ASEAN Neurological Association (ASNA)

For a long time, many must have thought about having an ASEAN based neurological association. There are already many successful examples of ASEAN professional groupings among other specialties, such as surgery, orthopaedics, mental health, endocrinology and gastroenterology. The needs for similar organization in neurology seem obvious.

Good international meetings such as American Academy of Neurology annual meeting and even AOCN meeting is very expensive to attend. Yet these meetings are very helpful in keeping our skill sharpened and in stimulating our young colleagues in their career development. If neurological associations within ASEAN could pool the resources and jointly organize similar meetings, the number of people who could benefit from these meetings will increase many folds. This indeed will be good for the development of Neurology for this region.