The MS101 webinar supports health professionals to understand multiple sclerosis (MS), contributions to susceptibility, epidemiology and the implications, disease progression, current treatments and symptom management.
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Jeannette Lechner-Scott is a professor and neurologist with extensive experience working with people living with MS. She currently leads the Hunter New England MS Clinicopens in new tab and is a senior staff specialist and a conjoint professor at the John Hunter Medical Research Instituteopens in new tab, University of Newcastleopens in new tab. She serves as Co-Chief Editor for the journal MSARDopens in new tab. Jeannette gained a PhD at the Neurophysiology Department of the University of Heidelbergopens in new tab and trained at University Hospital of Freiburg, Germanyopens in new tab and the University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland. opens in new tab
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