Committees

The current Chairman is Professor Johannes Schramm, Germany.

The Individual Membership Committee

This Committee has been set up to develop Individual Membership of the EANS. Its members are those elected by the body of current Individual Members of the EANS as its representatives in the Executive Committee of the EANS.

The current Chairman has yet to be confirmed.

The Training Committee

The EANS Training Committee is responsible for arranging the 4-year cycle of EANS-courses.

The present Chairman of the Training Committee is Professor Vladimir Benes, Czech Republic.

For more information, see the EANS Training Courses.

The Joint-Residency Advisory and Accreditation Committee (JRAAC)

The Joint Residency Advisory and Accreditation Committee (JRAAC) is a joint committee of the EANS and the UEMS. Its original purpose was to develop proposals for a harmonized European Residency Training Programme in neurosurgery in accordance with the guidelines set out in the European Training Charter. JRAAC was also tasked with the setting up of an accreditation procedure for neurosurgical training programmes and units. JRAAC's main activity revolves around this accreditation function. It also acts as an advisor to European training programmes and units helping them to achieve the standards required for accreditation. JRAAC provides European neurosurgical centres with a unique chance for certification by the UEMS and EANS as a Center of Excellence in Neurosurgical Training. The Application Form can be downloaded.

The present Chairman of the Committee is Prof. Dr. T. Trojanowski

JRAAC provides several tools to help organisation of training programmes both for trainees and departments.

1. Neurosurgical Log-Book

   The booklet can be obtained through Aesculap Company
   attn Mrs. Eva Streit
   Postfach 40
   D - 78501
   Tuttlingen

   The electronic version of the Log-book has recently been developed with the financial support of EANS and can be accessed here

2. Periodic Progress Assessment

   Evaluation Sheet has been developed to facilitate the semi-annual or annual progress evaluation of the trainees. It is well known that the quality of professional and personal development is difficult to “measure”. In this Evaluation Sheet criteria are used which can more or less be comfortably evaluated. To receive an evaluation sheet please contact Professor T. Trojanowski.

3. The European Accreditation of Training Programmes

   JRAAC now offers on a voluntary basis an external evaluation process of training programmes for interested neurosurgical departments in Europe. To participate, training centers may send in their Application Form for accreditation of the programme. Application Form can be downloaded.

   Applications should be sent to:
   Prof. Dr. T. Trojanowski
   Department of Neurosurgery
   University Medical School
   Ul. Jaczewskiego 9
   20-950 Lublin
   Poland
   trojan@asklepios.am.lublin.pl
   The present Chairman of the Committee is Prof. Dr. T. Trojanowski

The Research Committee

The committee has organized a number of advanced research seminars, published by Liviana Press Padova and Springer Verlag. One of the Research Committee's major tasks is to award the Aesculap prize for outstanding clinical research. This was formerly known as the Upjohn Scientific Award for European Neurosurgical Research. The Committee continues to organise research courses the next one being in Krakow at the end of August 2004.

The present Chairman of the Research Committee is Mr Peter Hutchinson, UK.

The European Examination Committee

The European Examination Committee of the EANS, is responsible for running both Part I (written) and Part II (oral) of the European Examination.

The current Chairman is Kristina Cesarini MD. PhD
Dept Neurosurgery
University Hospital
SE-751 85
Uppsala
Sweden

Email: kristina.cesarini@neurokir.uu.se

The Ethicolegal Committee

The puropse of the Ethicolegal Committee is to report on ethicolegal matters affecting neurosurgery and where appropriate to produce guidelines or advice on specific issues. Some of the Committees' previous work has been reported in The European Journal of Neurosurgery (116:83-93, 1992).

The current Chairman is Professor Jan Verlooy, Belgium.

The Special Neurosurgical Interest Committee

This Committee has been established in order to look at matters relating to sub-specialisation in neurosurgery. It will look at training issues and the effect that development of sub-specialties has on the practice of neurosurgery.

The current Chairman is Professor Manuel Cunha e Sa, Portugal.

The Post-Graduate Education Committee

The present Chairman is Professor Andre Grotenhuis, Netherlands.

The Committee of Neuro-oncology

The present Chairman is Professor Zvi Ram, Israel.

The Young Neurosurgeons Committee

This is a newly established Committee representing the interests of European trainees and newly board-certified neurosurgeons.

The current Chairman is Dr Juan Lourido, Spain.

Website

The present Manager is Mr Simon Thomson.

The Webmaster is Phil Sparrow.

The Editor is Susie Hide.