ebrain

ebrain is the largest global source for web-based training in Clinical Neuroscience.

ebrain is a leading interactive online learning platform designed for professionals in the neurosciences. It is a non-profit initiative of the Joint Neurosciences Council, a registered charity. Launched in 2011, our content has been developed in collaboration with key neuroscience speciality associations including the ABN and SBNS.

Led by Clinical Leads Mr. Nitin Mukerji, Mr. Dan Brown, and Dr. Louise Davidson, ebrain brings together over 700+ contributing clinicians, forming a multi-disciplinary team of expert authors and reviewers from across the neurosciences in the UK and Europe.

ebrain offers over 550 interactive, multimedia-rich lessons across 29 modules, alongside webinars, virtual case reports, annual formative tests in Neurosurgery and Neurology and a question bank. Both trainees and trainers can use ebrain to support continuous professional development across all neuroscience specialties. The Royal College of Physicians have recognised ebrain as a provider of CPD points and our certificates can be added to portfolios as evidence of self-directed Continuing Medical Education.

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The ebrain Module Editors are subject-matter experts who ensure that the information contained within each ebrain session is correct, up to date, and matched to the Learning Objectives. They examine the strengths and weaknesses in terms of accuracy, relevance, and effectiveness of content. Our Module Editors also help with finding new/replacement authors and identifying possible Peer Reviewers.

Coma and Sleep

Dr Guy Leschziner - Consultant neurologist within the Department of Neurology and Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, and at London Bridge Hospital, the Cromwell Hospital.

Core Radiology

Dr Marcus Bradley - Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiologist and Clinical Lead for Imaging at North Bristol NHS Trust. He has extensive experience of cross-sectional neuroimaging with CT, MRI and nuclear medicine, and of endovascular treatment of neurovascular disease. His clinical interests include neuro-oncology, gamma-knife, aneurysms, stroke, and dementia. He also has interests in digital technology and artificial intelligence.
Dr Fraser Merchant - Neuroradiology trainee currently working in Bristol, and has a keen interest in medical education, particularly with respect to neuroradiology having undertaken an iBSc in Neuroscience at UCL. He frequently delivers lectures to both undergraduate and postgraduate audiences.
Dr William Brown - Neuroradiology trainee currently based in Bristol, and has a keen interest in teaching, having completed a post-graduate certificate in Medical Education at the University of Bristol. His current work includes co-authoring the 'non-vascular procedures' chapter of the upcoming Oxford Handbook of Neuro-intervention.

Diseases of the Autonomic Nervous System

Dr Amir Puyan Divanbeighi Zand - Clinician and researcher at Oxford University Hospitals with an interest in novel devices for autonomic neuromodulation.

Haemorrhagic Vascular Disease

Mr Mario Teo - Consultant Neurosurgeon and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Bristol Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, North Bristol University Hospital.

Head Injury

Mr Kevin Tsang - Consultant neurosurgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Major Trauma Surgeon at the Major Trauma Centre of St Mary's Hospital and also as a General Neurosurgeon at Charing Cross Hospital.
Dr Philip J. O'Halloran - Consultant Neurosurgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. One of his subspeciality interests is neurotrauma and is a key opinion leader in the field.

Headache and Pain

Dr Mireia Moragas - Consultant Neurologist in Edinburgh. Trained in Barcelona, Spain, where she developed early interest in headache and stroke. Moved to London in 2011 to spend time in the headache service in The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen square, London. She is working as a general neurologist and runs the Headache Clinic, as well as participating in the acute care of patients with stroke.
Dr Rachel Kilner - Clinical and Care Professional Lead for Children and Young People and GP at Herne Hill Road Medical Practice.

Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathologies

Mr Greg James - Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London and Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Ischaemic Vascular Disease

Dr Simon Fandler-Höfler - Consultant Neurologist at the University Hospital of the Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Dr Amit Mistri - Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Deputy Clinical Director of Emergency & Specialty Medicine, and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester.

Movement Disorders

Professor Kailash Bhatia - Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Clinical and Movement Neuroscience Department at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London and an Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the affiliated National Hospital for Neurology.
Dr Anna Sadnicka - Trainee Neurologist at St George's University of London with an interest in neural control of movement and how this is disturbed in movement disorders.

Neuroanaesthesia/Neurocritical Care

Dr Sandeep Lakhani - Consultant Neuroanaesthetist & Intensivist at The Walton Centre, Liverpool. He is the Divisional Clinical Director for Neurosurgery since Jan 2020. His clinical interests include management of TBI, TCD & anaesthesia for neuro-oncology & endovascular procedures.

Neuroanatomy

Mr Pragnesh Bhatt - Consultant Neurosurgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. He takes a multidisciplinary team approach to degenerative spinal conditions.

Neurodegeneration

Dr Catherine Pennington - Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at The University of Edinburgh.

Neuro-inflammatory Diseases

Dr Declan Chard - Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, with a specialist interest in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system.
Dr Carmen Tur - Neurologist and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Queen Square MS Centre, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London.

Neurological Infections

Dr Amy Ross Russell – Consultant Neurologist with a specialist interest in Neurological Infections. Amy trained in Medicine at the University of Oxford, subsequently working in Gloucestershire, Eastern Cape, RSA, and London, UK, at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, the Royal Brompton Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, before starting neurology specialist training.
Dr Christopher Paisey - Neurology Registrar in Severn Deanery. Studied first in undergraduate Microbiology BSc and undertook subsequent post graduate MRes in cystic fibrosis lung microbiology. Following post graduate medical training at University of Nottingham became increasingly interested in Neurology but never lost interest in microbial infection. Interested in infection, acute neurology and neuroinflammation.

Neuro-ophthalmology

Dr Zhaleh Khaleeli - Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology, UCLH where she runs specialist clinics in both MS and Neuro-ophthalmology. At Watford General Hospital she sees general neurology patients in clinic and on the wards.

Neuro-otology

Dr Diego Kaski - Consultant Neurologist at the University College London Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Neuropsychiatry

Dr Alasdair Rooney - Consultant neuropsychiatrist, NHS Lothian and Principal Investigator, CCBS, University of Edinburgh.

Neuropsychology

Prof. Dr. Christoph Helmstaedter - Psychologist and professor for clinical neuropsychology at the University of Bonn Medical Center, Germany. Head neuropsychologist in the Department of Epileptology and the Mauritius Neurorehabilitation Center in Meerbusch, Germany.
Dr Juri-Alexander Witt - Clinical neuropsychologist and researcher in the Department of Epileptology at the University of Bonn Medical Center.

Neuropaediatrics

Dr Daniela Pohl - Paediatric neurologist and associate professor of paediatric neurology at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

Neuro-rehabilitation and Spinal Injury Rehabilitation

Professor Steven Laureys - Professor of Neurology & Director at Coma Science Group, University of Liège, Belgium.
Dr Fahim Anwar - Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.

Spinal Trauma

Mr Simon Tizzard - Spine Surgeon of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough.
Mr Jibin Francis - Neurosurgical Consultant at Addenbrooke's Hospital with a special interest in spinal surgery, and in particular, thoracic disc and intradural pathology.

Spinal Tumours

Mr Nikolay Peev - Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon at the Royal Victoria Hospital regional Neuroscience unit in Belfast trust.
Mr Alexandru Budu - Consultant Neurosurgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. He has sub specialised in Complex Spinal Surgery having completed the prestigious Cambridge University Hospital Spine Fellowship Programme.

Surgical Principles and Techniques

Mr Ravindra Nannapaneni - Senior Neurosurgeon in Cardiff. Having trained in General Surgery in India, he undertook his neurosurgical training in Newcastle/Middlesbrough. Over the last 18 years he has helped establish multiple services in Cardiff including neuronavigation, disc arthroplasty, endoscopic skull base surgery and complex spinal neurosurgery. He has extensive experience in teaching both nationally and internationally.

Transient Loss of Consciousness and Epilepsy

Dr Antonio Gil-Nagel - Director of the Epilepsy Program at Hospital Ruber Internacional, in Madrid, an international referral centre for epilepsy, specialized in diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy in adults and children.
Dr Laura Mantoan - Adult epileptologist at King's College Hospital.
Dr Eva Theochari - Adult Epilepsy Consultant at King's College Hospital.

Tumours and Cysts

Professor Sebastian Brandner - Professor of Neuropathology at the Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Neurology, University College London and Honorary Consultant Neuropathologist at University College London Hospitals.
Mr Andy Brodbelt - Consultant neurosurgeon and the lead for neurooncology at the Walton Centre NHS Foundation trust, and an honorary senior clinical lecturer at Liverpool University.
Professor Riccardo Soffietti - Professor of Neurology and Neuro-Oncology at University of Turin, Italy.
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The Joint Neurosciences Council (JNC) was founded in 1978 and became a charity in 2016, its aim is to promote the interest of clinical neurosciences within the UK.

JNC members are composed of Member Societies and Associations working within clinical neuroscience in the UK. The JNC welcomes applications for membership from Societies and Associations that make a significant contribution to the Clinical Neurosciences.

As well as fostering relationships between its members, the JNC also acts as a forum for joint discussions with health departments in the UK.

Committed to research and postgraduate education in the clinical neurosciences, the JNC runs ebrain. Free to all members of JNC Societies and Associations.

Current officers of the JNC


Patron: The Baroness Greenfield CBE, FRCP (Hon)

President: Mr Riki Trivedi

Secretary: Dr Marcus Bradley

Treasurer: Mr Crispin Wigfield

Trainee Representatives: Maria Gogou and Richard Moon

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Joint Neurosciences Council

Joint Neurosciences Council (JNC)

ebrain is wholly owned by the Joint Neurosciences Council, a UK registered charity.

Charities are legally barred from making a profit and all proceeds have to be reinvested in achieving the aims of the charity. No payments are made to authors, reviewers, module editors or clinical leads and there is no commercial sponsorship of this programme. JNC members are not individuals, but it is composed of Member Societies and Associations working in the clinical neurosciences within the UK.

UCL

University College London

UCL is a diverse global community of world-class academics, students, industry links, external partners, and alumni. The MSc in Clinical Neurology via distance learning incorporates many of the ebrain learning sessions as part of its core curriculum. Please visit the online prospectus page to apply.

ILAE

ILAE Academy

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) is the world's preeminent association of health professionals and scientists working toward a world where no person's life is limited by epilepsy. The ILAE Academy provides a virtual campus where healthcare professionals obtain and increase essential and clinically relevant knowledge, skills, and competencies in the field of epilepsy. The ILAE features 50 ebrain sessions on the topic of epilepsy as part of their Level 1 programme.

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Join Our Growing Community

At ebrain, we’re constantly expanding and are eager to include new contributors to our e-learning sessions, virtual patients, and other content. Contributions to ebrain are considered e-publications and should be noted on your CV. If you're interested in contributing or would like to have an informal chat about it, please reach out to us at:

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Become a Peer Reviewer

Could you assist with peer reviewing sessions on ebrain? We invite specialists ranging from final-year trainees to seasoned consultants to register as peer reviewers. You will review content pertinent to your field of expertise and, in return, receive complimentary access to all ebrain content.

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