AAD 2024 to Feature Topics Including JAK Inhibitors, Biologics
March 6th 2024The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) will host its annual conference in San Diego from March 8 to March 11, 2024, which will include sessions about Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, biologics, and other treatments for skin disorders.
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Dr Xavier Montalban Discusses Phase 3 evolutionRMS Trial Designs, Outcomes
March 6th 2024While the results of evolutionRMS, comparing evobrutinib with teriflunomide, were negative, that "doesn't mean that evobrutinib is not working," said Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD, director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Catalonia (Cemcat).
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Study Uses NIRS to Assess Hypoxia-Related Brain Function Impairment in Patients With MS
March 4th 2024Ateyeh Soroush, a PhD candidate at the University of Calgary, explains her ongoing study utilizing near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to investigate hypoxia-related brain function impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Promise of AI in MS Research and Treatment Showcased at ACTRIMS 2024
March 3rd 2024The poster session at the Americas Committee for Research and Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum 2024 dedicated a section to emerging developments in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in research and treatment approaches in multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Highlighting Progress, Addressing Unmet Needs in MS Rehabilitation Trials
March 3rd 2024Speakers on the final day of the Americas Committee for Research and Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum 2024 discussed advancements in rehabilitation trials in multiple sclerosis (MS) and unmet research needs.
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Imaging and 3D Modeling a Key Focus at ACTRIMS 2024
March 2nd 2024On day 2 of the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum 2024, speakers gave great attention to novel developments in the field of imaging and 3D modeling in multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Dr Ari Green Describes Remyelination Benefits for Patients With MS, Challenges of Trials
March 2nd 2024Ari Green, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco, details the benefits of remyelination for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as the challenges faced when conducting remyelination trials.
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Retaining Health Care Workers Starts With Insights on “How We Can Stop Breaking Them”
March 2nd 2024Friday's keynote speaker, Katherine A. Meese, PhD, addressed the conference theme of workforce support at the Association of Cancer Care Centers 50th Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit.
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Dr Mitzi Joi Williams: Digital Tools Will Help Make MS Clinical Trials More Inclusive
March 2nd 2024Mitzi Joi Williams, MD, founder and medical director of Joi Life Wellness Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center, explains the issue of underrepresentation in MS clinical trials and the potential for digital health technologies to help overcome this barrier.
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ACCC AMCCBS 2024: On Location Interviews, Day 2
March 2nd 2024Interviews with Katherine Meese, PhD, of University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Nadine Barrett, PhD, MS, MPH, of Wake Forest University, from day 2 of the Association of Cancer Care Centers 50th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (ACCC AMCCBS).
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Spotlighting Efforts to Improve Care Equity, Research Access in MS
March 1st 2024Speakers at the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis Forum 2024 focused their attention on avenues to improve research accessibility for investigators and care access for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Dr Stephen Speicher Navigates the Ethics of AI in Health Care
March 1st 2024Stephen Speicher, MD, Flatiron Health, highlights the organization's frameworks for ensuring ethical artificial intelligence (AI) usage, emphasizing the importance of providers and health systems asking critical questions when considering AI tools.
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Advancing the Clinical Understanding of MS: Emerging Concepts Presented at ACTRIMS 2024
March 1st 2024The Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum 2024 opened with discussions on the novel concepts emerging in multiple sclerosis (MS) research, such as the associations between synaptic loss and hypoxia with disease progression.
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ACCC AMCCBS 2024: On Location Interviews, Day 1
March 1st 2024Interviews with Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, of Minnesota Oncology and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Alti Rahman, MHA, MBA, of American Oncology Network, from day 1 of the Association of Cancer Care Centers 50th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (ACCC AMCCBS).
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What Are the Steps to Quality Improvement in Cancer Care?
February 29th 2024Quality Improvement (QI) projects require a series of distinct steps and timely data collection that will allow clinics to see if changes are yielding results, a consultant told attendees at a preconference workshop at ACCC.
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ACTRIMS 2024 Seeks to Explore and Break Barriers in MS
February 26th 2024The Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) will host its ninth annual meeting in West Palm Beach, Florida, from February 29 to March 2, 2024, to address a plethora of barriers faced by patients and clinicians managing multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Conference Chair Dr Daniel Ontaneda Previews ACTRIMS Forum 2024
February 23rd 2024Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD, Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum 2024 chair, discussed what attendees can expect at this year's meeting, as well as how the theme of "Breaking Barriers in MS" will be implemented.
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