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On 10 October 2007 MSIF and the Czech MS Society (CzMSS), in collaboration with the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP), held Prague07 - Living with MS: Today and Tomorrow, a free one-day event at the Prague Congress Centre, Prague.
The event was the first of its kind to be held in the Czech Republic. Leading international MS specialists presented the current and future developments of six key topics, introduced by people with MS. Topics included how MS is diagnosed, how information is provided, options for treatment, therapy, management and daily living.
The event, for 600 people affected by MS, health professionals and MS society staff and volunteers, preceded the 23rd Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research of Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and the 12th Conference of Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis (RIMS) which took place 11-14 October 2007.
In addition to providing a wonderful opportunity to hear about the current and future developments in living with MS, the event celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Czech MS Society and MSIF's 40th anniversary.
Programme
Chairman
| Alan Thompson, UK (MSIF IMSB Chairman) am
Eva Havrdová, Czech Republic (CzMSS) pm | 9.00 | Registration | 9.30 | Welcome and Introduction | | Jaroslav Zika, Czech Republic (Outgoing CzMSS Chairman)
Sue Tilley, UK (Outgoing MSIF PwMSIC Chairman)
Karel Hrkal, Czech Republic (Incoming CzMSS Chairman) | | 9.45 | James D. Wolfensohn Award | | Sarah Phililips, UK (MSIF Chairman)
Ann Langley , Australia (2007 Wolfensohn Award Winner) | | 10.15 | Session 1. Diagnosis | | Introduction by Juliana Ilencíková, Slovakia
Presentation by Massimo Filippi , Italy | 11.15 | Refreshments | | 11.35 | Session 2. Information and Communication | | Introduction by Rolande Cutner, France
Presentation by Graham McReynolds , USA
Presentation by Annette van der Goes , Netherlands | | 12.35 | Session 3. Management | | Introduction by Sonja Vranic , Serbia
Presentation by Xavier Montalban, Spain | 1.35 | Lunch | | 2.25 | Session 4. Treatment | | Introduction by Siri Malde, Norway
Presentation by Peter Rieckmann, Germany | | 3.25 | Session 5. Daily Life | | Introduction by Hanka Vágnerová , Czech Republic
Presentation by Ann Langley, Australia | 4.25 | Refreshments | | 4.45 | Session 6. Future (Stem Cell) Therapy | | Introduction by Allen O’Connor, Ireland
Presentation by Jack Antel , Canada | | 5.45 | Closing Session | | Allen O’Connor, Ireland (Incoming MSIF PwMSIC Chairman) | | 6.00 | Close |
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