Jodi Haartsen, MS Nurse Practitioner and MS Plus Executive Manager will facilitate a deep-dive discussion with neurologists, Professor Helmut Butzkueven and Associate Professor Jeannette Lechner-Scott into how MS care is changing and the research that is informing and innovating the future of MS services.
Professor Helmut Butzkueven is the Van Cleef Roet Chair of Neuroscience and Head of the Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, and Director of Neurology, Alfred Health. He is also Chair of the Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology research unit in the Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School. He completed his PhD at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in 2003, and subsequently a post-doctoral fellowship at The Howard Florey Institute.
Published June 2023
Associate Professor Vilija Jokubaitis discusses family planning, pregnancy and fertility in women with multiple sclerosis, covering important topics including medication considerations during pregnancy, genetics and fertility in men and women.
How we define and understand inflammation and progression in MS is changing and consequently challenging how MS is managed. Expert neurologists and leading researchers Professor Helmut Butzkueven and Associate Professor Anneke Van Der Walt discuss the area of Progression Independent of Relapses (PIRA) and the evolution of MS understanding
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