Department to Department Visit Programme

The ESO Department to Department Visit Programme is a grant of 1,500 EUR offered to up to 10 young physicians and researchers to support a short visit of 1 week or as a contribution to a longer visit to a European department or laboratory.

The programme aims to provide insight into stroke departments outside the applicant’s home country. Apply by 28 February for the 2022 grants.

The short visit may play an important role in the career of young physicians and researchers by establishing contact with people and departments who may provide future research and job opportunities. Awardees are expected to send a report after completion of their visit to be posted on the ESO blog and newsletter, and to acknowledge ESO in scientific work that results from the stay.

2021 Department to Department Visit Programme Grant Awardees

Awardee
Annemijn Algra (The Netherlands)
Elsaid Nada (Egypt)
Maria Fonseca de Melo Bandeira (Belgium)
Mihail Kalnev (Bulgaria)
Ivan Koltsov (Russia)
Máté Kondor (Hungary)
Raffaele Ornello (Italy)
Vassilis Papadopoulos (Greece)
Apoorva Shankaranarayana (India)
Emanuele Spina (Italy)

Host Institution
Oslo University Hospital, Norway
Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Modena, Italy
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Lille, France
Department of Neurology at the University of Bern, Switzerland
Department of Neurology at the University of Bern, Switzerland
Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Division of Rehabilitation, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Department of Neurology at the University of Bern, Switzerland

Who Should Apply?

Physicians or researchers up to 40 years of age – with an interest in the field of stroke. Applicants must be ESO members (Junior membership application is available here).

The grant can only be received once.

The host institution has to be located in a European country.

In the selection process, we have a special emphasis on applicants from European low-middle and upper-middle income countries (as defined by the World Bank), interested in improving the stroke pathways and care in their institutions and six grants per year are reserved for this purpose.

How to Apply

The application deadline is 28 February for 2022. Interested applicants are requested to complete the application form (click here) and submit together with the following documents

Invitation letter from Head of the Department / Institution where you want to visit (host institution)
Letter of recommendation from the supervisor or Head at your department
Letter of motivation (1/2 page)
English CV ( 1-2 page)
List of publications
Copy of identity card/passport

If you require assistance to establish contact with an institution, please contact Dr. Diana Aguiar de Sousa from the “ESO Young Stroke Physicians and Researchers committee” by e-mail to dianasousa@campus.ul.pt Applications must be submitted to the ESO Secretariat by e-mail to esoinfo@eso-stroke.org by 28 February 2022. For any questions, please write to esoinfo@eso-stroke.org

2020 and 2021 Department to Department Visit Reports

Emanuele Spina

University of Naples “Federico II” – Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatology, Naples (Italy)

“During the weeks at Inselspital, my main goal was to capture the decision-making process of the Stroke Team, and to steal some tips to apply to my daily routine once came back … The richness of this experience, nevertheless, was not made up of only neurovascular concepts. What I witnessed was a highly organized staff, not only regarding supervisors or residents but also concerning the entire system of stroke care. From nurses to physiotherapists, from neuropsychologists to logopedics, everyone knows what to do and did it in the best way possible, resulting in a higher chance of a good outcome for patients.”

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Tatia Aprasidze

Tbilisi, Georgia

“With the support of the ESO fellowship, I got an insight into one of the best university hospitals in the field of pediatric stroke. The collaboration was established with Prof. Maja Steinlin, who is the leading expert in the field of pediatric stroke. Our common research will go on. Working under the supervision of Prof. Steinlin, was valuable for my professional development. ”

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Máté Kondor

National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Budapest (Hungary)

“I acquired new techniques which are not part of the daily practice in my home country, for example midbrain ultrasound for patients with movement disorders or contrast-enhanced transcranial dopplers for patients with no temporal bone window. The training provided detailed knowledge on
vascular anatomy and advanced protocol for transcranial doppler ultrasound. This hands-on experience supported my theoretical knowledge to be used in practice and increased my confidence in diagnostics.”

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Awardees and Reports

2021 Awardees

ESO is pleased to announce the 2021 awardees and their hosts:

Annemijn Algra (The Netherlands)
Host Institution: Oslo University Hospital, Norway, Spring 2022

Nada Elsaid (Egypt)
Host Institution: University Hospital of Modena, Italy

Maria Fonseca de Melo Bandeira (Belgium)
Host Institution: CHU Lille, France, 4 October 2021 – 2 October 2022

Mihail Kalnev (Bulgaria)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Switzerland – 1 – 31 October 2021

Ivan Koltsov (Russia)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Switzerland

Máté Kondor (Hungary)
Host Institution: Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany, 9 August – 3 September 2021 Read Report

Raffaele Ornello (Italy)
Host Institution: University of Edinburgh, Scotland, TBA 2022

Papadopoulos Vassilis (Greece)
Host Institution: Bispebjerg Hospital Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 June – 13 October 2021

Apoorva Shankaranarayana (India)
Host Institution: University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Emanuele Spina (Italy)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Switzerland, 18 October – 5 November 2021 Read Report

2020 Awardees

ESO is pleased to announce the 2020 Department to Department Visit Programme Awardees. We wish a fruitful, cooperative visit to all involved.

Awardee: Tatia Aprasidze (Georgia)
Host Institution: University Children’s Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland /1 – 14 July 2021 Read Report

Awardee: Antonio Ciacciarelli (Italy)
Host Institution: IHospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain / dates tdb 2021

Awardee: Gleni Halili (Albania)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / 23 -2 9 August 2021 Read Report

Awardee: Mihai Radu Ionescu (Romania)
Host Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Limoge, France / 29 June – 17 July 2020 Read Report

Awardee: Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen (Norway)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / dates tbd 2021

Awardee: Lusine Martirosyan (Armenia)
Host Institution: nselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / dates tbd 2021

Awardee: Kateriine Orav (Estonia)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / 26 – 30 July 2021 Read Report

Awardee: Marieta Valerieva Peycheva (Bulgaria)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / 1 – 10 September 2020 Read Report

Awardee: Aurora Semerano (Italy)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / 28 June – 9 July 2021 Read Report

Awardee: Dmitar Vlahović (Serbia)
Host Institution: Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway / dates tbd 2021

2019 Awardees

ESO is pleased to announce the 2019 Department to Department Visit Programme Awardees. We wish a fruitful, cooperative visit to all involved.

Awardee: Angelo Cascio Rizzo (Italy)
Host Institution: Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany / 9 – 15 September 2019 Read Report

Awardee: Silvia Chirobocea (Romania)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / 5 – 14 August 2019 Read Report

Awardee: Mercedes de Lera Alfonso (Spain)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / 1 – 8 September 2019 Read Report

Awardee: Sofiya Khachaturyan (Armenia)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / 2 – 6 December 2019 Read Report

Awardee: Inna Lutsenko (Kyrgyzstan)
Host Institution: San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Department of Neuroscience, Rome, Italy / 27 May – 4 June 2019 Read Report

Awardee: Masiliūnas Rytis (Lithuana)
Host Institution: Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden / 25 March – 5 April 2019 Read Report

Awardee: Sabina Medukhanova (Kazakhstan)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland / 11 – 15 November 2019 Read Report

Awardee: Răzvan Alexandru Radu (Romania)
Host Institution: University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain / 10 – 23 June 2019 Read Report

Awardee: Valentina Rinnoci (Italy)
Host Institution: Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway / 27 January – 4 February 2020 Read Report

Awardee: Floris H.B.M. Schreuder (The Netherlands)
Host Institution: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom / 5 – 12 September 2019 Read Report

2018 Awardees

ESO is pleased to announce the 2018 awardees:

Natalia Andrzejewska (Poland)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland Read Report

Mariana Morais Carvalho Dias (Portugal)
Host Institution: Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Read Report

Csilla Forro (Romania)
Host Institution: National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Budapest, Hungary Read Report

Julie Haesebaert (France)
Host Institution: Kings’s College, School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences, London, United Kingdom Read Report

Manea Maria Mirabela (Romania)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland Read Report

Giuseppe Reale (Italy)
Host Institution: Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Read Report

Pasquale Scoppettuolo (Belgium)
Host Institution: Hôpital Roger Salengro, Lille, France Read Report

Susanna Zuurbier (The Netherlands)
Host Institution: Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland Read Report

2017 Awardees

ESO is pleased to announce the 2017 awardees:

Rahim Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
Host Institution: Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany Read Report

Kateryna Antonenko (Ukraine)
Host Institution: University Hospital of Perugia, Stroke Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Perugia, Italy Read Report

Anne-Katrin Giese (German/Harvard)
Host Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Univeristy, Munich, Germany Read Report

Dearbhla Kelly (Dublin/Ireland)
Host Institution: University Hospital Lariboisiere, Paris, France Read Report

Patrick Nicholson (Dublin/Ireland)
Host Institution: Inselspital Bern, Neurology Department, Bern, Switzerland Read Report

Alessio Pieroni (Rome/Italy)
Host Institution: Queen Elizabeth University, Stroke Unit, Hospital in Glasgow, United Kingdom