Welcome to the Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies

 

 

Dear colleagues

 

The Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Sciences (SFCNS) was officially founded in 2009. First steps in that direction were taken at the Joint Meeting of six Clinical Neuroscience Societies in April 2008 in Montreux, which commemorated the centenary of the Swiss Neurological Society. Following this great success and overwhelming approval, the Swiss Neurological Society (SNS), Swiss Society of Neurosurgery (SSN), Swiss Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (SSNC), Swiss Society of Neuropaediatrics (SSNP), Swiss Society of Neuroradiology (SSNR), and Swiss Society of Neuropathology (SSNPath) decided to close ranks and form a Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies (SFCNS) which marked the beginning of a new cooperative effort to strengthen the clinical neurosciences in Switzerland. The federation should formalise and structure the joint medico-political, educational and clinical research efforts. Its further aim is to hold common meetings on a regular basis to facilitate mutual interactions and be open also to other medical groups pursuing clinical neuroscience interests. It will also be a cooperative partner of the Swiss Society for Neuroscience.
 
In 2010, the first meeting of the newly founded SFCNS was held from June 2-4, 2010 in Basel. The meeting was mainly dedicated to cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, and disorders of the spine & spinal cord.  With over 180 submitted abstracts and around 600 participants, the congress was a notable success. As the greatest accentuation was put on the topic of stroke, the SFCNS declared the 4th of June 2010 to the Swiss Day against Stroke. Further activities concerning the treatment of stroke patients, in collaboration with the members and founding societies, are planned in the near future

The next congress of the SFCNS will take place in 2013, June 5-7 in Montreux. In the meantime, several events under the patronage of the SFCNS are planned. We will be glad to see you all again.

 

Prof. Dr. med. C. Bassetti

President