IAN Expert Group Call

Dear IAN Members,

In the past four years the IAN organized five expert groups, which met and deliberated several times over important professional and academic issues unique to neurological practice in India. The Expert Groups covered (1) Stem cell applications in neurological practice, (2) End of Life Care, (3) Acute Viral Encephalitis, (4) Stroke Interventional training in India and (5) Aphasia Evaluation. Three position papers have already been published in the above contexts:

1. Gourie Devi M, Sharma A, Mohanty S, Jain N, Verma K, Padma M V, Pal P, Chabbra H S, Khadilkar S, Prabhakar S, Singh G. Report: Stem cell applications in neurological practice, an expert group consensus appraisal. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2016;19:367‑373; http://www.annalsofian.org/

2. Padma MV, Bhatia R, Kuruttukulam G, Alurkar A, Talwar KK, Khurana D, Kaul S, Suri V, Singh G. A call for neurologists to take up stroke intervention. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2016;19:1-4; http://www.annalsofian.org/

3. Pauranik A, George A, Sahu A, Nehra A, Paplikar A, Bhat C et al. Expert group meeting on aphasia: A report. Ann. Indian Acad Neurol 2019. DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_330_18; http://www.annalsofian.org/preprintarticle.asp?id=249749;type=0

We encourage all members to read these papers.

Further, the IAN Executive Committee solicits proposals for Expert Group on Important and pressing issues by Members. Suggestions for topics, conveners and members of Expert Groups may be sent via email to iansecretary@gamil.com by Thursday, February 28, 2019.

Kind Regards,
Satish Khadilkar, President, IAN
Gagandeep Singh, Secretary, IAN