Euro-CNS is grateful for the support of Zeiss Italy and Fondazione CRT

General
The 10th Euro-CNS CME neuropathology course, "Leucoencephalopathies", will be held from 27 – 29 November 2007 in Torino (Turin), Italy. The course will be in English, and consists of lectures with an emphasis on teaching. Practical (microscope-based) sessions are part of the course. This course and workshop will provide practising (neuro)pathologists, clinicians and researchers with up-to-date reviews of the classification and the diagnostic problems in the pathology of White Matter Diseases. The course consists of alternate lectures and slide sessions.

Program.
To download the tentative program (Pdf file), please click here.


Registration
To download the registration form (Word file), please click here.


Grants
A limited number of grants of € 500 is available for young trainees in neuropathology (under 35 years). To download the application form (PDF document, 31 Kb), please click here


Course Organization
Prof. Maria-Teresa Giordana, Torino, Italy
Prof. Dirk Troost, Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Course location
The course will be held at Villa Gualino, in Torino. Villa Gualino is the headquarters of the European Foundation for Training, and is equipped with efficient hotel and event & congress facilities.


Accommodation
A limited number of rooms has been reserved for reduced rates at Villa Gualino (at the course location). Room rates: 65 Euro for a single bedroom, 85 Euro for a double bedroom (1 person), 100 Euro for a double room/double occupancy. Breakfast is included. For room reservation, please contact the reservation department at: reservations@villagualino.net. Please mention the keyword: 'EURO-CNS'. Alternative hotels in the vecinity as suggested by the local hosts are: Best Western Hotel Crimea (+39.11.660.4700) and Hotel Bijou (+39 11.660.6837)


Accreditation
From the European Accreditation Council for CME (EACCME): 15 credits
From The Dutch Society of Neuropathology: 18 credits
From the Federazione Italiana delle Società Medico Scientifiche (FISM): 12 credits


Contact:
For any further information please contact:

EURO-CNS Executive Office
Mrs. A. van Schendel
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Department of Neuropathology
H0-120, P.O. Box 22660
1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel: + 31 20 566 5649
Fax: + 31 20  566 9522


NEXT TRAINING COURSE: TUMOURS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ITS COVERINGS, 6-8 MAY 2008 (immediately preceding the 9th European Congress of Neuropathology in Athens, Greece from 8-10 May 2008).