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In October 2010, leading MS professionals from across the globe gathered in Gothenburg, Sweden to attend the 26th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and the 15th Conference of Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis (RIMS) Research in Multiple Sclerosis.
On 12 October 2010, prior to the Congresses, the Neurologiskt Handikappades Riksförbund - NHR (the Swedish Association of Persons with Neurological Disabilities), in collaboration with MSIF, held a Living with MS Day, at which MS experts from Sweden, the UK and Germany presented on topics including the pathogenesis of MS and stem cell transplantation.
The Day, aimed at people with and affected by MS, healthcare professionals, politicians and all those with an interest in MS, was a great success with more than 450 delegates in attendance, including 100 international delegates.
Programme
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9.00 Welcome and introduction
Chairman: Sten Fredrikson, Sweden
Jonas Andersson, President of the Regional Subcommittee of Health, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Allen O'Connor, MSIF PwMSIC Chairman, Ireland
Kathleen Bengtsson-Hayward, NHR President, Sweden
9.30 Session 1 - The Pathogenesis of MS
Expert speakers: Jan Hillert, Sweden, and George Ebers, UK
10.30 Break
11.00 Session 2 - Cognition and Emotions in MS
Introduction: Kent Andersson, Sweden
Expert speaker: Dawn Langdon, UK
12.00 Lunch
13.30 Session 3 - Future MS Therapies
Oral therapies
Introduction: Reni de Boer, Netherlands
Expert speaker: Ralf Gold, Germany
Stem cell transplantation
Expert speaker: Jan Fagius, Sweden
14.30 Break
15.00 Session 4 - Restorative Therapies; rehabilitation, stem cells and remyelination in MS
Introduction: Pavel Zlobin, Russia
Expert speaker: Robin Franklin, UK
16.00 Closing remarks
Sten Fredrikson, Sweden
Roger Lindahl, NHR Interim General Secretary, Sweden
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Previous events
In 2007 and 2008 Living with MS Day events were held in Prague and Montréal. |
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