{"id":3170,"date":"2025-11-18T15:17:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ectrims-impact-report.staging.theformery.com\/?page_id=3170"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:27:16","slug":"session-1-latest-developments-across-the-patient-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/session-1-latest-developments-across-the-patient-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Session 1: Latest developments across the patient journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3170\" class=\"elementor elementor-3170\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d9e3e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d9e3e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/lived-experience-panel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Session 1: Latest Developments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-ca831b6\" data-id=\"ca831b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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Panel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-df820ca\" data-id=\"df820ca\" 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-50fe392 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"50fe392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/session-2-advances-in-hot-topics\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Session 2: Advances in Hot Topics     <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-5bede8b\" data-id=\"5bede8b\" 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-f4a51a5 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f4a51a5\" 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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-f5050f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5050f6\" 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 1: Latest developments across the patient journey <\/h1>\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-12c105c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12c105c\" 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 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And each step is an important milestone with unique challenges. To open this year\u2019s Patient Community Day, our <strong>Panel of Experts<\/strong> took a tour of the patient journey, from diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation, sharing the latest updates along the way.<\/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-ecc015e elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"ecc015e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bruno-Stankoff.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ecc015e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bruno Stankoff, Neurologist, ECTRIMS President, France\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU2MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5lY3RyaW1zcGF0aWVudGNvbW11bml0eS5ldVwvaW1wYWN0LXJlcG9ydFwvYXBwXC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMVwvQnJ1bm8tU3RhbmtvZmYucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWNjMDE1ZSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bruno-Stankoff-600x600.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-e1764242971366-600x600.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Joelle_Massouh1-e1764240200495.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ecc015e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Joelle Massouh, MS Nurse, Harley Street Medical Center, United Arab Emirates\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5lY3RyaW1zcGF0aWVudGNvbW11bml0eS5ldVwvaW1wYWN0LXJlcG9ydFwvYXBwXC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMVwvSm9lbGxlX01hc3NvdWgxLWUxNzY0MjQwMjAwNDk1LnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImVjYzAxNWUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Joelle_Massouh1-e1764240200495-600x600.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roshan_Das_Nair.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ecc015e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Roshan Das Nair, Researcher, University of Nottingham, UK\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk5MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5lY3RyaW1zcGF0aWVudGNvbW11bml0eS5ldVwvaW1wYWN0LXJlcG9ydFwvYXBwXC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMVwvUm9zaGFuX0Rhc19OYWlyLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImVjYzAxNWUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roshan_Das_Nair-600x600.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sudarshini-e1764237808845.png\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Brett-DrummonD-1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ecc015e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Brett Drummond, Host and Moderator, PCD 2025\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE5NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5lY3RyaW1zcGF0aWVudGNvbW11bml0eS5ldVwvaW1wYWN0LXJlcG9ydFwvYXBwXC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMVwvQnJldHQtRHJ1bW1vbkQtMS0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImVjYzAxNWUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Brett-DrummonD-1-1-600x600.jpg\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-13f2a53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13f2a53\" 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-0519e67\" data-id=\"0519e67\" 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-38358fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38358fa\" 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<ul><li><strong>Alvaro Cobo Calvo<\/strong>, Neurologist, Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca, Spain<\/li><li><strong>Amy Perrin Ross<\/strong>, MS Nurse, Loyola University Medical Center, USA<\/li><li><strong>Bruno Stankoff<\/strong>, Neurologist, ECTRIMS President, France<\/li><li><strong>Gabriel Bsteh<\/strong>, Neurologist, ECTRIMS Committee Member, Austria<\/li><\/ul>\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-54096ab\" data-id=\"54096ab\" 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-ee5d0dc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee5d0dc\" 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<ul><li><strong>Joelle Massouh<\/strong>, MS Nurse, Harley Street Medical Center, UAE<\/li><li><strong>Roshan das Nair<\/strong>, Researcher, University of Nottingham, UK<\/li><li><strong>Sudarshini Ramanathan<\/strong>, Neurologist, Concord Hospital, Australia<\/li><li><strong>Brett Drummond<\/strong>, Host and Moderator, Australia<\/li><\/ul>\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-fe0ffab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe0ffab\" 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-7542f37\" data-id=\"7542f37\" 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-5d50f89 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d50f89\" 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-5dc0472 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dc0472\" 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-380de1b\" data-id=\"380de1b\" 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-4dd9ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dd9ded\" 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\">Topic in Focus: Diagnosis <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227df99 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"227df99\" 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>For most people, the journey of living with a neurological condition starts at diagnosis. Often, it follows weeks, months, or even years of uncertainty.<\/p><p>In recent years, researchers and doctors have been working hard to improve diagnosis. They have used new knowledge to help spot the conditions faster, so they can provide effective treatments earlier.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Key learnings:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Better understanding of MS has led to the development of new diagnostic guidelines. The updated McDonald Diagnostic Criteria were published in September 2025. They include new guidance on diagnostic markers, or test results, that can help doctors spot MS earlier.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Researchers know that people who have central nervous system inflammation (CNS) and antibodies against the aquaporin-4 (AQP4) protein have NMOSD. People who have CNS inflammation and antibodies against the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) have MOGAD. But what about people who have symptoms representing these diseases, but no AQP4 or MOG antibodies?Doctors call this double seronegative NMO, or double seronegative NMOSD. At ECTRIMS 2025, researchers said there was \u201cspace to include\u201d people with double seronegative disease \u201cunder the umbrella\u201d of NMOSD. This means more people will have access to care services.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>In the coming years, researchers hope to discover more antibodies or markers that will help them to better diagnose people with double seronegative NMOSD.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\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-fde21ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fde21ef\" 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-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45cfdd3\" data-id=\"45cfdd3\" 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-49f5218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49f5218\" 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=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1-600x600.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3850\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 85vw, 600px\" \/>\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-885bcfa\" data-id=\"885bcfa\" 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-c1a2f8c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1a2f8c\" 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>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Gabriel <em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW90244000 BCX0\">Bsteh<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90244000 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90244000 BCX0\">: <\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u201cWe talk about faster diagnosis, but it also has to be accurate. It is never perfect, but (with the updated criteria) it will be considerably better. There will be fewer people in the \u2018maybe it is MS, maybe it is not\u2019 in between stage.\u201d<\/em><\/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-d04d7b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d04d7b5\" 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-4fd45ab\" data-id=\"4fd45ab\" 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-ceab173 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ceab173\" 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-ae1fe1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae1fe1c\" 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-ac001f0\" data-id=\"ac001f0\" 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-75c088d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c088d\" 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\">Topic in Focus: Emerging therapies <\/h2>\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-7a619b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a619b3\" 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-1685b0e\" data-id=\"1685b0e\" 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-ae3b831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae3b831\" 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><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">For many people, the next step after diagnosis is getting on to a disease-modifying therapy (DMT). In MS, there are now more than 20 available options. Researchers are continuing to look for more powerful therapies, with fewer side effects, as well as new medications for NMOSD and MOGAD.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW138970845 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW138970845 BCX0\">Key learnings:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW138970845 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>One possible approach that may improve the impact of treatments in MS is developing therapies that are better able to access the CNS, which is the brain and spinal cord.<\/li><li>Researchers are investigating CAR-T cell therapies. In the context of MS, CAR-T cells are\u202fimmune cells that have been genetically engineered to find and eliminate the B cells that attack the CNS. So far, although this strategy has started to be used extensively as a cancer therapy, our understanding of if and how it will work in MS is limited.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW247587294 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247587294 BCX0\">Another potential treatment approach is remyelination, or repairing the damage MS does to the myelin in the CNS. At ECTRIMS 2025, delegates learnt more about how the damage happens and how it can be repaired. This knowledge may help researchers develop remyelination treatments.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW247587294 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81003967 BCX0\">Another study looked at two existing drugs, the diabetes medicine, m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81003967 BCX0\">etformin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81003967 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81003967 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81003967 BCX0\">the antihistamine, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW81003967 BCX0\">c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW81003967 BCX0\">lemastin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW81003967 BCX0\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81003967 BCX0\">, in people with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81003967 BCX0\">relapsing-remitting MS<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81003967 BCX0\">. Early results suggest the combination can repair myelin damage, although the effect was small. <\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentStart SCXW81003967 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\">This is now the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\">third clinical <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\">trial<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\"> to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\"> have shown that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\">myelin repair is possible in people living with MS<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\">. This is a positive sign, but it is only a first step towards a possible remyelination treatment for MS. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\">More trials are needed to better understand what compounds <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW87878349 BCX0\">are the best<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\"> and how long they need <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\">to be administered for to deliver <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87878349 BCX0\">the most significant benefits<\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW87878349 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:1440}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265934965 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265934965 BCX0\">In NMOSD, people need ongoing treatment that dampens the immune system. The aim is to stop B cells in the blood from creating the AQP4 antibodies that cause the disease<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265934965 BCX0\">.\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265934965 BCX0\">That\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265934965 BCX0\"> why researchers have been looking at drugs that clear B cells from the blood. Studies have shown that rituximab and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW265934965 BCX0\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW265934965 BCX0\">nebilizumab<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265934965 BCX0\">, both of which clear B cells from the blood, may reduce relapse rates.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW265934965 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163993885 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163993885 BCX0\">Researchers have also been looking at treating the inflammation that damages the CNS. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163993885 BCX0\">Interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) antibodies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163993885 BCX0\">, like <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163993885 BCX0\">tocilizumab and sarilumab<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163993885 BCX0\">, are already used in other inflammatory conditions. So far, studies have shown that they are better than no treatment, but more research is needed to find out exactly how well they work.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW163993885 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW13209162 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13209162 BCX0\">Researchers have also started to look at stem cell transplantation and CAR-T cell therapies in NMOSD, but it is too early to tell if they are effective.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW13209162 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW150880307 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150880307 BCX0\">Some researchers are looking at rituximab <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW150880307 BCX0\">as a way to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW150880307 BCX0\"> treat MOGAD<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW150880307 BCX0\">. It clears B cells, which create the MOG antibodies that cause the disease, from the blood. So far, the results have been mixed. Some studies found it was useful, but others found it was not. More work is planned to find out more.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW150880307 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW121584314 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121584314 BCX0\">Two studies are looking at drugs that aim to stop the body \u201crecycling\u201d the MOG antibodies in the blood:<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW121584314 BCX0\">r<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW121584314 BCX0\">ozanolixizumab<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121584314 BCX0\"> and<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW121584314 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW121584314 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW121584314 BCX0\">atralizumab<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121584314 BCX0\">. Researchers expect to see the results soon.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\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-da7292d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da7292d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb6992d\" data-id=\"eb6992d\" 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-32db0ea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32db0ea\" 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=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sudarshini-Ramanathan-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sudarshini-Ramanathan-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sudarshini-Ramanathan-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sudarshini-Ramanathan-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sudarshini-Ramanathan-1.png 1200w\" 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-4814f5c\" data-id=\"4814f5c\" 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-7086277 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7086277\" 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>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Sudarshini Ramanathan:\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u201cI t<\/em><em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\">hink the field of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\">MOGAD<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\"> is younger<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\">, but <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\">hopefully<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\">, in the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\"> coming years<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\">, we<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\"> can move that along quickly<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153994970 BCX0\">.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/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-0ca099e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ca099e\" 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-1ece204\" data-id=\"1ece204\" 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-4bcea37 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4bcea37\" 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-8cbcd93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cbcd93\" 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-48e7fd6\" data-id=\"48e7fd6\" 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-29259fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29259fb\" 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\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.75rem\">Topic in Focus: <\/span>Specialist nurse support  <\/h2>\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-21e7644 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21e7644\" 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-02f7e0c\" data-id=\"02f7e0c\" 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-d2beaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2beaaf\" 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><span class=\"TextRun SCXW183787236 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183787236 BCX0\">This year\u2019s ECTRIMS programme for nurses included a dedicated session on shared decision making, with MS specialist nurse panellists <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183787236 BCX0\">Amy Perrin Ross<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183787236 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183787236 BCX0\">Joelle <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW183787236 BCX0\">Massouh<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183787236 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW183787236 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/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-83e074a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83e074a\" 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><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Key learnings:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>People living with MS and related neurological conditions should be part of the conversation about their care.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The number of DMTs now available for MS can make choosing between them overwhelming. Specialist nurses and advanced practitioners can help people navigate the choices and make informed decisions.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Healthcare professionals and patients often have very different priorities when making treatment decisions. Amy\u2019s advice was to \u201cactively engage in discussion with healthcare providers\u201d so \u201c<em>you can be part of that shared decision making.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\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-be2e38c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be2e38c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0b3eb5\" data-id=\"c0b3eb5\" 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-245e315 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"245e315\" 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=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Amy-perrin-ross-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Amy-perrin-ross-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Amy-perrin-ross-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Amy-perrin-ross-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Amy-perrin-ross-1.png 1200w\" 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-babba22\" data-id=\"babba22\" 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-c2ba324 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2ba324\" 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>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW41235377 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">Amy Perrin Ross<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">\u201cS<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">hared decision making<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\"> is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">not the healthcare professional offer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">ing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\"> information or suggestions about what people should do<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\"> or should take<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\"> or should try<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">. It is about <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">actively engag<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">ing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\"> in conversation with the person with MS, their families, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">their care partners, to come to a mutual decision about what is the best treatment for them.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41235377 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW41235377 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/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-30c3cea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30c3cea\" 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-1f7067d\" data-id=\"1f7067d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-9482b65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9482b65\" 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-9325b68\" data-id=\"9325b68\" 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-2b9900c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2b9900c\" 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-5d6afff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d6afff\" 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-7b5d4e0\" data-id=\"7b5d4e0\" 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-15bdb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15bdb2a\" 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\">Topic in Focus: Rehabilitation  <\/h2>\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-8542481 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8542481\" 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-ce49d72\" data-id=\"ce49d72\" 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-d98e12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d98e12c\" 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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year\u2019s ECTRIMS Annual Congress was a joint meeting with Rehabilitation in MS (RiMS), the European network for best practice and research in MS rehabilitation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Topics included mental health, exercise, ageing, cognition, and things people can do in their everyday lives to live well with a neurological condition, including with the use of new digital health technologies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Key learnings:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Mobile phone apps can be used for remote rehabilitation services. This could help to ease pressures on healthcare systems, and ensure people get the care they need no matter where they live.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<ul><li>Mobile phone apps can also help monitor the impact of rehabilitation. People can, for example, track their steps on a fitness app to see if their activity levels increase after taking part in a physical rehabilitation programme.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<ul><li>Some of the things that happen to the brain as we get older are similar to the things that neurological conditions such as MS do to the brain. It can be hard to tell the difference between the two. Some brain health rehabilitation approaches \u2013 such as eating a balanced diet and keeping active \u2013 can help alleviate cognitive (ie thinking) problems, whether they are caused by ageing or a neurological condition.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<ul><li>It was emphasised that rehabilitation should be something that is implemented from the earliest possible stages. It is much better to take a preventative approach that maintains and preserves function, rather than trying to regain it after symptoms appear and it starts to get lost.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\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-0648a36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0648a36\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b588ce9\" data-id=\"b588ce9\" 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-ca4a2f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca4a2f7\" 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=\"840\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu\/impact-report\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gabriel-Bsteh-1-1.png 1200w\" 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-29552f9\" data-id=\"29552f9\" 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-129a2d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"129a2d3\" 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>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Roshan Das Nair:<\/strong> <em>\u201cMental health and psychological well-being is sometimes a taboo subject\u2026 but there are lots of people who experience difficulties. The key thing is to monitor yourself and how you are feeling because there are things that can be done. We have very effective treatments: not just drugs but psychosocial treatments that enable people to better deal with anxiety and depression.\u201d<\/em><\/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-d7c5187 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7c5187\" 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-999544e\" data-id=\"999544e\" 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-7b0c03c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b0c03c\" 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-050463a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"050463a\" 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-38d1bee\" data-id=\"38d1bee\" 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-be0e402 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be0e402\" 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><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f3a5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfa5\"><strong> Interested in watching the full conversation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Everything you\u2019ve read here comes to life in the Session 1 video available on YouTube (available in both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k9d3pyimWsM\"><b>English<\/b> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dsK6ibmmQIA&amp;list=PL7IePEgWfHEcuDF065sxZ2Rd8EmvVLRBj&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Spanish<\/b><\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hearing the experts speak directly about the latest developments across the patient journey adds valuable depth to the themes outlined in this report, offering a clearer sense of how these insights connect to real-world patient needs and emerging priorities in 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4f294a\" data-id=\"d4f294a\" 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-a9ab690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a9ab690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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