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Clinical Neuropathology, Vol. 36 – No. 3/2017, p 156 Euro-CNS News

Dear Readers,

In this third issue of the year, we would like to highlight the annual World Parkinson Day. This year 2017 celebrates 200 years since Dr. James Parkinson’s first clinical description of Parkinson’s disease in 1817: An essay on the shaking palsy. Dr. Ellen Gelpi kindly sent us a summary of publications and events held in the light of this celebration. The Euro-CNS course on muscle and peripher-al nerve pathology was held success-fully in Aachen in March. The host organizer, Prof. Joachim Weis, sent us a short report, illustrated by photos of the participants and faculty. Lastly, Euro-CNS is calling for applicants for the European Fellowship Train-ing Award, and for candidates for the


Report Euro-CNS Muscle and Nerve Pathology course

The 5th Euro-CNS Muscle and Nerve Pathology CME course took place in Aachen, Germany, on March 22 – 24, 2017. The course was fully booked with 38 participants from 20 countries, from Europe, Asia, Aus-tralasia, the Middle East, and North America. The course lectures by re-nowned experts on the major issues of the morphological and molecular workup of muscle, nerve and skin

Society NewsEuropean Confederation of Neuropatho logical Societies

European Examination. For anyone interested in a neuropathology posi-tion at the Pathology Department of the Hospital Universitario Araba in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain), to attend to the Brain Biobank (BIOEF), please proceed to the job post at the end of this issue.

Enjoy the news!With kind regards,

The Euro-CNS News Editorial Team

Figure 1. Course participants during slide sessions. Photo provided by Wilfred den Dunnen.

Figure 2. Course participants and lecturers in front of the RWTH Aachen University Hospital building, the site of this year’s Euro-CNS neuromuscular CME course. Photo provided by Joachim Weis.


Many people, organizations, uni-versities, scientific communities, and journals organize(d) fantastic events, such as meetings, conferences, and charity events to increase awareness of the disease, to highlight the prog-ress made since then, and to raise funds for future research. Below you can find a summary of important publications and events related to this celebration with pertinent links:

Journals

Special issue in The Journal of Parkinson’s disease Ed: Patrik Brundin and J. William LangstonOpen access: http://content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-parkinsons-disease/7/s1?platform=hootsuite

This issue highlights some of the major discoveries in the field of Par-kinson’s disease research, written by some of the most renowned names in the Parkinson’s research community, many of whom were contemporary witnesses when the discoveries were made.

ReviewsParkinson’s Disease at 200 Years: Progress, New Faces, and Unmet NeedsAnthony E. LangUTMJ. 2016; 93 (Volume 2). http://utmj.org/index.php/UTMJ/article/viewFile/1727/1423

The two-century journey of Parkin-son disease researchSerge Przedborski Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2017; 18: 251-259. doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.25http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v18/n4/full/nrn.2017.25.html

Upcoming Events200 years of Parkinson`s disease: 1817 – 2017International Conference in Parkinson’s Disease, May 5 – 7, 2017.Venue: Wests City, King Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australiahttp://www.hpmi.org/site/index.cfm?display=9276393

Alpha-synuclein & Parkinson’s disease Conference: Lessons from the past 20 years May 11 – 12, 2017 Venue: Campus Clínic, Univeristy of Barcelona, SpainOrganizers: E Tolosa, M Vila. Contact: [email protected]

International Symposium to Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy” by James Parkinson the Surgeon: his lasting legacy and its surgical treatments.October 19 – 20, 2017Venue: London https://www.uclhcharitycourses.com/courses/neurosurgery/200-years-celebra-tion-james-parkinson-surgeon

Parkinson’s Disease 200: Back to the Future ConferenceRCPE Symposium EdinburghSeptember 21 – 22, 2017Venue: Edinburghhttp://events.rcpe.ac.uk/events/507/parkinsons-disease-200-back-to-the-future-conference

XXII World Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Related DisordersNovember 12 – 15, 2017Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamhttp://www.iaprd-world-congress.com/program-overview.html

Recent meetingsInternational Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Course: James Parkinson – An Essay on the Shaking Palsy 1817: A Celebration of 200 Years of Progress. March 10 – 11, 2017 London, United KingdomCourse Directors: K. Ray Chaudhuri and Peter Jennerhttp://www.movementdisorders.org/MDS/Education/Past-Courses/200-Year-Cele-bration-of-James-Parkinson.htm

Meeting: 200 years Parkinson DiseaseMarch 23 – 24, 2017 Brescia, ItalySymposium: Recognizing 200 years of

biopsies were com-bined with slide ses-

sions. For more detailed information on the course

program and lecturers, please visit the Euro-CNS web site. The

course was organized by Prof. W. den Dunnen, Groningen, Prof. W. Stenzel, Berlin, Prof. K. Claeys, Leuwen, and Prof. J. Weis, Aachen (local or-ganizer). The course administration was in the experienced hands of Mrs. Astrid van Schendel, Amsterdam, and Mrs. Doris Dahmen, Aachen. The course dinner took place in the historic Aachen City Hall, a site that was used centuries ago already by the German kings to dine after their coronation ceremonies.

Submitted by Joachim Weis, MD,

Aachen, Germany

200 Years Parkinson’sThe 11th of April – the day of birth

of James Parkinson in 1755 – was the annual World Parkinson Day. This year 2017 celebrates the 200 years of his first clinical description of Par-

kinson’s disease in 1817: an es-say on the shaking palsy. It is

also a year of celebration for α-synuclein, as it

is now 20 years ago that the link of PD

and Lewy bod-ies was dis-covered.



Call for applicants European Examination

The dates for the European Exami-nation are October 4 and 5, 2017. The exam will be held at the Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. De-tails about requirements, the applica-tion, housing and travel can be found on the Euro-CNS website.

Meeting CalendarJune 8 – 11, 2017, Garden Grove, CA, USAAnnual meeting of the American Association of Neuropathologistswww.euro-cns.org/events/other-meetings June 21 – 24, 2017, Erlangen, Germany101st Annual meeting of the German Society of Pathology in conjunction with the 62th annual meeting of the German Society of Neuropathology and Neuro-anatomy (DGNN)www.euro-cns.org/events/other-meetingshttp://www.pathologie-kongress.com/

August 29 – 31, 2017, London, United Kingdom15th European Neurology Congresswww.euro-cns.org/events/other-meetings

September 2 – 6, 2017, Amsterdam, the Netherlands29th European Congress of Pathology (ECP 2017) www.euro-cns.org/events/other-meetingshttp://www.neurologyconference.com/europe/

October 25 – 27, 2017, Amsterdam, the Netherlandswww.euro-cns.org/events/other-meetings

July 7 – 11, 2018, Berlin, Germany11th FENS Forum of Neurosciencewww.euro-cns.org/events/other-meetingshttp://forum2018.fens.org/

September 23 – 27, 2018, Tokyo, Japan 19th International Congress of Neuro pathology, Tokyo, Japanwww.euro-cns.org/events/other-meetings

June 3 – 6, 2020, Odense, Denmark12th European Congress of Neuro pathologywww.euro-cns.org/events/other-meetings

studies on Parkinson’s disease

April 11, 2017Venue: Karolinksa Institutet,

Swedenhttp://ki.se/en/lime/calendar/recogniz-

ing-200-years-of-studies-on-parkinsons-disease

Neuropathology vacancyA neuropathologist is needed for

the Pathology Department of the Hospital Universitario Araba, in Vi-toria-Gasteiz (Spain), to attend the Brain Biobank (BIOEF), created in 2010, with large volume of neuro-degenerative diseases, muscle and nerve samples, and CNS tumors. It has its own laboratory and staff. It is a reference center for prion diseases in the Basque Country and Biobank for Alava and Bizkaia. Please con-tact Dr. Isabel Guerra for detailed information: [email protected]

Euro-CNS announcements

Call for applicants European Fellowship Training (scholarship)

The Euro-CNS Fellowship Train-ing program is intended to facilitate short (maximum 2 months) diagnos-tic training opportunities in either Tumor or Muscle and Nerve pathol-ogy for trainees in neuropathology. The individual training plan for each Fellow appointed to the scheme will reflect the skills and knowledge that are required by the home Institution and which can be implemented upon the trainee’s return. For more infor-mation, please visit the “Fellowship Training” page on the Euro-CNS

website: www.euro-cns.org. Applications can be submit-

ted at all times, although there is a maximum of

3 scholarships per year.

Editorial Team Euro-CNS News

Johannes A. Hainfellner,e-mail: [email protected]

Ilja Huang,e-mail: [email protected]

Ellen Gelpi,e-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.euro-cns.org

Executive Officers of Euro-CNS

President Professor Anne Vital, Bordeaux, France

Vice PresidentProfessor Paul Ince, Sheffield, UK

Past President and Editor-in-Chief of “Clinical Neuropathology”Professor Johannes A. Hainfellner,Vienna, Austria

Secretary-GeneralProfessor Bjarne Winther Kristensen

TreasurerProfessor Martin Lammens, Edegem, Belgium


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