14th State of the Art Meeting on Multiple Sclerosis
Saturday, January 28th 2012, KKL Lucerne
Scientific programme 2012(844.29 kb)
- The Swiss Neurological Society will award 5 credit points.
- The Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine will award 4.5 credit points.
- The Swiss Association of General Practitioners will award full accreditation.
Understanding MS Heterogeneity – Making the right choices
| 09.30-10.00 | Welcome with Coffee, Tea and Gipfeli | |
| 10.00-10.10 | Welcome from the Swiss MS Society Vera Rentsch |
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| 10.10-10.40 | Relative involvement of inflammatory and neurodegenerative components in MS Prof. Amit Bar Or, Montreal, CA |
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| 10.40-11.00 | Is MS a white or grey matter disease? Prof. Doron Merkler, Geneva |
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| 11.00-11.25 | Contribution of genetic and genomic studies to better understanding MS heterogeneity Prof. Roland Martin, Zürich |
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| 11.25-11.50 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.50-12.15 | Clinical and MRI predictors of therapeutic response Dr. Mar Tintore, Barcelona, SP |
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| 12.15-12.40 | MS in children – diagnosis, prognosis and treatment options Prof. Maria Pia Amato, Florence, I |
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| 12.40-12.55 | Therapeutic update 2012 – emerging algorithms Prof. Ludwig Kappos, Basel |
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| 12.55-13.10 | The Swiss MS Cohort Study Dr. Jens Kuhle, Basel |
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| 13.10-14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 - 14.45 | Interactive Workshops A, B, C | |
| Workshop A | Balancing risks and benefits of current and emerging treatments. Natalizumab, Fingolimod and beyond Prof. Tobias Derfuss, Basel and Prof. Renaud DuPasquier, Lausanne |
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| Workshop B | New Developments in Symptomatic Treatment: Cannabis, Aminopyridine and more… Dr. Claude Vaney, Montana and PD Dr. Michael Linnebank, Zürich |
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| Workshop C | MS Diagnosis and Monitoring 2012 – The Role of Conventional and Advanced Imaging Prof. Jürg Kesselring, Valens and Prof. Till Sprenger, Basel |
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| 14.45-15.15 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.15 - 16.00 | Interactive Workshops D, E, F, G | |
| Workshop D | Therapeutic options in the transition to secondary progressive MS Prof. Adam Czaplinski, Zurich and Dr. Claudio Gobbi, Lugano |
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| Workshop E | CSF and Blood Investigations in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Treatment in MS PD Dr. Patrice Lalive, Geneva and Dr. Jens Kuhle, Basel |
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| Workshop F | Assessment and Management of Neuropsychological Deficits and Fatigue PD Dr. Iris-Katharina Penner, Basel and PD Dr. Myriam Schluep, Lausanne |
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| Workshop G | Neurostatus and EDSS Assessment – Refresher Course, Possible Pitfalls Dr. Marcus D’Souza and Dr. Oezgur Yaldizli, Basel |
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| 16.00-16.45 | Farewell with Coffee and Drinks |
