Üsküdar University participated in the 5th Brain Initiative / Neuroscience Summit held in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina on November 26 - 27, 2018 within the scope of G20.
Üsküdar University Rector Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan stated that one of the topics to be addressed at the summit should be addiction and pointed out that addiction is a very important problem at national and international level.
The G20 5th Brain Initiative / Neuroscience Summit, organized for the fifth time this year within the scope of cooperation studies on Brain Mapping, was held in Argentina on 26 - 27 November 2018. Scientists conducting brain research studies came together at the summit supported by Üsküdar University.
In the event organized within the scope of the G20 Neuroscience Summit in cooperation with Üsküdar University, Brain Mapping and Therapeutics Association (SBMT), IBM, Mind and Eye Institute (Mind Eye Institute), topics such as "Reducing health costs, achieving effective results with innovation, monitoring neurotechnological developments" were discussed this year.
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: Addiction should be one of the main topics
Üsküdar University Rector Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan stated that one of the topics to be addressed at the summit should be addiction and pointed out that addiction is a very important problem at national and international level.
Prof. Dr. Tarhan stated that addiction should be one of the main topics of the N20 Satellite Summit, especially when topics such as neurosurgery and spine health are addressed. Prof. Dr. Tarhan also mentioned that topics on mental health should also be developed. Prof. Dr. Tarhan noted that addiction is in a very important place both nationally and internationally and emphasized that it will be a serious problem.
The only participating university from Turkey: Üsküdar University
In addition to Argentina, the G20 Neuroscience Summit was attended by the leaders and representatives of Turkey, Australia, Japan, Canada, Germany, Brazil, USA, South Africa, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, India, Indonesia, China, Mexico, Russia, European Union, South Korea and United Kingdom. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan and Human Resources Director Lecturer. Serdar Karagöz attended. Prof. Tarhan made a presentation titled Neurotechnology Using in Psychiatric Treatment.
Human Resources Director Assist. Assist. Serdar Karagöz stated that the N20 Summit, one of the important satellite seminars of the G20 Summit, was very intense and productive and said, "The opening speech was made by Babek Kateb, President of the SBMT Association. The Argentine Minister of Health also made a speech. There were detailed speeches on medical treatments for policy making. General information about scientific studies in Argentina was given. Information was given about the health system in this country, neurosurgery, treatment approaches for neurological and surgical diseases."
The importance of spine health should be explained
Serdar Karagöz stated that at the summit, where treatment protocols for neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases and neurosurgery were discussed, methods for the simultaneous use of science and technology to increase the quality of treatment and reduce costs were also discussed. Stating that the participants shared their views on how the symposium would contribute to the symposium at the round table meeting held after the first day's session, Karagöz said:
"As a result of the outputs from here, evaluations were also made on how policies could be determined. One of the policies is the necessity of using EEG-based methods in the treatment of epilepsy diseases. One of the policies was that the importance of multinational and multidisciplinary studies should somehow be conveyed to policy makers in countries. Secondly, it was pointed out that one of the main elements of brain diseases is spinal health. In order to protect and improve spinal health, it was emphasized that countries should attach importance to exercises and trainings and the importance of preventive health services in this regard. It was also mentioned that scientific studies should be conducted on all brain diseases, neurological and psychiatric diseases and a patient data should be created to collect them."
Studies on brain and spine health are being conducted
The G20 Neuroscience Summit aimed to discuss new diagnostic and treatment methods for patients with neuro-psychiatric and spine disorders, and to build global consensus and partnerships on brain and spine health initiatives.
The first and only university representing Turkey
Üsküdar University, the first and only university to represent Turkey at the G20 Leaders Summit in Antalya in November 2015, participated in the G20 Summit in China in 2016 and in Germany in 2017.
Within the scope of the summit, it was aimed to gather scientists, engineers and physicians together in order to contribute to the Brain Initiative launched by US President Obama, to increase the actions related to the initiatives in G20 countries and to promote these studies. Clinical solutions for neurological disorders, which cost the world economy 100s of billions of dollars every year, were discussed at the summit.
Turkey Representative of the Brain Initiative Project
Üsküdar University is the representative and project partner of the Brain Initiative Project in Turkey, which was launched in 2013 under the leadership of former US President Barack Obama. Within the scope of the project, which aims to unravel the unknown secrets of the brain and to research and develop treatments for important brain diseases such as autism, schizophrenia, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, many researches have been conducted so far.