Dear INS Member,

As part of its public education campaign, the International Neuromodulation Society (INS) is joining over 190 organizations to support the European Brain Council's (EBC) proposal for the European Commission to recognize 2014 as The European Year of the Brain (EYOB).

If successful, the European Year of the Brain would "celebrate the wonder of the brain and create initiatives which will change behaviours and lead to measurable improvements in health," and has the potential to do the following:

• Increase the profile of all brain diseases in every member state

• Draw attention to the costs and impact of brain diseases now and into the future

• Increase funding for brain research through the framework programmes and in the member states

• Increase efforts to educate, inform and advise all those living with brain diseases in order to improve their quality of life

• Recognise the increasingly important role of those who care for a person living with a brain disorder

• Promote normal brain function and development and address barriers to these.

• Draw attention to health inequalities in brain diseases

• Develop action plans at local, national, regional and European level to address specific areas related to brain diseases

• Influence policy decisions over the next 5-10 years

• Address controversial and difficult areas

• Stimulate open debate and dialogue on brain diseases

• Show the value of partnership across all of society

We invite you to view the materials developed in support of this initiative, which are posted on the EBC website at: http://www.europeanbraincouncil.org/projects/eyob/materials.asp  We also have established a European Year of the Brain 2014 page on the INS website, which we will keep updated with the latest campaign details.
We encourage our European members to please act now and support the European Year of the Brain 2014, by writing to your local Members of the European Parliament, using this template letter.
A list of Members of the European Parliament can be found at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch.do?language=EN
We appreciate your taking the time to consider this important initiative that could influence the future of brain neuromodulation in Europe. Thank you!
Best wishes,
Simon Thomson, MBBS, FRCA
President of the International Neuromodulation Society

 

 

 

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