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1st interactive practice course in MS advanced management
1st interactive practice course in MS advanced management
- Neurology
- Multiple sclerosis
Wednesday, Dec 6 - Thursday, Dec 7 2017
Toronto, Canada
Registration status
Closed
Target audiences
Neurologists working in the field of multiple sclerosis
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Introduction
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Overview
This course will give an advanced understanding of the core pathophysiological mechanisms, diagnostic principles and treatment management of multiple sclerosis. Learners will acquire specialised knowledge and understanding of selected aspects through tailored workshops and ‘virtual clinic’ sessions. Seminal lectures will be delivered through a webinar format to extend the learning opportunity to a broader range of learners to join the live class and debate with experts and participants on current hot topics in MS.
Learning objectives
- List the key elements of MS immunopathogenesis
- Discuss the critical elements of MS diagnosis and differential diagnosis
- Describe the prognostic value of MRI parameters
- Illustrate the most updated treatment strategies
Scientific programme
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
7.50 Registrations
8.00 Opening, X. Montalban (SP)
8.15 Welcome and introduction, D. Selchen (CA), X. Montalban (SP)
Session I
8.30 L1 Epidemiology of MS, D. Rotstein (CA) VIDEO LECTURE
9.15 L2 Immunopathogenesis of MS, A. Prat (CA)
10.00 Coffee break
Session II
10.30 L3 Clinical diagnosis and diagnostic criteria of MS, M. Hohol (CA) VIDEO LECTURE
11.00 L4 MRI as a diagnostic tool in MS, Jiwon Oh (CA) VIDEO LECTURE
11.30 L5 NMO: Pathogenesis, clinical, MRI and treatment, I. Katz (CA)
12.00 L6 MS and NMO in children, E. A. Yeh (CA) VIDEO LECTURE
12.30 Lunch
Session III
13.30 CC1 Clinical cases on MS and differential diagnoses work up, A. Bharatha (CA), C. Roy-Hewitson (CA), P. Giacomini (CA), L. Lee (CA)
15.30 Visit to Neurorehabilitation center at St. Michael's Hospital
16.30 End of the first day
Thursday, 7 December 2017
Session IV
8.30 L7 MS therapy, X. Montalban (SP)
9.30 L8 How to measure treatment response, M. Freedman (CA) VIDEO LECTURE
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 L9 Risks and risks management, D. Selchen (CA)
11.30 L10 Therapeutic Inertia, G. Saposnik (CA)
12.00 L11 Neuroprotection and neurodegeneration: present & future, J. Antel (CA)
12.30 Lunch
Session V
13.30 L12 Cognitive involvement in MS and how to measure it, R. Benedict (US)
13.45 L13 Emotional burden and disturbances in MS, A. Feinstein (CA) VIDEO LECTURE
14.15 L14 Comprehensive neurorehabilitation approach to MS, T. Bruno (CA)
14.45 Coffee break
15.15 L17 Impact of pregnancy in MS and treatment management, P. Duquette (CA) VIDEO LECTURE
16.00 L18 Progressive MS and key concepts in 2017, Speaker to be announced
16.30 End of the educational course
CME provider
EXCEMED - Excellence in Medical Education
Chair(s)
Xavier Montalban
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital
Neurology-Neuroimmunology Department
Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat)
Barcelona, Spain
St. Michael’s Hospital
Division of Neurology
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Daniel Selchen
Division of Neurology
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, Canada
Speakers
Jack Antel
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Montreal Neurological Institute
Montreal, Canada
Ralph Benedict
United States
Aditya Bharatha
Department of Neurology
University of Toronto
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, Canada
Tania Bruno
Department of Neurology
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Toronto, Canada
Liesly Lee
Department of Medicine
Division of Neurology
University of Toronto and Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre
Pierre Duquette
Service de Neurologie
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Montréal, Canada
Anthony Feinstein
Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto and Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Canada
Mark Freedman
Professor of Medicine
Neurology
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Senior Scientist and Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Research Unit
Multiple Sclerosis Research Unit
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Paul Giacomini
McGill University
Montreal Neurologic Institute
Montreal, Canada
Marika Hohol
Department of Neurology
University of Toronto
St. Michael's Hospital
Ilana Katz
The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, United States
Alexandre Prat
Department of Immunology, Infectiology and Microbiology
Montreal University
Montreal, Canada
Dalia Rotstein
Department of Neurology
University of Toronto
St. Michael’s Hospital
Gustavo Saposnik
Department of Neurology
University of Toronto
St. Michael's Hospital
Daniel Selchen
Division of Neurology
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, Canada
Eluen Ann Yeh
Department of Neurology
University of Toronto
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Canada
