{"id":2386,"date":"2020-03-31T02:50:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T02:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ectrims-impact-report.staging.theformery.com\/wp\/?page_id=2386"},"modified":"2026-01-30T08:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:12:12","slug":"home-fashion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2386\" class=\"elementor elementor-2386\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dd84b6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dd84b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a04a3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"23a04a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;Global MS Community&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Building a Lasting Legacy for the <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">Global MS Community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b84680d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b84680d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dae3f5\" data-id=\"8dae3f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710afc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"710afc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-block-end: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Stronger together: A movement built on connection, knowledge, and patient leadership<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-block-end: 12px;\">Since 2022, Patient Community Day (PCD) has grown from a modest beginning into a global legacy initiative uniting thousands of people living with MS, NMOSD, and MOGAD with the scientific community that serves them. What began as an advancement in accessibility and inclusion has become a recognised pillar of ECTRIMS: a bridge connecting cutting-edge research and the lived experiences of the people most affected by neurological diseases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0104dee\" data-id=\"0104dee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c737070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c737070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;youtube.com\\\/watch?time_continue=1&amp;v=ZLv-IXSarwA&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu%2F&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5203e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc5203e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2025, this mission reached a pivotal moment. With 3,537 registered participants (a 34% increase from 2024 and a 264% rise since 2022) and 2,383 attendees, PCD achieved its highest participation in history, extending its reach across 89 countries and every major world region.<\/p>\n<p>This scale is not just a milestone. It is evidence of a growing global demand for trustworthy, understandable, and patient-centred science. And it signals a long-term shift: patients are no longer passive recipients of information; they are partners, leaders, and drivers of research and care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8151253 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8151253\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b81fd34\" data-id=\"b81fd34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e31c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94e31c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mission-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4037\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mission-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mission-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mission.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 85vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd598ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bd598ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b63aa5f\" data-id=\"b63aa5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070282f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"070282f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;Advancing Our Mission&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">Advancing Our Mission<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">in 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d06cc9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d06cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PCD exists to ensure that the people living with MS, NMOSD, and MOGAD are equipped not only with information, but with agency. Our goal in 2025 was to create long-term, system-level impact by:<\/p><p><strong>Empowering patients with accessible, actionable science: <\/strong>From research breakthroughs to emerging therapies, biomarkers, and rehabilitation insights, PCD helps patients understand what new discoveries mean for their daily lives. In 2025, 95% of participants found the programme relevant, while 79% plan to use the information with their healthcare teams \u2014 a clear indicator of real-world impact.<\/p><p><strong>Strengthening global partnerships and community infrastructure: <\/strong>Our 2025 network of 40+ Supporting Partners across 17 countries, double the number from 2024, demonstrates the accelerating momentum behind a more unified global patient community. These partners amplify access, drive local engagement, and help ensure that PCD\u2019s legacy extends far beyond the one-day event.<\/p><p><strong>Expanding equity and representation across continents and communities: <\/strong>PCD 2025 welcomed its first Supporting Partner from Africa, broadened faculty representation to 10 countries (up from six in 2024), and delivered AI-powered translation in 50+ languages, ensuring that knowledge not only travels globally, but lands meaningfully in diverse communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24a7127 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24a7127\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61ab0a9\" data-id=\"61ab0a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e501b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a0e501b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"numbers\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9609607 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9609607\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf6421d\" data-id=\"cf6421d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f1269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90f1269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8c4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd8c4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #fffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 35px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans';\">By the Numbers: A Year of Record-Breaking Growth<\/span><\/span><\/h1><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #fffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans';\">PCD 2025 marked the most significant expansion to date. <\/span>These numbers tell a story of acceleration: more engagement, more inclusion, more global reach, and more investment in patient-centred innovation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3864a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c3864a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38aa12c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38aa12c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81cdab7\" data-id=\"81cdab7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dac172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dac172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/registrations-rfbi9g5la166z6rvozhbob3ihvi931bzd02st08g2k.png\" title=\"registrations\" alt=\"registrations\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2149a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"2149a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"3500\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc98c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc98c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>registered<br \/>participants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-387bfaf\" data-id=\"387bfaf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c995350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c995350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/attendance-rfbi9f7r374wnkt8uh2p3tc1whmvvc890vfbbq9u8s.png\" title=\"attendance\" alt=\"attendance\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479aeca elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"479aeca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"2380\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fbdf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32fbdf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>online &amp; onsite<br \/>participants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65d0688\" data-id=\"65d0688\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b67698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b67698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/countries-rfbi9e9wwd3mbyulzyo2jbklb3rinn4ioqrtugb8f0.png\" title=\"countries\" alt=\"countries\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3a8eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6d3a8eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"89\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d174a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d174a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>countries<br \/>represented<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4901182\" data-id=\"4901182\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fc7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25fc7a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/comments-opt-2-rfbi9ce8ip11oqxcaxutec1o4c0s88x20hguvwe0rg.png\" title=\"comments opt 2\" alt=\"comments opt 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d149351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"d149351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"500\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b152a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b152a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>online questions<br \/>&amp; comments<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d3d3f7\" data-id=\"0d3d3f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510b84e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"510b84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/partners-rfbi9bgebuzrd4ypgfg6tua7iy5f0jtboctdemfexo.png\" title=\"partners\" alt=\"partners\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c774a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"8c774a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"40\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea312d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea312d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>supporting<br \/>partners<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f86c596 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f86c596\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad55c93\" data-id=\"ad55c93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8014682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8014682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"vision\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a303e9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"8a303e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;\\u2014 and Where We\\u2019re Headed&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Where We Stand <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">\u2014 and Where We\u2019re Headed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b208e56 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b208e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Our vision: from annual event to year-round ecosystem<\/strong><\/h2><div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><p>In 2025, PCD moved beyond a once-a-year experience. The launch of the dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>PCD website<\/b><\/a> and the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>PCD Advocacy Blog<\/b><\/a>,<\/b> along with monthly newsletters and multilingual replay libraries, marked the beginning of a year-round resource hub. This evolution reflects a long-term strategic shift&#8230;<\/p><p><i>PCD is no longer just a day. It is an infrastructure.\u00a0<\/i>It is a platform for education, collaboration, and community building that will grow in sophistication and scope over the coming years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca2f366 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca2f366\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76fb435\" data-id=\"76fb435\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7221fd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7221fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Our long-term ambition: shaping the future of patient-centred research<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Looking forward, PCD\u2019s commitment is to build a lasting legacy of impact by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continuing to diversify the global patient voice, including underrepresented regions and communities<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening partnerships to influence research agendas, funding, and policy<\/li>\n<li>Expanding multilingual access so that geography and language are never barriers to scientific understanding<\/li>\n<li>Increasing opportunities for patients to shape, participate in, and lead research<\/li>\n<li>Elevating the lived-experience voice at every stage of scientific exchange<\/li>\n<li>Scaling digital tools to reach millions more globally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PCD is growing, not only in numbers, but in influence. As science advances faster than ever, our responsibility is clear: to make sure the information we pass onto the MS community is clear, easy to understand, and accessible.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8bb9ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8bb9ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bfb1cc\" data-id=\"0bfb1cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350ca35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"350ca35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"survey\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08fb43e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08fb43e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9752043\" data-id=\"9752043\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc19768 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"dc19768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;\\u2014 and Why It Matters&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">What Participants Told Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">\u2014 and Why It Matters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56f54f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56f54f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"589\">Each year, Patient Community Day is shaped by the people who attend it. Their experiences, their priorities, and their feedback help us refine the programme, strengthen our impact, and ensure we continue to meet the needs of the global MS, NMOSD, and MOGAD community. In 2025, more than two hundred participants shared their reflections. Their responses paint a clear and compelling picture of what PCD means to them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e59699e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e59699e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faf09f2\" data-id=\"faf09f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27786f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"b27786f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"800\" data-to-value=\"95\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df0c7d\" data-id=\"1df0c7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7b5b1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e7b5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"854\"><strong data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"852\">A meaningful, relevant experience<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"927\">PCD 2025 delivered information that resonated deeply with the community, with <b>95% of respondents finding the content relevant and valuable.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"927\">Participants highlighted the clarity of explanations, the accessibility of research topics, and the balance of scientific and lived-experience perspectives. Many emphasised how rare it is to hear directly from leading researchers in a format designed <em data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1317\">for<\/em> patients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf55db5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf55db5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e83f87f\" data-id=\"e83f87f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684f708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"684f708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"800\" data-to-value=\"79\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca2569d\" data-id=\"ca2569d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9812e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9812e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1386\"><strong data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1384\">Knowledge that supports real-life decisions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1514\">The impact of PCD goes beyond the event itself \u2014 it influences conversations in clinics, hospitals, and homes around the world. <b>79% of respondents said they plan to discuss what they learned at PCD with their healthcare team. <\/b>For many, PCD provided confidence: confidence to ask new questions, to explore treatment options, or to better understand the evolving research landscape. The programme\u2019s focus on emerging science, biomarkers, rehabilitation, and lifestyle factors proved especially valuable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-871be77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"871be77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32d1f4e\" data-id=\"32d1f4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70ab0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"f70ab0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"800\" data-to-value=\"99\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1db9311\" data-id=\"1db9311\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b295c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b295c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1943\"><strong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1941\">A community that wants to stay connected<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1995\">The momentum doesn\u2019t stop when the livestream ends. <b>99<span data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2006\">%<\/span><\/b> <b>of respondents said they intend to or may attend again in 2026<\/b>. This loyalty reflects a sense of belonging, and a recognition that PCD is a space where patient voices are represented.<\/p><p data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1995\">It is also a clear message that as our annual Patient Community Day continues to grow, so too will ECTRIMS commitment to providing opportunities for the community to remain connected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4048720 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4048720\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1bdcf3\" data-id=\"b1bdcf3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c030bc elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5c030bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da8859a\" data-id=\"da8859a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7dcb6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de7dcb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2281\"><strong data-start=\"2246\" data-end=\"2279\">What participants valued most<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2363\">In open responses, attendees shared what mattered most to them. They highlighted, among other things, clear explanations of complex scientific concepts; up-to-date information on therapies and emerging research; the connections with the lived experience panel and patient stories; and the opportunity to hear global perspectives.<\/p><p data-start=\"2648\" data-end=\"2796\">Many described PCD as \u201cinspiring,\u201d \u201chope-giving,\u201d and \u201cempowering,\u201d emphasising how they felt connected to both science and community. As PCD evolves into a year-round ecosystem, these insights will guide the development of future programmes, resources, and collaborative efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3db92e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3db92e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfc37b7\" data-id=\"dfc37b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4daf83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4daf83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sessions\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83bcc67 elementor-section-stretched lt-resume elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83bcc67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"lt-resume\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4400e8\" data-id=\"a4400e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa2f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fa2f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Session Highlights: For Participants<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbd0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fbd0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The session reports below capture the highlights and impact of PCD 2025, held on 25 September 2025 in Barcelona Spain.<\/p><p>Each session explored a key part of the MS, NMOSD and MOGAD journey &#8211; from new scientific insights to lived experience and patient care, ensuring that people living with MS and related conditions can benefit from the knowledge shared. Read on for key learnings from the day on everything from emerging therapies to rehabilitation, cognition to artificial intelligence, as well as insights from our first PCD people with lived experience panel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e3f8f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e3f8f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a1f25 lt-resume-item\" data-id=\"34a1f25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0513512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0513512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5321\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5321\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Session 1: Latest developments across the patient journey <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5321\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5321\"><p class=\"p1\">This session explored the latest developments across the patient journey &#8211; from diagnosis and emerging therapies to rehabilitation and the role of specialist nurse support.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Alvaro Cobo Calvo, Neurologist, Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca, Spain<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Amy Perrin Ross, MS Nurse, Loyola University Medical Center, USA<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Bruno Stankoff, Neurologist, ECTRIMS President, France<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Gabriel Bsteh, Neurologist, ECTRIMS Committee Member, Austria<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Joelle Massouh, MS Nurse, Harley Street Medical Center, United Arab Emirates<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Roshan Das Nair, Researcher, University of Nottingham, UK<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Sudarshini Ramanathan, Neurologist, Concord Hospital, Australia<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Key Highlights<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Early diagnosis and monitoring remain critical to improving outcomes.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Advances in therapies are improving quality of life and care delivery.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Specialist nurse support was recognised as central to patient wellbeing.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Rehabilitation continues to be a vital part of ongoing management.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Session Overview<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Diagnosis<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Emerging Therapies<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Specialist Nurse Support<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Rehabilitation<\/li><\/ul><p><a class=\"black-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/session-1-latest-developments-across-the-patient-journey\/\">READ FULL SESSION SUMMARY<\/a><\/p><p><style>\n  .black-btn {<br \/>    display: inline-block;<br \/>    background: #000;<br \/>    color: #fff;<br \/>    padding: 14px 28px;<br \/>    text-decoration: none;<br \/>    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;<br \/>    font-size: 16px;<br \/>    font-weight: 700;<br \/>    letter-spacing: 1px;<br \/>    text-align: center;<br \/>  }<\/p>\n<p>  .black-btn:hover {<br \/>    opacity: 0.85;<br \/>  }<br \/><\/style><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5322\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5322\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Lived experience panel<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5322\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5322\"><p>The Lived Experience Panel invited people from around the globe to share their personal stories and highlight the ways in which they are actively shaping research.<\/p><p>PCD moderator Brett Drummond said: \u201cOur mission goes beyond communicating information. It is about facilitating a two-way dialogue between researchers and patients, and putting the people who live with these conditions at the very centre of that conversation.<\/p><p>\u201cBecause when we all work together, we progress faster to better outcomes.\u201d<\/p><p>Whether through patient advocacy, working with national and international organisations, taking part in registries and clinical studies, or amplifying underrepresented voices, each speaker demonstrated the crucial role of patients in the research process.<\/p><p>More than personal stories, these were powerful calls for partnership, inclusion, and equity in research and care.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s what they had to say.<\/p><p><a class=\"black-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/lived-experience-panel\/\">READ FULL SESSION SUMMARY<\/a><\/p><p><style>\n  .black-btn {<br \/>    display: inline-block;<br \/>    background: #000;<br \/>    color: #fff;<br \/>    padding: 14px 28px;<br \/>    text-decoration: none;<br \/>    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;<br \/>    font-size: 16px;<br \/>    font-weight: 700;<br \/>    letter-spacing: 1px;<br \/>    text-align: center;<br \/>  }<\/p>\n<p>  .black-btn:hover {<br \/>    opacity: 0.85;<br \/>  }<br \/><\/style><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5323\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5323\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Session 2: Advances in hot topics<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5323\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5323\"><p>PCD 2025 \u201chot topics\u201d are defined as the topics that matter most to people living with MS and related conditions \u2013 from everyday challenges such as cognition, to breakthroughs in biomarkers, genetics, and artificial intelligence.<\/p><p>Panellists:<\/p><ul><li>Ali Manouchehrinia, Researcher, University of Manitoba, Canada<\/li><li>Daniel Ontaneda, Neurologist, Cleveland Clinic, USA<\/li><li>Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Researcher, University of Newcastle, Australia<\/li><li>Liliana Patrucco, Neurologist, Centro de Esclerosis M\u00faltiple de Buenos Aires (CEMBA), Argentina<\/li><li>Mitzi Joi Williams, Neurologist, Joi Life Wellness Group, USA<\/li><li>Olga Ciccarelli, Researcher, ECTRIMS Vice-President, UK<\/li><li>Xavier Montalban, Neurologist, Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat), Spain<\/li><\/ul><h3><a name=\"_Toc211580679\"><\/a>Cognition<\/h3><p>The majority of people living with MS and related conditions will experience cognitive issues at some point in their patient journey. Cognitive problems include difficulty paying attention, planning, switching between tasks, finding the right word when speaking and memory problems. This can have a huge impact on a person\u2019s employment, social life, and everyday activities.<\/p><p>At this year\u2019s ECTRIMS congress, cognition was the focus of the keynote lecture.<\/p><p><a class=\"black-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/session-2-advances-in-hot-topics\/\">READ FULL SESSION SUMMARY<\/a><\/p><p><style>\n  .black-btn {<br \/>    display: inline-block;<br \/>    background: #000;<br \/>    color: #fff;<br \/>    padding: 14px 28px;<br \/>    text-decoration: none;<br \/>    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;<br \/>    font-size: 16px;<br \/>    font-weight: 700;<br \/>    letter-spacing: 1px;<br \/>    text-align: center;<br \/>  }<\/p>\n<p>  .black-btn:hover {<br \/>    opacity: 0.85;<br \/>  }<br \/><\/style><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5324\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5324\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Ask the Expert online session offers global connectivity<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5324\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5324\"><h2><a name=\"_Toc211580677\"><\/a>Ask the Expert online session offers global connectivity<\/h2><p>PCD 2025 included an <em>Ask the Expert<\/em> segment to give remote participants around the world more time to pose questions directly to experts neurologists Alan Thompson, Mar Tintor\u00e9 and Romain Marignier.<\/p><p>It was an open exchange of ideas that captured the heart of PCD: connection, learning, and hope. Topics covered included diet and the microbiome in MS, the impact of perimenopause on MS. ageing and MS, and the impact of co-morbidities.<\/p><p>Find out what our panel had to say.<\/p><p><a class=\"black-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/ask-the-expert-online-session\/\">Watch the Ask the Expert session here<\/a><\/p><p><style>\n  .black-btn {<br \/>    display: inline-block;<br \/>    background: #000;<br \/>    color: #fff;<br \/>    padding: 14px 28px;<br \/>    text-decoration: none;<br \/>    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;<br \/>    font-size: 16px;<br \/>    font-weight: 700;<br \/>    letter-spacing: 1px;<br \/>    text-align: center;<br \/>  }<\/p>\n<p>  .black-btn:hover {<br \/>    opacity: 0.85;<br \/>  }<br \/><\/style><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cdfcf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cdfcf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c41a2\" data-id=\"32c41a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236e14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"236e14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"partners\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10401b3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"10401b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da78f48\" data-id=\"da78f48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118159b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"118159b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;This year, we set out to ensure that every person living with these conditions \u2014 no matter where they live \u2014 could access the insights shared at Patient Community Day. Our Supporting Partners were essential in achieving that. Their collective effort demonstrates the power of shared purpose: when organisations come together across borders, we move closer to equitable access to science and care.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Bruno Stankoff<br \/>ECTRIMS President | 2024-2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa96f5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa96f5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-786f137\" data-id=\"786f137\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df772b9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"df772b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;A Global Community&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">A Global Community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">of Supporting Partners<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a851b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a851b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 40 Supporting Partners from 17 countries helped amplify the global reach and impact of PCD 2025.\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">MS and related neurological conditions are global diseases, so PCD needs to have global representation. Together with National MS Societies and global patient advocacy groups, the Supporting Partner network includes NMOSD and MOGAD communities and educational networks, resulting in greater alignment of content with the needs and priorities of patients worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Since PCD first launched in 2022, the number of Supporting Partners has doubled, showing that when we all work together, we generate the best outcomes for people living with MS, NMOSD, and MOGAD.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;\">During PCD 2025, we had the opportunity to sit down with several key Supporting Partners and learn more about the work they are doing directly in their communities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f4e032 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f4e032\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ac976a\" data-id=\"6ac976a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d4ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1d4ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ana-Tordemer-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3907\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ana-Tordemer-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ana-Tordemer-2-405x600.png 405w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ana-Tordemer-2-691x1024.png 691w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ana-Tordemer-2-768x1138.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ana-Tordemer-2-1037x1536.png 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb594cc\" data-id=\"bb594cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbfdaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abbfdaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MS Spain launches inclusive workplaces as \u201cextraordinary legacy\u201d of PCD 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b36a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58b36a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Multiple Sclerosis Spain, host organisation of PCD 2025, used the event to announce a new \u201cpioneering project\u201d aimed at raising awareness of and supporting Catalan companies to recruit and employ people living with MS.<\/p><p>Ana Torredemer, President at MS Spain, an umbrella organisation for almost 40 MS societies across the country, said: \u201cMore than 55,000 people live with MS in Spain. Although great progress has been made in treatments that allow them to enjoy a better quality of life and remain active in the workforce for longer, stigma and the lack of awareness about their professional capabilities persist.<\/p><p>\u201cAs a result, only 56% of people with MS are employed: a rate lower than both the global average and the general population.\u201d\u00a0The initiative, a collaboration between the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation of Catalonia, FEM Barcelona Activa, and the Barcelona Convention Bureau, will consist of an online training programme. It will \u201cinform and disperse myths\u201d about MS, provide tools to improve diversity management, and promote inclusive and competitive work environments.<\/p><p>\u201cBarcelona has a proud tradition of being a hub of science, culture, and inclusion,\u201d said Ana. \u201cWe hope that the legacy of this event will extend beyond these walls, leaving a lasting mark on the city and, more importantly, on the lives of those affected by multiple sclerosis.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd766f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"cd766f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=ZLv-IXSarwA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6909fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6909fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EMSP-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EMSP-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EMSP-1-405x600.png 405w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EMSP-1-691x1024.png 691w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EMSP-1-768x1138.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EMSP-1-1037x1536.png 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a81ead\" data-id=\"2a81ead\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fd614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6fd614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EMSP: Supporting Partners pushing to advance care for everyone <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea7a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ea7a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People living with neurological conditions like MS don\u2019t just want education \u2013 they want to be an active part of improving care. It is why events such as the Patient Community Day are so important, said Elisabeth\u00a0Kasilingam, CEO of the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP).<\/p><p>\u201cPCD helps us collaborate better with researchers and medical professionals,\u201d she said. The aim, she went on, is to translate the science in a way that empowers people to be part of the process of driving care forward, whether that involves developing treatments, guidelines, or reimbursement policies.<\/p><p>\u201cIf we can all stand together in front of the decision makers, and tell them the change we need, we will have a bigger impact,\u201d she said. \u201cPatients and patient groups need to be prepared; they need to have the knowledge.\u201d<\/p><p>One of the main objectives of PCD is to bring researchers and patients together in one place. \u201cMore and more patients are involved in research,\u201d said Elisabeth, adding that PCD acts as \u201ca connector\u201d.<\/p><p>As the initiative continues to grow, and more patient groups get involved, \u201cthe better we will be able to push together\u201d to advance treatment and care, she explained.<\/p><hr \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-616fac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"616fac7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c3bb7a\" data-id=\"4c3bb7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f4c3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f7f4c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd49eed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd49eed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4c1926\" data-id=\"e4c1926\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f38334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f38334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ben-Davis-MS-South-Africa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3923\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ben-Davis-MS-South-Africa.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ben-Davis-MS-South-Africa-405x600.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 85vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be688f8\" data-id=\"be688f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5196da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5196da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MS Canada: The closer patients are to research, the better <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc7d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccc7d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benjamin Davis, Senior Vice President of Mission at MS Canada, believes that bridging the gap between patients and researchers is essential. \u201cThe closer patients are to research, the better it is for driving the next discoveries. Having patients provide input on their experiences, and on the gaps and opportunities, is a really crucial part of the entire process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1948, MS Canada is dedicated to promoting research and providing education to people with MS and their families and caregivers. Enhancing quality of life is an integral part of its mission. And being a PCD supporting partner is part of that. \u201cThe energy (at the event) is really positive,&#8221; said Benjamin. &#8220;I think people enjoy being together and learning from one another. The opportunity to hear about research, breakthroughs, and treatments isinspiring, and it empowers people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Next year, PCD 2026 will be held on 23 October 2026 in Toronto, Canada, where ECTRIMS is holding its tri-annual joint meeting with its North American counterpart, ACTRIMS. \u201cIt&#8217;s going to be a wonderful opportunity for those living with MS to come together, to learn about the research, to learn about each other&#8217;s journeys, and to understand the advocacy opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey do that by really sharing stories and bringing different perspectives together. Everyone has a different experience. Sharing the highs, the lows, and everything in between can be really empowering,\u201d said Benjamin.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-288acdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"288acdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9f5e29\" data-id=\"b9f5e29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f0580 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"97f0580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1227098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1227098\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0d3fd8\" data-id=\"c0d3fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f16519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f16519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Non-Smit.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Non-Smit.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Non-Smit-405x600.png 405w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Non-Smit-691x1024.png 691w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Non-Smit-768x1138.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Non-Smit-1037x1536.png 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97cc649\" data-id=\"97cc649\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3e46a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da3e46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2018A Huge Honour:\u2019 MS South Africa joins PCD as first African partner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a2623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54a2623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Organisers were thrilled to welcome the first supporting partner from the African continent, MS South Africa, in 2025.<\/p><p>Non Smit, CEO at the advocacy group MS South Africa, said she hopes that being part of the global PCD community will help raise the profile of MS back home, and that this will translate to improvements in education and care.<\/p><p>\u201cIn South Africa, we have a very fragmented health system. Around 80% of people do not have access to diagnostics and treatment, and they are suffering,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe need to be recognised and to be seen. We need epidemiology studies, we need to find the people with MS, and we need to advocate for access and treatment.<\/p><p>\u201cNew diagnostics, new guidelines, new ways of interacting, artificial intelligence. All of this is so relevant to what people want to know, so that they can make decisions,\u201d she said, adding that it also helps people to have informed conversations with their healthcare teams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7d528e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7d528e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3b8e9b\" data-id=\"b3b8e9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1e5a1 premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"2a1e5a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/supportingpartners\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OUR SUPPORTING PARTNERS\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6f4632 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6f4632\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb569ce\" data-id=\"fb569ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07d24d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"f07d24d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;Voices&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">Voices<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\"> from Patient Community Day<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96fc93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f96fc93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"627\">The impact of Patient Community Day is best understood through the people who were there \u2013 those living with MS, NMOSD and MOGAD, their families, advocates, nurses, and researchers. Throughout the day, participants and panellists shared what the event meant to them.&nbsp;<\/p><p data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"627\">This carousel brings together a selection of their words \u2013 swipe to hear their perspectives and see how PCD is shaping their experiences, decisions, and hopes for the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-223d28c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"223d28c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e4e355\" 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SPONSORS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ce47f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39ce47f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A special thank you to the following sponsors whose\u00a0support was <br \/>instrumental in making Patient Community Day 2025 a success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe5eecf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe5eecf\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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