Dear Colleagues – November 2025

20 November 2025

Dear Colleagues –

The first item in the November WFNS Newsletter is the WFNS Committees report.

Next is a description of the Space Shield multicenter randomized-controlled trial of a spaceexpanding shield in decompressive hemicraniectomy for stroke organized by the Department of Neurosurgery at the Bern University Hospital (Switzerland). Please consider participating in this trial.

Next is the November 14 weekly update on global healthcare from the Center for Humanitarian Health at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore, MD, USA. It contains many links to current articles plus information on opportunities for healthcare personnel from developing countries. Two such opportunities are included: (1) Research Ethics During War (seeking case studies of research conducted during armed conflict), and (2) JHU Salama MPH Tuition Scholarship for Refugees: funding tuition for the year-long MPH program at JHU for a refugee from any of 11 countries (from Afghanistan to Ukraine). Application deadline for the JHU MPH tuition program is December 1.

Next is the collaborative partnership in Paraguay with FIENS, University of Wisconsin (USA) Department of Neurological Surgery, and Neurosurgery and Neurology Institute of Solidarity Bridge. Together with Paraguayan colleagues, they been advancing neurosurgery in Paraguay for four years.

Next are reports of recent conferences/courses:
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) 2025, Vienna, Austria, October 5 – 9
- Serbian Neurosurgical Society (SNSS) 11th Annual Meeting, Novi Sad, Serbia, October 23 – 26
- WHO WPRO Meeting and G4 Alliance ECO Care Conference, Nadi & Suva, Fiji, October 20 – 31

Announcements regarding major conferences upcoming in the next few months:

- Penetrating TBI Online Course, Brain Trauma Foundation / Global Neuro - ongoing
- Nigerian Academy of Neurological Surgeons (NANS) Meeting, Enugu, Nigeria, November 26 – 28
- College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA) 2025 Conference and Graduation Ceremony, Bujumbura, Burundi, November 30 – December 5
- WFNS 2025 World Congress, Dubai, December 1 – 5
- Spine Surgery Quality & Safety Course, Global Neuro, Ludwigshafen, Germany, February 20, 2026
- Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) and British Neurosurgical Research Group (BNRG) Spring Meeting, Harrowgate, UK, April 14 -17, 2026
- AACNS (Asian Australasian) 18th Congress, Manila, Philippines, June 13 – 18, 2026

Consider participating in conferences in person – ideally outside your home continent or region.

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Amaya Alvarez Aquino
Russell Andrews
Katenga Dieu Merci Kabulo
Angelos Kolias
Lynne Lucena
Oluwamayowa Opara

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