The First Scientific Announcement for MS Academia: Multiple sclerosis advanced course taking place in Boston, USA on 9 September 2014 is now available online
... more »EXCEMED's satellite symposium at the ENS/EFNS Congress In Istanbul, Turkey on 1 June 2014 will cover Dysimmune neuropathies - from pathogenesis to treatment
... more »The brochure for the September 2014 Preceptorship in rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis is now online.
... more »More details about the 16th MS Nurse international workshop in Boston, USA are now on the EXCEMED neurology website
... more »The preliminary programme for EXCEMED Neurology's Annual Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 9-10 May 2014 has now been published
... more »A video lecture from EXCEMED 's 2013 preceptorship on MRI in MS is now available on the EXCEMED website
... more »An article by Serafin Beer of the renowned Valens Clinic is now available on the MS alumni pages
... more »The first scientific announcement for EXCEMED's course MS Preceptorship: Updating knowledge in multiple sclerosis is now online. The preceptorship takes place in Barcelona, Spain, this summer
... more »A video presentation given by A.Falini (italy) at the 2013 Preceptorship on MRI in multiple sclerosis in Milan, Italy in October is now available on the SSIF website
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Verena Kesselring, a senior physician at the Valens Clinic, Switzerland has joined the MS Alumni ambassadors
... more »A new article in the MS Alumni section of the Neurology website discusses the role of Ultra-High-Field MR imaging in multiple sclerosis
... more »An article on advanced MRI techniques and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis is now available on the MS Alumni pages of this website
... more »Presentations and a comprehensive medical report from the Preceptorship on MRI in MS are now available
... more »The final programme and medical report from the SSIF conference “Multiple sclerosis: integrating scientific progress into patient management" held in Santiago, Chile on 15-16 November 2013 are now available
... more »The final programme and abstracts and a comprehensive medical report from this international workshop are now on the MS Nurse microsite.
... more »The final programme and abstracts and medical report from the SSIF conference Cognitive dysfunction in MS: New insights and clinical management, along with two video lectures are now on the SSIF Neurology website
... more »A video lecture on the risks faced by MS patients from dysphagia is now on the SSIF Neurology website
... more »A video presentation explaining the recently launched WHO International Classification of Functioning for MS is now online
... more »EXCEMED has just announced an exciting programme of events for 2014.
... more »The MS Academia final programme, medical report and presentations are now available for registered users of the website
... more »Jaume Sastre-Garriga explains why adherence to treatment in NS remains a major issue despite the move towards oral rather than injectable medications
... more »Highlights of the CME annual meeting are now available as an interactive newsletter
... more »Final programme, key slides and a video lecture on sports therapy are now available from the SSIF 'Preceptorship on rehabilitation in MS'
... more »A video presentation reviewing the evidence for when best to start treatment for MS patients is now available on the SSIF Neurology website
... more »A new article MRI lesions in Multiple Sclerosis trials: A valid surrogate for relapses by Jaume Sastre-Garriga, from the internationally renowned Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat) in Barcelona, Spain, is now available on the MS Alumni website in the Updating Knowledge in MS section.
... more »A new videolecture from the 2013 MS Preceptorship Updating knowledge in MS is now available online. It covers the demyelinating disease Neuromyelitis Optica- NMO
... more »Register now for the SSIF educational event Central Nervous System Malignancies to be held in Vienna, Austria from 25-26 October 2013.
... more »A second video lecture from the 2013 Annual meeting has been added to the available resources from this meeting.
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All the presentations from the SSIF ENS satellite symposium: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: where do we stand? held in Barcelona, Spain on 9 June 2013 are now available as video presentations on the SSIF website
... more »A presentation on juvenile MS and differential diagnoses by S.Tenembaum (Argentina) is now available online.
... more »A new video lecture has been added to presentations from the Adherence to Treatment in Chronic Diseases conference held in Rome in April 2013
... more »Presentations and a Medical Report are now online from the SSIF Neurology CME Annual Meeting: How to translate new insights in MS into clinical practice held in Istanbul, Turkey this May.
... more »A new article in the MS Alumni microsite focuses on the major contribution MRI techniques can make to detecting levels of cognitive impairment in patients with MS.
... more »The deadline for completed posters for presentation at the 15th International MS Nurse Workshop has been extended to 15 July
... more »A Medical Report highlighting the key points in presentations at the SSIF 2013 MS Preceptorship "Updating knowledge in Multiple Sclerosis" held in Barcelona, Spain this June is now available online
... more »A video presentation from Orly Tamir,Israel debating whether there are too many drugs for diabetes is now online
... more »Istanbul, Turkey is the venue for this year's SSIF Neurology CME Annual Meeting on 31 May- 1 June.
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Details for SSIF's ENS satellite symposium are now available. It takes place on 9 June in Barcelona, Spain .
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Colleen Harris reports from the 2013 Annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology where many topics were very relevant to nurses who are connected to the field of MS care. Colleen Harris summarizes two of the most interesting poster presentations
... more »How to translate new insights in Multiple Sclerosis into clinical practice is the title of the 2013 CME Neurology Annual Meeting in Istanbul Turkey on May 31-June 1
... more »The medical report and presentations, including a video presentation on cognitive impairment in MS from the SSIF conference Adherence to treatment in chronic diseases: focusing on diabetes, growth disorders and multiple sclerosis are now online
... more »An important SSIF conference in Vienna, Austria this October will bring together neurologists and oncologists to share knowledge on central nervous system malignancies
... more »A 'snapshot' guide to SSIF Neurology activities in 2013 is now available online. It gives easy links to all activities from Preceptorships, to the SSIF Neurology Annual Meeting in Istanbul and to MS Academia and MS Nurse meetings.
... more »You can now find on the SSIF Neurology website a video lecture from Bernd Anderseck on Technical Aids and Assessements in MS rehabilitation
... more »Two new videos from the 2012 SSIF conference Informed treatment decisions: Adherence management to optimize patient outcomes in chronic diseases are now available on the neurology website.
... more »Maria Pia Amato, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Florence, Florence discusses the impact of MS-related cognitive impairment
... more »A new video presentation on physiotherapy and MS, from the 14th MS Nurse Workshop 2012 is now available.
... more »A position paper, based on an expert conference organized by SSIF on the best interventions to improve cognition in MS has been published in the Journal of Neurology
... more »The latest video presentation from MS Academia 2012 is now available, featuring Professor Mark Freedman (Canada)
... more »Affective and emotional problems can be frequent with patients with MS. This presentation by Diane Lowden, Canada, examines the nurse perspective
... more »A video presentation on the best diagnostic tools to use for swift diagnosis of MS is now available online
... more »A major conference on improving adherence to treatment in chronic diseases is being held by SSIF in Rome in April 2013
... more »A video presentation by J. Kesselring from the renowned Valens rehabilitation clinic, Switzerland featured at the SSIF 2012 Preceptorship in rehabilitation is now online
... more »A report from the European Committee for Treatment and Research (ECTRIMS) Congress 2012 provides valuable information for MS nurses
... more »A major case study from one of Europe's leading clinics involved in rehabilitation in MS is now available on SSIF's MS Alumni website
... more »A report from the 2012 ECTRIMS Congress held in Lyon France in October 2012 is now available on the MS Alumni website
... more »Presentations from the 14th MS Nurse workshop in Lyon, France on October 9 2012 are now available on the SSIF neurology website
... more »A video lecture examining the key characteristics of Primary Progressive MS is now available on the neurology website
... more »A video lecture Cognitive rehabilitation: Intervention, on enhancing and stimulating brain plasticity with cognitive brain training, is now available on the SSIF neurology site
... more »A comprehensive report on the three day SSIF Preceptorship on rehabilitation in MS, hosted by the Valens Clinic, Switzerland is now on the neurology website
... more »A presentation on the essential role of the psychologist in maintaining adherence to treatment is now available as a video online
... more »A review of a significant article on Prevalence of Stress Urinary Incontinence in women with MS has just been added to the MS Nurses Club microsite under the From the Journals section
... more »Just published is our planned meetings program in neurology for 2013
... more »A lecture by Gavin Giovannioni on the role of biomarkers, given at the Annual Meeting in MS is now available
... more »A video from Caroline Day of Aston University Birmingham UK looking at adherences in diabetes mellitus is now online
... more »A video on research into adherence to treatments by children is now available online
... more »A video lecture on 'Genetics in MS' given by M. Comabella at the SSIF meeting MS Preceptorship Updating Knowlededge in multiple sclerosis is now available
... more »Adherence and the mass media is the subect of a new video lecture just added to the website.
... more »New video lecture introduces the 2010 revision of the McDonald criteria
... more »Professor Jürg Kesselring has written a special welcome for potential participants on the Preceptorship on rehabilitation in MS in Valens, Switzerland, for which he is scientific organizer
... more »Highlights of the neurology Annual Meeting are now available
... more »Key slides and video lectures from the recent satellite symposium meeting What neuromyelitis optica is telling us about multiple sclerosis are now available on the website.
... more »Highlights of the adherence meeting are now available.
... more »The key slides, final program and medical report are now available from 'MS: from disease management to patient management', the SSIF annual meeting in multiple sclerosis.
... more »The winner of the 2012 SSIF Award in neurology is Professor Massimo Filippi of the Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
... more »Two new lectures have been added to the lecture series on adherence, based on presentations from 'Informed treatment decisions: Adherence management to optimize patient outcomes in chronic diseases' held in Rome, Italy, on January 27-28, 2012.
... more »The 2012 SSIF CME annual meeting in mutipe sclerosis (MS) gave an participants an opportunity to review the mechanisms of action of new drugs and to discuss the translation of this knowledge into improvements in managing patients.
... more »We recently interviewed Professor David Bates to find out more about the 2012 SSIF Annual MS Meeting (18-19 May 2012, Valencia, Spain) which will be focusing on the management of multiple sclerosis (MS).
... more »A new lecture and 'From the journals' commentary have been added to the MS Nurse Club.
... more »The SSIF Neurology key papers service for cognitive function in MS has been updated.
... more »The preliminary program for the SSIF annual meeting in multiple sclerosis MS: from disease management to patient management is available now in the Live events section of the website.
The 2012 program will review the new insights that are adding to our understanding of the condition and that will allow optimization of treatment.
Registration for this event is open now.
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SSIF recently announced the launch of the MS Nurse Club, an exclusive resource dedicated to MS nurses and providing a wealth of online educational support as well as access to the very latest news and ideas.
... more »Parkinson's disease - current issues
Professor Anthony Schapira (Professor of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK) discusses some of the current issues in Parkinson's Disease.
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