The Pre-Course to the Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting – MS Virtual 2020

Agenda:

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
Virtual Module 1
8:00 am – 8:20 am	How Genes and Environment Interact to Cause MS Alberto Ascherio, MD
8:20 am – 8:40 am	NMOSD Kazuo Fujihara, MD
8:40 am – 9:00 am	OCT and Neurofilaments in Clinical Practice Peter Calabresi, MD
9:00 am – 9:30 am	Faculty Discussion Q & A
9:30 am – 9:50 am	Standard MRI to Monitor Disease Courses and Treatment Response Douglas L. Arnold, MD
9:50 am – 10:10 am	Advanced MRI to Monitor Disease Courses and Treatment Response Nicola De Stefano, MD, PhD
10:10 am – 10:30 am	The Spectrum of Treatments in RMS Giancarlo Comi, MD, PhD
10:30 am – 10:50 am	Enhancing Remyelination: From Basic Studies to Interventions Hans-Peter Hartung, MD, PhD
10.50 am -11.10 am	New Perspectives in Neurorehabilitation Letizia Leocani, MD, PhD
11.10 am – 11:30 am	Faculty Discussion Q & A and Conclusion
Thursday, September 10th, 2020
Virtual Module 2
8:00 am – 8:20 am	Understanding Progressive MS Fred D. Lublin, MD
8:20 am – 8:40 am	Treatment Decisions in PMS Per Soelberg Sorensen, MD
8:40 am – 9:00 am	Neuroprotective Treatments Giancarlo Comi, MD, PhD
9:00 am – 9:30 am	Faculty Discussion Q & A
9:30 am – 9:50 am	Are We Any Closer to Understanding the Cause of MS? Peter Calabresi, MD
9:50 am – 10:10 am	Electronic Data Capture/Devices – Can We Quantitate Disease Activity? Jeffrey Cohen, MD
10:10 am – 10:30 am	Is it Time to Consider Combination/Add-On Therapies? Fred D. Lublin, MD
10:30 am – 10:50 am	Are We Paying Enough Attention to Safety? Hans-Peter Hartung, MD, PhD
10:50 am – 11:30 am	Faculty Discussion Q & A and Conclusion

 

 

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