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DANUBE NEUROLOGY NEWSLETTER

Newsletter No. 2. April, 2001.

INTERNATIONAL DANUBE SYMPOSIUM
FOR NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

University of Szeged, Department of Neurology * 6725 Szeged, Semmelweis u. 6., Hungary
Tel.: + 36 62 545-348; Fax: + 36 62 545-597 ¬ E-mail: neurtitk@ nepsy.szote.u-szeged.hu

The publication is supported by an education grant from Gedeon Richter Ltd.

 

 

Contents:

1. The 33rd International Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences and Continuing Education (Lublin, Poland, 29 August--1 September, 2001)

2. The 34th International Danube Symposium (Bratislava, Slovakia, 22-23 August, 2002)

3. Future Danube Meetings, Symposia

4. European Journal of Neurology (Official Journal of EFNS)

5. Danube Neurology Training Programme

6. Further Activities of the Danube Symposium Group in the future

 

1. The 33rd International Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences and Continuing Education (Lublin, Poland, 29 August--1 September, 2001.)

 

The next main event of the DS will be the 33rd International Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences and Continuing Education in Lublin. This will be the first International Danube Symposium to take place in Poland. Chairman of the Local Organising Committee is Professor Zbigniew Stelmasiak, President of the Polish Society of Neurology.

Main topics of the Symposium will be:

  • Stroke, Dementia, MS, Epilepsy, Neuroimaging, Involuntary Movements, Neuroethics.

Further, the European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees invites young neurologists (aged 35 and under) and neurology trainees to attend a two-hour satellite symposium on 29.08.2001 and a poster session. The following topics for the YNT satellite symposium are planned:

  • Clinical Neurology (e.g. Vascular, Movement Disorders, Headache, MS, Dementia), Neuroscience (e.g. Genetics, Biomarkers, Electrophysiology) and Clinical Training in Neurology.

The Organising Committee and the YNT are keen to financially support young active participants (applications to be sent to Dr. Konrad Rejdak, President of YNT: krejdak@yahoo.com, and Dr. Axel Petzold, Secretary of YNT: a.petzold@ion.ucl.ac.uk). Visit also the YNT Web-site: www.ynt-europe.com

For all further information in connection with the Symposium, please contact directly:

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE:

Department of Neurology
Medical University School of Medicine
Independent Public Teaching Hospital No.4.
8 Dr K.Jaczewski Street /ul. Dr K.Jaczewskiego 8)
20-954 Lublin, POLAND
phone/fax: (+ 48 81) 742 54 20
e-mail: danube@neurologia.am.lublin.pl

ORGANISING OFFICE:


"First Class" Travel Agency
5 Chopina Street
20-026 Lublin, POLAND
phone: (+ 48 81) 532 99 68, 532 15 96
fax: (+ 48 81) 532 88 15
e-mail: travel@firstclass.lublin.tpnet.pl

Symposium Home Page : http://neurologia.am.lublin.pl/danube

Honorary President: Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c. Franz Gerstenbrand (Vienna);
Secretary General: Prof. László Vécsei (Szeged);
Deputy Secretary General: Prof. Zbigniew Stelmasiak (Lublin);
Scientific Secretary: Prof. Gerhard Ransmayr (Innsbruck);
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. János Tajti (Szeged);
Head of Office: Erika Grossmann (Szeged)

 

 

2. The 34th International Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences and Continuing Education (Bratislava, Slovakia, 22-23 August 2002.) -- preliminary programme

 

The organisational matters of the 34th Danube Symposium will be provided by the Medical School of Comenius University in Bratislava and its 1st Department of Neurology as well as the Slovak Postgradual Academy of Medicine in Bratislava. The Chairman of the Local Organising Committee is Professor Pavel Traubner, M.D., PhD, Head of the 1st Department of Neurology and Dean of the Medical School of Comenius University, Bratislava.

  • The planned main topics in accordance with the preliminary scientific programme, will be as follows:

Cerebrovascular diseases, Dementias, Neuroethics, Epilepsy, Reinnervation, Neurooncology.

  • The Symposium will be preceded by Presymposium Teaching Courses in the following topics: Movement Disorders, Ultrasonography in Vertebrobasilar Region and Epilepsy.

 

3. Future Danube Meetings, Symposia

 

  • 2003: 35 th International Danube Symposium (Lvav, Ucraine)
  • 2004: 36 th International Danube Symposium (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
  • 2005: 37 th International Danube Symposium (suggested: Brno, Czech Republic, or Bucuresti, Rumania)
  • 2006: 38 th International Danube Symposium (suggested: Brno, Czech Republic or Bucuresti, Rumania)
  • 2007: 39 th International Danube Symposium (Würzburg, Germany).

 

4. European Journal of Neurology (Official Journal of EFNS)

 

The European Journal of Neurology, official journal of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, can be ordered at a reduced rate for EFNS members, and societies affiliated to the EFNS. The journal is published bimonthly, and back issues are available. Papers for possible publication are invited now (impact factor: 0,670).

For full instructions for authors and information for subscription conditions, contact as follows:

Mr. Philip Saugman, Medical Marketing Director of Blackwell Science Ltd.
Blackwell Science Ltd., Osney Mead
Oxford OX2 0EL, UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.: +44 (0)1865206206 Fax: +44 (0)1865 206026
e-mail: samples@blacksci.co.uk
http://www.blackwell-science.com/ene
http://blackwell-synergy.com

Co-editors-In-Chief of the European Journal of Neurology are:

Franç ois Boller MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Per Soelberg Sorensen MD DMSc, Professor of Neurology.


5. Danube Neurology Training Programme

In the framework of the Danube Neurology Training Programme, Dr. Marija Semnic, MD, neurologist (Department of Neurology; Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Center Novi Sad, Jugoslavia) spent 4 weeks in November 2000. at the Department of Neurology, Szeged. She visited one week each the following sections/units of the Department of Neurology: In-patient Department, Outpatient Department, Electrphysiology and Laboratory of CSF. In order to get familiar with the everyday routine of our Department, she also took part at the everyday Morning Discussion, Radiological Meeting and Afternoon Discussion.

It is planned to have similar organisations, and we are looking forward to welcome other colleagues at our Department, or eventually at other Neurological Departments of this region.

 

6. Further Activities of the Danube Symposium Group in the future

 

As to the future activities of the Danube Symposium Group, we would like to organise a Danube Training Course in Szeged, Hungary, in Spring 2003. According to the preliminary scientific programme, the main topic to be discussed would be Novel Treatment Strategies of Neurological Disorders; the Meeting should concentrate on young neurologists, trainees, PhD-students, etc.

The exact date and the programme will be decided later.

 

 

We are looking forward for any pieces of important information to be published in our Newsletter; furthermore all kinds of enquiries, comments are welcome as well.