7th Annual MS and CNS Neuroimmunology Symposium
This symposium will provide health care professionals the information needed to identify, refer, treat and/or implement practice changes to improve the care of patients with neuroimmunological disorders. Specific disorders discussed this year include Emerging cell-based therapies in MS, molecular landscape of white matter disorders, diffuse midline glioma: A serious and under-recognized mimic of inflammatory myelopathy, Biomarkers in MS, and pain management for complex and chronic disorders.
Please note
Due to recent organizational changes, this symposium is no longer offering CME and is only available online. The symposium is free to all.
Who should attend
Neurologists, neuroimmunologists, rheumatologists, ophthalmologists, neurosurgeons, physicians, nurse practitioners, rehabilitation including physical and occupational therapists, researchers, and other medical professionals in the field of neuroimmunological disorders are invited to attend.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of attending the 7th Annual MS and CNS Neuroimmunology Symposium attendees will be able to:
- Provide examples of hereditary white matter disorders, and discuss application of genetic testing in patients with white matter disorders.
- Understand why diffuse midline gliomas are often missed in the workup of myelopathy, and describe the radiographic characteristics of diffuse midline gliomas of the spinal cord and contrast them with inflammatory myelopathies/myelitis.
- To understand that the various cell-based therapeutic strategies under study as potential therapy for MS have distinct purposes, and to appreciate the potential benefits, risks, and methodological uncertainties with stem cell transplantation.
- To describe biomarkers associated with MS, and the strength of that association.
- Review the anatomy of nociceptive pathways, and discuss current treatment options for central neuropathic pain.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Opening remarks
Vijayshree Yadav, M.D., M.C.R., FANA, FAAN
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West
Moderators
Michael Lane, M.D.
Christopher Hollen, M.D.
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West
8:45 a.m. Molecular landscape of white matter disorders
Wojciech Wiszniewski, M.D., Ph.D., FACMG
OHSU Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics
9:35 a.m. Diffuse midline glioma: A serious and under-recognized mimic of inflammatory myelopathy
Jacob Perlman, M.D.
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West
10:25 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. Emerging cell-based therapies in MS
Jeffrey A. Cohen, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Experimental Therapeutics Program, Mellen Center
11:30 a.m. Biomarkers in MS: A case-based presentation
Richa Thakkar, D.O.
Benjamin Bird, M.D.
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West
12:20 p.m. Lunch break
1:05 p.m. Pain management for chronic and complex disorders
Andrei Sdrulla, M.D., Ph.D.
OHSU Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
1:55 p.m. Closing remarks
Vijayshree Yadav, M.D., M.C.R., FANA, FAAN
OHSU Department of Neurology
VA Portland Health Care System MS Center of Excellence West
Registration
This symposium is free to attend. Please note CME is no longer provided.
Registration is not required.
To join the symposium on the event date at 8:30 am Pacific Time, please choose one of the following online options:
Link options for the 7th Annual MS & CNS Neuroimmunology Symposium:
Live Stream: stream the meeting
WebEx meeting: participate in the meeting. You can ask questions in the chat window.
September 14, 2024
8:30 a.m. – 1:55 p.m.
Virtual symposium
Link options for the 7th Annual MS & CNS Neuroimmunology Symposium:
Live Stream: stream the meeting
WebEx meeting: participate in the meeting. You can ask questions in the chat window.
Contact
For questions, please contact Parvathi Madugundi at sidigonp@ohsu.edu.
In collaboration with:
VA MS Center of Excellence West, Portland VA Health Care System