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ESDA participated in the European Federation of Neurological Societies
10th congress in Glasgow, September 2006

Once again the European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA) offered ESDA a complimentary booth at their annual European Federation of Neurological Societies congress in Glasgow. This is the third time that ESDA has been present at the EFNS annual meetings; our first participation was in Paris in 2004 followed by Athens in 2005 and this year in Glasgow.

EFNA is not-for-profit organization representing patients with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Migraine, Epilepsy etc. EFNA is committed to improving the quality of life of these patients and that includes their sexual health. As with other illnesses one of the effects of many neurological diseases is the alteration of the normal sexual function and the consequent effect on people’s quality of life and their relationship with their partners. In Glasgow I noted a significant interest in the area of sexual medicine on behalf of the delegates there, despite the fact that this does not form part of the neurological field. We believe a close collaboration with different medical specialities and patient populations will reap important benefits for all those who suffer from some form of sexual dysfunction and this is what the EFNA/ESDA relationship is all about.  As part of our on-going collaboration, ESDA has been invited to help organise a Patient Awareness Day at the EFNS meeting that will take place in Madrid in August 2008. The idea is for ESDA to bring together patients with different neurological conditions under the umbrella of sexuality and arrange a half-day programme with their needs in mind. We at ESDA support EFNA in their belief that it is very important to bring the issue of sexual dysfunction to the attention of the field of Neurology as it affects very large number of patients and this has been the main drive behind our collaboration. We hope this close cooperation between our organizations will eventually help improve the sexual health of patients across Europe.