steinschaler Dörfl, Austria,
May 19-23, 2021
Dedicated to clinical neurologists in training who did not yet complete their residency/ clinical speciality training
who wish to boost their knowledge and to get the chance to enable personal contacts among participants and faculty members.
Contributions to the optimal organisation of neurological care, neurological services and postgraduate education
throughout Europe will be presented.
VENUE
Nature Hotel Steinschaler Doerfl
Taschlgrabenrotte 2
A-3213 Frankenfels
Austria
http://en.steinschaler.at/seminare.php
The Doerfl is about 2 hours south-west of Vienna. With the location 750m above sea level,
it is also mostly above the fog with a splendid view into the valley.
Spring School Opening
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
20:00 Welcome
Welcoming words by
• Professor Irena Rektorová
Czech Republic
Scientific programme organiser
• Professor Pavel Kalvach
Czech Republic
Scientific Programme organiser
1999-2014
followed by a reception and informal
meet’n’greet.
Spring School Programme
Day 1
Thursday, May 20
ALS / Frontotemporal Dementia
MORNING
08:45-09:45
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) variants: diagnosis and neuro correlates
Irena Rektorová, Brno, Czech Republic
10:00-11:00
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in daily practice - red flags
Sharon Abrahams, Edinburgh, Scotland
11:15-12:15
Diagnosis and Differential diagnosis of ALS: Really difficult?
12:15-13:15
Lunch Break
Afternoon workshops Frontotemporal dementia cases: tips and tricks
13:15-14:15
FTD/ PPA cases, diagnosis and differential diagnosis
Irena Rektorová, Brno, Czech Republic
14:30-15:30
Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS Screen (ECAS) in FTD cases
Sharon Abrahams, Edinburgh, Scotland
15:45-16:45
Misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis
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17.00
Excursion
Visit to famous Melk Abby followed by
a visit to a typical Austrian wine-restaurant
with food and entertainment
Day 2
Friday, May 21
Child Neurology
MORNING
9:00-10:00
Motor neuron diseases in infancy and childhood, focus on "new treatments"
Francesco Muntoni, London, UK
10:15-11:15
Epileptic neuro encephalopathies of infancy and childhood
11:30-12:30
Problems related to the COVID-19 pandemics in disabled children
12:30-13:30
Lunch Break
Afternoon Workshops: Practical tips including case presentations to illustrate the topics
13:30-14:30
Preparing your centre for the use of gene therapies
Francesco Muntoni, London, UK
14:45-15:45
Precision Medicine in Rare Epilepsies
16:00-17:00
Classification Systems of Disability
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19:30
Evening programme: Scientific dinner
Welcome: Irena Rektorová
RRFS lecture: Tips how to start your career as junior neurologist in Europe
Case-Presentations: by participants with Q&A from the Jury
Day 3
Saturday, May 22
NEUROSONOLOGY
MORNING
09:00-10:00
Neurosonology in stroke
Claudio Baracchini, Padua, Italy
10:15-11:15
Role of neurosonology in neurodegenerative diseases
David Skoloudik, Ostrava, Czech Republic
11:30-12:30
Interventions and monitoring using neurosonology methods
Fabienne Perren, Lausanne, Switzerland
12:30-13:30
Lunch Break
Afternoon Workshops: practical hands-on sessions
13:30-14:30
Transcranial Doppler/duplex sonography - examination of intracranial vessels
Claudio Baracchini, Padua, Italy
14:45-15:45
Transcranial sonography – examination of brain parenchyma in the B-Mode
David Skoloudik, Ostrava, Czech Republic
16:00-17:00
Duplex sonography for cervical vessels
Fabienne Perren, Lausanne, Switzerland
17:00-17:30
Exam
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19:30
Evening programme:
goodbye dinner and Networking
Application Forms
Eligibility and Application
Eligibility
- RRFS members from EAN member countries with more than 2 years of clinical training
- RRFS members from Corresponding Institutional Member Countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauretania, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria) and HINARI Group A countries are welcome to apply
- Full members from EAN member countries within 5 years after completion of neurology training
- Application for a travel grant is possible for members of low and lower-middle income countries. A short letter of intent, why the person wants to participate including why the travel grant is needed.
- Previoues awardees cannot apply again
All applicants must be Full member or RRFS member from EAN member countries at time of application.
Application
APPLICATION MATERIAL
- application form
- CV form for EAN grants including list of publications with links (max. 10 with doi-links)
- proof of 2 years of clinical experience (from supervisor or head of department)
- copy of passport
- RRFS or Individual membership*
*RRFS members are listed in the RRFS membership section, Full Members are listed here
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applications open between 1 December 2020 and 31 January 2021.
All application documents must be submitted by email to Ms. Magda Dohnalová: grants(at)ean.org.
Applicants are advised to keep a record of sending and request a read receipt. Original documents and/or fresh copies may be requested where felt necessary. So must be retained by the applicant until notified of the outcome of their application.
APPLICATION FORMS
PRESENT YOUR CASE REPORT
We invite you to present your case report related to Spring School topics
Case reports need to be sent with other application documents as an abstract of up to 400 words and with the statement why the case is important and clinically relevant (please fill the additional part of the application form)
Up to 6 case reports will be selected for 10 minutes presentations during the scientific dinner.
Three best presentations will be selected by the faculty and awarded and announced in EANpages.