Dr Jeyaraj D Pandian is a Professor of Neurology and the Principal of Christian Medical College (CMC), Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He got elected as the Vice-President of World Stroke Organization (WSO) for a two-year term. He is the first Asian to take up this position.

He served two terms as a board of Director of WSO from Asia/Oceania region for 6 years from 2008, and he was the past Chair of World Stroke Campaign International Working Group of WSO. He is a member of the Stroke Research and the WSO Policy committees. He is also in the editorial board of International Journal of Stroke, Journal of Stroke and European Stroke Journal.

During his earlier tenure with WSO he won the bid to host the Xth World Stroke Congress in Hyderabad in the year 2016. He was the Co-chair of Congress which had a huge impact to stroke care in the region. Dr Pandian has made significant contribution to stroke care services in low and middle-income countries. He is the National PI for the newly created Indian Stroke Clinical Trial Network (INSTRuCT).

Several AINA members contributed to the World Stroke Congress in Montreal, Canada Oct 17-20. The roles included invited speakers and oral abstract presenters.

AINA members shared an informal networking dinner. Pictured are (L to R):

Drs. PN Sylaja, Aneesh Singhal, Rohit Bhatia, Dheeraj Khurana, Jeyeraj Pandian, Dileep Yavagal, Pooja Khatri, Seemant Chaturvedi

AAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

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The American Academy of Neurology announces the 2019 International Scholarship Award. Applications will be accepted beginning August 23, 2018. This scholarship is designed to provide eligible international candidates the opportunity to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting. It is not necessary to be a member to apply. 

Recipient will receive:

• Waived registration for the 2019 Annual Meeting
• $2,500 to use toward Annual Meeting expenses to include hotel accommodations, round-trip coach airfare to the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, ground transportation, and meal expenses. The scholarship recipients are responsible for obtaining their own visas, but the AAN will provide documentation that recipient has received the scholarship, if required to obtain the visa. Expenses over $2,500 will be the recipient's responsibility.

Eligibility:

1. Citizen of a nation outside the United States and Canada.
2. Resident living outside of the United States and Canada at the time of application.
3. Candidates having not attended previous AAN annual meetings will be given preference over those who have.
4. The applicant should be a medical school graduate and current clinical trainee (resident or fellow), staff neurologist, or faculty member in a neurology department in their country of residence. Medical school, master's degree, and Ph.D. students are not eligible. 
5. The applicant should be less than 36 years of age or must explain why there is a need for the scholarship if their age is over 36.
6. The applicant must explain how attending the meeting will affect the development of their career and how it will help with neurology education and patient services in their country. (Summary Letter)
7. The applicant shall submit an abstract for a paper or poster for the annual meeting. The Committee will use this to assess the academic potential of the applicant. The award will not be contingent on acceptance of the paper or poster for presentation at the annual meeting. While the abstract must be submitted through the official AAN abstract submission site, a copy must be included with the award application.
8. The applicant should be recommended by the Chair of the Academic Department, mentor or supervisor for which they are working. The Chair must submit a summary letter describing any financial resources the Department has available to it, such as faculty education or travel funds, and why this individual deserves the scholarship.
9. Nominee must submit a copy of their CV, including a list of publications.
10. Recipients will be asked to complete a Statement of Citizenship or IRS Form 1099.
11. Chosen award winners are eligible to win the award one time.

Deadline:

The 2019 AAN International Scholarship Award deadline is October 24, 2018. Applicants will be notified in January 2019.

For more information, please contact Lynee Koester at (612) 928-6127 or lkoester@aan.com

 

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September 25-28, 2018 | Boca Raton Resort & Club | Boca Raton, FL

AINA would like to thank many of you that were able to attend our 2nd AINA NCS get together at the Neurocritical Care Society meeting in Boca Raton at the 16th Annual Neurocritical Society Meeting. We had a great turnout, stimulating conversations and discussed the need to continue these conversations beyond the annual meeting!

More to come from us!

Neha Dangayach & Aarti Sarwal

INDIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY (IAN) AND ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN NEUROLOGISTS IN AMERICA (AINA)

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The Association of Indian Neurologists in America (AINA) and Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) have joined hands to institute four (4) observerships of maximum 6 weeks duration in United States (US) in 2019 for eligible life members (see eligibility criteria below) of the Indian Academy of Neurology. 

To find more information, details, and to apply, please go to the Indian Academy of Neurology website by clicking here.

AINA Lifetime Achievement Award 

Find more details and apply here. The AINA Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a leader in neurology by her/his peers. The recipient will be a North American neurologist chosen based on her/his dedication in advancing the training of North American neurologists of Indian origin and promoting innovation and research in the field of neurology. The recipient will have supported Indian neurologists over a significant period of time in achieving meaningful progress toward expressed goals.

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Recipient will receive:

• $1,000 prize
• Recognition plaque
• Recognition in AAN's 70th Annual Meeting material

Eligibility

• Open to AAN members
• Must be nominated by an AAN member
• Nominee must be a North American neurologist

Application Procedure

Nominator should submit one copy of the following:

1. Completed application form
2. Nominee's curriculum vitae
3. A letter of recommendation (not previously submitted for nominee) describing the following:
   • The nominee’s success relating to the growth and prestige of neurologists of Indian origin in North America
   • The nominee’s commitment to passing leadership skills and the value of involvement to peers and to the next generation of leaders
   • The nominee’s demonstration of exceptional dedication of time and effort for the greater good
   • The nominee’s commitment to team building and to being a team player
   • The nominee’s commitment to “bridge-building” for the Indian neurologic community and beyond through mutual partnerships and alliances

Deadline

The 2019 awards deadline is October 24, 2018.

For more information, please contact Suzi Sherman at grants@americanbrainfoundation.org or (612) 928-6315.

For more information about the Association for Indian Neurologists in America (AINA) please visit: www.4aina.com

AINA Member Dr. Usha Misra leads trial that was published in the August 2018 Journal of the American Medical Association regarding fludrocortisone in TB meningitis. 

Safety and Efficacy of Fludrocortisone in the Treatment of Cerebral SaltWasting in PatientsWith Tuberculous Meningitisl  A Randomized Clinical Trial 

For more information, please click here for the full article. Congratulations to Dr. Misra!

AINA Member Dr. Pooja Khatri, MD, MSc, from the Department of Neurology at the University of Cincinnati, served as lead author of the long-awaited PRISMS trial in the July 2018 Journal of the American Medical Association regarding the PRISMS Randomized Clinic Trial: 

Effect of Alteplase vs Aspirin on Functional Outcome for Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Minor Nondisabling Neurologic Deficits

For more information, please click here for the full article. Congratulations to Dr. Khatri!

Dr. Kapil Sethi's article was featured in the June 2018 "The Lancet" titled: All about water buffaloes and refusing to be boring. Dr. Sethi is a previous AINA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and AINA Lifetime Member.

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You may know him as Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University (Augusta, GA, USA), as director of the College’s Movement Disorders Program (1985–2016), or perhaps as director of its National Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence (2000–2009). You may know him from the many (many) clinical trials on Parkinson’s disease, restless legs syndrome, and other movement disorders with which he has been involved. Many of you will know him best as your teacher— the expert in movement disorders who tried to make your medical training more meaningful, more relevant, and whenever possible, more fun. His own primary school teachers back in the Punjabi town of Sultanpur, however, knew him as the little rascal who used to run away from school and who had to be dragged back to class (yes, truly held on jute mats under a shade tree). While he tells me his story, I wonder if what I write should be a tribute to him or to those teachers, whose brilliant educational diagnosis and application of the right treatment planted the seed that grew into those different Kapils we know today.

Dr. Mike Sharma, Professor of Neurology at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada, was one of the lead authors of the NAVIGATE-ESUS study published online May 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The large international study compared rivaroxaban vs. aspirin for stroke prevention in patients with stroke of undetermined etiology. Click here for more information.