ECTRIMS has initiated an annual programme of FOCUSED WORKSHOPS and SUMMER SCHOOLS to organise and support timely international scientific/ clinical meetings on topics of interest and importance in MS. Programmes are limited in numbers of participants and held in European locations designed to facilitate discussion and interaction. It is anticipated that outcomes from each such programme will be published in an internationally recognised journal with wide dissemination.
For the first time, due to the ongoing pandemic situation, the 8th ECTRIMS Focused Workshop was held digitally. A week full of interesting workshops and live sessions was organised.
Please note that due to the current COVID-19 pandemic the ECTRIMS Focused Workshop 2020 has been postponed until 2021.
The ECTRIMS Focused Workshop 2015 is aimed at improving our understanding of the role of the immune system in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Many studies pertaining to this subject have been conducted in animal models of human disease. However, the results of many animal studies did not translate well in human multiple sclerosis. This may relate to a lack of appropriate models or species differences. We have therefore invited a group of leading experts in the immunology of multiple sclerosis to give a series of presentations on this issue at the Focused Workshop.
The incidence and prevalence of MS along with the cost and complexity of its management are increasing. A new MS clinical management paradigm is warranted. The use of new technologies allows different ways of communication and intervention that may increase equity, effectiveness, perception of quality of care and cost optimisation. In a series of presentations and discussions, current scientific knowledge and clinical practice in this area will be discussed.