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2009

2 Scholarships for the ESO “European Master in Stroke Medicine Programme”
offered by the European Stroke Organisation

The European Stroke Organisation (ESO) offers two scholarships for the “European Master in Stroke Medicine Programme” held at the Danube University Krems, Austria at Euro 6.000.- each (which amounts to 50% of the total tuition fee of € 12.000).
Written applications should be addressed to the Secretariat of the ESO before June 30 every year. The applicants will be reviewed by the ESO Scholarship Committee and informed about their selection by the ESO president Prof. Werner Hacke within 3 months after their application.
While this is a two year part-time postgraduate Masterprogram which results in the title of a “Master of Science in Stroke Medicine” MSc (Stroke Med) from the Danube University Krems, Austria it can be joined every academic year. This programme is supported by the ESO and endorsed by the World Stroke Organisation. Presently, this programme is in its second run and is being held with participants from 16 countries under the scientific chairmanship of Profs. WD Heiss and M Brainin.

For details see www.donau-uni.ac.at/neuro/masterprogramme

The application is open to medical doctors from all European countries. Eligible persons must be European citizens or permanent European residents. The scholarship provides 6.000,- Euros and covers half of the tuition fee which totals at 12.000.- for the 2 year course. On-site attendance is needed for at least one full week per semester, the other hours of study and training can be assessed online. Additional costs for accommodation or travelling must be paid by the student. Applications will be assessed on academic merit, demonstrated scientific experience and personal character.

Programs of study
European Master in Stroke Medicine lecture programme

One full week lectures per semester at the university in Krems, Austria, for two years running
Four weeks (or 2 times 2 weeks) of clinical practice at an acknowledged stroke unit in Europe
Writing of a Master’s Thesis
Possible entry date: April or October

Entry requirements
To be eligible, applicants need to:

be a citizen or permanent resident of an European country.
apply for the “European Master in Stroke Medicine”
fulfil all entry requirements for the “European Master in Stroke Medicine”
be available to attend all four modules of the “European Master in Stroke Medicine”

Value
€ 6.000,- each

Number of scholarships available
Two scholarships

Sponsor
European Stroke Organisation www.eso-stroke.org

Selection criteria
Applicant selection will be based upon:

Academic background and prior scientific achievements.
Applications should include at least one letter of reference from an academic leader and
Fellow of the ESO from their own country
Applicant’s personal statement. The personal statement should include why the applicant has applied for the scholarship, the “European Master in Stroke Medicine”, and other information they feel strengthens their application for the scholarship.

How to apply

Write an informal letter stating your interest and motivation
Provide reference letter
Download and complete the application for the “European Master in Stroke Medicine”
Download and complete the application for the scholarship
All correspondence should be directed to: Secretariat ESO; Christine Raisinger PhD, Center of Clinical Neurosciences, Danube University, Karl Dorrekstrasse 30, 3500 Krems, Austria, mail address: christine.raisinger@donau-uni.ac.at
For further information please contact the Danube University Krems by email Christine.raisinger@donau-uni.ac.at or view the website www.donau-uni.ac.at/neuro/masterprogramme or www.eso-stroke.org.

Newly launched Call for Outline Proposals on Cooling in Acute Ischaemic Stroke

We are pleased to inform you that a Call for Outline Proposals for an ESF EUROCORES Programme EuroCOOLS (European collaborative research on cooling in acute ischaemic stroke) has been launched. Below is the link to the Programme Website where the Call for Proposals, as well as other supporting documents, can be found:

EuroCOOLS – European Collaborative Research on Cooling in Acute Ischaemic Stroke
Website: www.esf.org/eurocools
Deadline for submission of Outline proposals: 18 March 2009, noon CET
Science Officer: Dr. Thomas Bruhn; email: eurocools@esf.org

More information about ESF and EUROCORES programmes can be found at:
www.esf.org
www.esf.org/eurocores

13^th ESO Stroke Summer School – local website is now open

The 13th ESO Summer school is held in Lille, France from Sunday August 30th to Friday September 4^th, 2009

Further information about registration and program you will find at the local website available now at: www.eso-lille2009.eu

2008

World Stroke Day on 29th October 2008
On this year´s World Stroke Day, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association will join other international organisations to focus on the theme: ‘little strokes = big trouble’.
Little or silent strokes are brain injuries without physically noticeable symptoms. They occur five times as often as strokes and are risk factors for them. In addition, potential side effects of a silent stroke may influence thinking, mood/depression, and personality. Transient Ischaemic Attacks, or TIAs, are difficult to diagnose and need well equipped centres which have adequate tools and imaging techniques. A TIA should be treated with the same care as stroke and secondary prevention should be a major concern.
For more information on World Stroke Day or silent strokes please read the Stroke-editorial by Prof Valdimir Hachinski and watch an exclusive talk.

New ESO Recommendations for Stroke Management
More than 40 European Stroke Physicians met in Heidelberg to prepare the third edition of the European Recommendations for Stroke Management.
These recommendations have been published in the past as EUSI recommendations and, after forming the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) have now been transformed in “ESO Recommendations for Stroke Management”.
The recommendations will be printed in CerebroVascular Diseases and are expected to be out in May 2008 at occasion of the European Stroke Conference in Nice.
They will appear simultaneously on this website and can be downloaded as a PDF-File. They will be accompanied by an English language slide show and followed by translations in several languages, like the previous recommendations from EUSI.

2007

December 17:
Annual world stroke day
The WSO world stroke organisation has defined October 29th as the annual world stroke day.
This is supported by the European Stroke Organisation, ESO.

January 23:
Website Stroke Summer School 2006

September 12:
European Stroke Strategies
2nd Helsingborg Consensus Conference