Spring School
EAN Spring School, Steinschaler Dörfl, Austria
April 30 – May 4, 2025
Application for the Spring School 2025 is now open until January 31, 2025.
Dedicated to clinical neurologists in training who did not yet complete their residency/clinical speciality training
and wish to boost their knowledge and get the chance to enable personal contacts among participants and faculty members.
Faculty members will present examples of the optimal organisation of neurological care, neurological services and postgraduate education throughout Europe, in the form of plenary sessions in the morning and afternoon workshops for smaller groups to amplify the learned content from the morning.
Organisers:
EAN Teaching Course sub-Committee, Programme leads: Roland Wiest, Martina Bočková
EAN Office: Kathrin Jehle, grants(at)ean.org
Location
ARRIVAL: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
SCHOOL: Thursday-Saturday. The lectures are scheduled for the three consecutive days. Participation in the entire event is mandatory.
DEPARTURE: Sunday morning, May 04, 2025
CAPACITY: up to 120 participants (40 per afternoon course to guarantee interactive workshops)
Accommodation, tuition, board and programme are covered by EAN. Participants pay for their travel only.
All participants will receive a certificate after having finished the course.
VENUE
Nature Hotel Steinschaler Doerfl
Taschlgrabenrotte 2
A-3213 Frankenfels
Austria
http://en.steinschaler.at/seminare.php
The venue is about 2 hours south-west of Vienna, located 750m above sea level, with a splendid view into the valley.
- RRFS member working in EAN Member countries with more than 2 years of clinical (residency) training in neurology at the time of the event
- RRFS member working in Corresponding Institutional Member countries (Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauretania, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria) or in low and lower-middle income countries from sub-Saharan Africa
- Full member working in EAN Member/ Corresponding Institutional Member countries up to a maximum of 5 years after their latest degree in neurology
- Application for 4 travel grants (each up to € 500) is possible for members of low, lower-middle and upper-middle income countries. A short letter of intent, why the person wants to participate including why the travel grant is needed.
- Previous awardees might apply again, but will be placed on the waiting list to give new applicants a chance.
Please be aware that you must have an active RRFS or Full membership in order to apply for the Spring School. Approval of your membership may take up to 10 working days and we advise that you submit your complete membership application at least 3 weeks before the deadline for applications for this event.
RRFS members are listed in the RRFS membership section, Full members are listed in the Full membership section.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applications for Spring School 2025 can be submitted from December 01, 2024 to January 31, 2025.
Additional document: Proof of 2 year neurology experience/eligibility (can be from programme supervisor, programme director or current employer).
PRESENT YOUR CASE REPORT
We invite you to present your case report related to the Spring School topics.
Please complete the abstract-textbox within the online application (up to 250 words), including a statement why the case is important and clinically relevant.
Up to 6 case reports will be selected for a 10-minute presentation during the scientific dinner.
The three best presentations will be selected by the faculty, awarded and later announced on eanNews.
Terms and conditions for participation in EAN events & for receipt of EAN grants
The terms apply for all EAN activities and grants, meaning that participants who successfully applied and will receive a financial contribution or tuition from EAN.
Welcome Day
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
20:00 Opening followed by welcome dinner
Grey matter / Alzheimer disease
Day 1: Thursday, May 1
Morning sessions
08:30-09:30 New and emerging biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease
Kristian Steen Frederiksen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
09:30-09:45 Coffee break
09:45-10:45 Diagnosis & differential diagnosis of dementia disorders
Giovanni B. Frisoni (Geneva, Switzerland)
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Current and future therapy & management for Alzheimer's disease
Federica Agosta (Milan, Italy)
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
Afternoon workshops
3 groups of 40 participants will rotate from workshop to workshop.
13:00 – 14:00 Workshops
14:00 – 14:15 Break and change of session rooms
14:15 – 15:15 Workshops
15:15 – 15:30 Break and change of session rooms
15:30 – 16:30 Workshops
Workshop 1: New and emerging biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: practical cases
Kristian Steen Frederiksen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Workshop 2: Patient journeys old and new for treatment and prevention
Giovanni B. Frisoni (Geneva, Switzerland)
Workshop 3: Practical challenges in Alzheimer’s therapy: Clinical cases on candidate selection, atypical forms, and side effect management
Federica Agosta (Milan, Italy)
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17:00 Evening programme: Excursion and dinner
The spectrum of vascular disorders
Day 2: Friday, May 2
Morning sessions
09:00-10:00 Vasculitis and granulomatous disorders
TBA
10:00-10:15 Coffee break
10:15-11:15 Overview of cerebral vascular malformations: AVM & dAVF
Elke Gizewski (Innsbruck, Austria)
11:15-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:30 Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: essential concepts and new perspectives
Gargi Banerjee (London, UK)
12:30-13:00 RRFS presentation: Possibilities for junior neurologists within EAN - from education to research and career development
Katarzyna Krzywicka (Groningen, The Netherlands)
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Afternoon workshops
3 groups of 40 participants will rotate from workshop to workshop.
14:00 – 15:00 Workshops
15:00 – 15:15 Break and change of session rooms
15:15 – 16:15 Workshops
16:15 – 16:30 Break and change of session rooms
16:30 – 17:30 Workshops
Workshop 1: TBA
Workshop 2: Classification of cerebral vascular malformations and impact for treatment management
Elke Gizewski (Innsbruck, Austria)
Workshop 3: CAA: challenging cases
Gargi Banerjee (London, UK)
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19:00 Evening programme: Scientific dinner
Case presentations by participants with Q&A from the jury
General Neurology Day: Non-traumatic spinal cord disorders
Day 3: Saturday, May 3
Morning sessions
09:00-10:00 Imaging findings in Intra- and Extramedullary pathologies
Roland Wiest (Bern, Switzerland)
10:00-10:15 Coffee break
10:15-11:15 Acute vs. Chronic presentations of non-traumatic myelopathies
Maria Judit Molnar (Budapest, Hungary)
11:15-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:30 Infectious myelopathies
Johann Sellner (Mistelbach, Austria)
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
Afternoon workshops
3 groups of 40 participants will rotate from workshop to workshop.
13:30 – 14:30 Workshops
14:30 – 14:45 Break and change of session rooms
14:45 – 15:45 Workshops
15:45 – 16:00 Break and change of session rooms
16:00 – 17:00 Workshops
Workshop 1: How to read images of the spine
Roland Wiest (Bern, Switzerland)
Workshop 2: Inherited spinal cord disorders
Maria Judit Molnar (Budapest, Hungary)
Workshop 3: Neurological manifestations of COVID-19
Johann Sellner (Mistelbach, Austria)
17:00 – 17:30 Exit Exam
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Evening programme: Goodbye party