Living with MS: Today and tomorrow

Living with MS - Put Tuesday 12 October in your diary!

In October 2010 leading MS professionals from across the globe will gather in Gothenburg, Sweden to attend ECTRIMS/RIMS 2010. Some 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the four-day event being held at the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre.

Prior to ECTRIMS/RIMS 2010, Neurologiskt Handikappades Riksförbund (the Swedish Association of Persons with Neurological Disabilities), in collaboration with the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, is holding a Living with MS Day, at which a number of MS professionals will speak.

The Day which is to be held at the Svenska Mässan Exhibition Centre is aimed at our members, caregivers and relatives of people with MS, healthcare professionals, politicians and all those with an interest in MS.

All lectures and presentations will be made in English and international visitors to Gothenburg are more than welcome to attend!
Delegate fee €25 (includes entry, morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch)

Register now so you do not miss this unique opportunity!

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Living with MS: Today and tomorrow:
Gothenburg Sweden October 12 - 2010

Program

Exhibition Centre Svenska Mässan, Gothenburg
(In direct connection to Hotel Gothia Towers)

9.00  Welcome & Introduction
Chairman Sten Fredrikson, Sweden
Jonas Andersson, President of the Regional Subcommittee of Health,  
Västra Götaland Sweden
Allen O’Connor, Ireland (PwMSIC Chairman, MSIF)
Kathleen Bengtsson-Hayward, Sweden
   
09.30  Session 1. The Pathogenesis of MS
Expert speakers: Jan Hillert, Sweden
George Ebers, UK

10.30  Break
 
11.00  Session 2. Cognition and Emotions in MS
Introduction:  Kent Andersson, Sweden
Expert speakers: Dawn Langdon, UK

12.00  Lunch

13.30  Session 3. Future MS Therapies
Oral therapies
Introduction: Reni de Boer, Netherlands,
Expert speakers: Ralf Gold, Germany

Stem cell transplantation
Expert speakers: Jan Fagius, Sweden

14.30  Break

15.00  Session 4. Restorative therapies
Rehabilitation, Stem cells and remyelination in MS

Introduction: Robert Schlathau, Austria
Expert speakers: Robin Franklin, UK

16.00  Closing remarks
Sten Fredrikson, Sweden
Kathleen Bengtsson-Hayward, Sweden

16.30  End of meeting