The EFNS is an organisation that unites and supports neurologists across the whole of Europe. It was founded in December 1991 in Vienna, Austria. Currently, 44 European national neurological societies are registered members of the EFNS. Thus the EFNS represents more than 19.000 European neurologists.
General Information
The role of the EFNS is:
- To advance the development of neurology as an independent speciality caring for all patients with a disease of the nervous system
- To support that these services become available to all Europeans
- To support research and dissemination of research results throughout Europe
- To organise and support neurological teaching at the pregraduate as well as the postgraduate level throughout Europe
- To handle the current political issues in European neurology on behalf of its members
The EFNS provides:
- Annual European neurology congresses
- Other meetings and workshops in clinical neurology and related neurosciences throughout Europe
- Postgraduate teaching courses in neurology
- A central network linking all national neurological societies and all European departments of neurology
- Guidelines for diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitational and social programmes in clinical neurology
- Scientist panels covering all subfields of neurology and with representation from all European countries
- An international scientific journal
- A quarterly newsletter to all members