Brain Health Summit 2023
European Brain Health Summit 2023
Tuesday May 9, 2023, 17.00 – 20.00 CEST
The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) successfully held two first Brain Health events in 2022: The Brain Health Summit in May in Vienna and the Brain Health Event at the European Parliament in December. Both events highlighted the importance of advocacy for neurology, alongside cooperation with national societies, international authorities, organisations, and other stakeholders.
On 9 May 2023, The European Academy of Neurology organized another successful Brain Health Summit, that brought together international voices to raise the brain health awareness and to provide an opportunity for international dialogue and collaboration between the key stakeholders.
The overarching topic was ‘Precision Neurology and Prevention of Neurological Diseases’ and was covered from different perspectives, starting with patients, continuing with insightful presentations from the experts and ending with an interesting discussion about precision neurology and the importance of brain health for everyone.
At the beginning of the Brain Health Summit, President of the European Academy of Neurology announced a new initiative: Brain Health Mission. With the slogan: One Brain. One Life. One Mission, its main goal is to ensure a basic understanding of how to make optimal brain health available to the public through all stages of their lives. The Brain Health Mission is about working together to create a brighter future for all of us, and we invite you to join us on this journey towards healthy brains. You can find more information on the official website: brainhealthmission.org
European Brain Health Summit: Precision neurology and prevention of neurological diseases
Programme Moderator: Jacqui Thornton
| 17.00 | Welcome & Special Announcement |
| Prof. Paul Boon, President of the European Academy of Neurology | |
| 17.30 | Patient Perspective: What could precision medicine mean for me? |
| Intro: Orla Galvin, Executive Director of European Federation of Neurological Associations Speaker Jana Hlavacova, Interim CEO, European Multiple Sclerosis Platform | |
18:00 | Precision medicine: Clinical and research perspective: priorities and where we are now (with Q&A session) |
| Prof. Thomas Berger, Chair of EAN Scientific Committee | |
| 18:25 | Special Message from World Federation of Neurology [Pre-recorded] |
| Prof. Wolfgang Grisold, President of the World Federation of Neurology | |
18:30 | Brain Disorders in Europe, 1990-2050 (with Q&A session) |
| Prof. Theo Vos, Professor of Health Metrics Sciences, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) | |
| 18:50 | Panel Discussion: What are the key factors allowing for progress? How realistic is precision medicine and how can it be scaled up in entire Europe? |
| Claudio Bassetti - EAN Past-President & Vice President of European Brain Council Maria Teresa Ferretti, Chief Scientific Officer, Women’s Brain Project Orla Galvin, Executive Director, European Federation of Neurological Associations Verena Thaler, Digital Health Manager, Medtech Europe | |
| 19:50 | Concluding Remarks and Call for Action |
| Prof. Paul Boon | |
| 20:00 | End |
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