MS Trust Conference News

At the MS Trust, we focus our efforts on the here and now, helping you to live well with MS today. Part of that effort goes into providing accessible information that you can trust. We hope this helps you to make informed decisions about your treatment and make choices that keep you healthy

The other aspect that makes a difference to your life with MS is access to a specialist MS health professional. That's why we have fundraised to get 17 extra MS specialists into the NHS, with plans for more. We also provide support and training to help these specialists address the growing demands for MS care across the UK.

A significant part of our training and education for MS health professionals takes place at our Annual Conference. We bring together a range of experts including MS nurses, therapists, neurologists and pharmacists. At Conference they can learn and share good practice and new developments in MS care and treatment. Every year, we're proud to see your MS teams leave Conference full of renewed enthusiasm and fresh ideas to improve their services.

We caught up with a few of the expert speakers at Conference. In these films they share their insights on the future of MS and tell us about the presentations they delivered.

Dr Declan Chard, Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, talked about treating MS over the last 30 years and his hopes for the future of MS care.

Dr Kate Petheram and Dr Gemma Maxwell, Consultant Neurologists from Sunderland, talked to us about how the criteria for making an MS diagnosis might improve in the future.

Dr Emma Tallantyre, Clinical Senior Lecturer at Cardiff, spoke about how to recognise and manage relapses in MS.

Professor Gavin Giovannoni talked about the concept of smouldering MS, where people with MS see worsening symptoms even without relapses, and how he wants to see new treatment targets that take this into account.

Dr Agne Straukierne, Consultant Neurologist in Devon, talked about how to select and use digital technology to track and manage your MS.

Rachael Moses, Consultant Respiratory Physiotherapist, Jody Barber, Specialist Neurological Physiotherapist, and Jodi Allen, Speech and Language Therapist, talked about how to recognise and manage respiratory problems in MS.