Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Rehab in MS special issue of Multiple Sclerosis Journal

The Multiple Sclerosis Journal has published a special issue on rehabilitation in MS! Please click on the link to have access to the articles! Once clicked on the link it will be possible to read an article from the issue for free for 1 month (until November 1st).

The following articles can be read on the website:

• Editorial - by Peter Feys & Jaume Sastra-Garriga
• Beyond current research practice: Methodological considerations in MS rehabilitation research (is designing the perfect rehabilitation trial the Holy Grail or a Gordian knot?) - by Roshan das Nair, Vincent de Groot & Jennifer Freeman
• Beyond clinical changes: Rehabilitation-induced neuroplasticity in MS - by Luca Prosperini & Massimiliano Di Filippo
• Beyond rehabilitation in MS: Insights from non-invasive brain stimulation - by Letizia Leocani, Raffaella Chieffo, Antonietta Gentile & Diego Centonze
• Beyond rehabilitation: A prevention model of reserve and brain maintenance in multiple sclerosis - by Rachel Brandstadter, Iliana Katz Sand & James F Sumowski
• Beyond supervised therapy: Promoting behavioral changes in people with MS - by Matthew Plow & Marcia Finlayson
• Beyond therapists: Technology-aided physical MS rehabilitation delivery - by Peter Feys & Sofia Straudi
• Beyond standard rehabilitation programmes: Working with people with MS for adequate goal setting and rehabilitation treatment evaluation - by E Diane Playford
• Beyond center-based testing: Understanding and improving functioning with wearable technology in MS - by Giampaolo Brichetto, Ludovico Pedullà, Jessica Podda & Andrea Tacchino
• Beyond cognitive dysfunction: Relevance of ecological validity of neuropsychological tests in multiple sclerosis - by Erica Weber, Yael Goverover & John DeLuca

Would you like to share something according to the Multiple Sclerosis Journal articles? Do not hesitate to include the Journal's account

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Upcoming RIMS Workshop, Milan

Register now!

The 2nd RIMS workshop "Rehabilitation in Progressive MS" is coming closer and the hosts of the workshop are looking forward to welcoming you in Milan (IT), on Friday 13 December 2019.
Subscribe before 17 October and benefit from the early bird registration fee. Registration should be done online via the registration tool on the workshop website.
Interested in following the RIMS workshop in Milan? Become a RIMS member and benefit of €20 reduction on the registration fee.

RIMS Annual Conference 2020, Leuven

Save the date!

The next Annual RIMS Conference will take place in Leuven, Belgium from June 4-6, 2020. The theme of the meeting is "Collaborate and Engage in Personalised Rehabilitation".
Registrations will open soon, but in the meantime, save the date and block June 4 until 6 in your calender! Further information can be found on the conference website.

RIMS-ECTRIMS Conference 2019, Stockholm

The RIMS-ECTRIMS Conference, held in Stockholm from September 11-13, was a great success. Besides organising teaching courses, educational and scientific sessions, and scoring oral and poster presentations, we also scheduled a Board meeting and a Stakeholders Meeting. All to put Rehabilitation in MS on top of the discussions!

The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) guideline on palliative care of people with severe Multiple Sclerosis, supported by RIMS, was presented by Alessandra Solari (I). Have a look at the background notes here.

Winners of RIMS poster & platform awards

The RIMS board scored the poster and platform awards and has selected to following presenters!

RIMS AWARD FOR THE BEST PLATFORM PRESENTER
"Effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea on fatigue in multiple sclerosis: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (SAMS-PAP study)"
Daria Trojan

RIMS AWARD FOR THE BEST POSTER PRESENTER
"Symptoms Management (including cognition, fatigue, imbalance) – Different Network functional connectivity characteristics of responders and non-responders to attention training in MS"
Mr Stefanos Enricos Prouskas

Winner of the Young Investigators' prize

Congratulations to our RIMS member Martin Langeskov-Christensen, who was 1 of the winners of the Young Investigators' prize. His presentation can be found here. Have a look at the LinkedIn post of Ulrik Dalgas of the Aarhus University of Denmark.

RIMS booth @ECTRIMS

We would like to thank all the delegates who participated in the RIMS "Nine-hole-peg-test" competition held at the RIMS booth. Congrats to the winners of the day! We would also like to announce thatAliona Jakubasz was our winner of the RIMS Lottery.

Membership renewal for 2020

We would like to inform all RIMS members that the membership plans will expire on December 31, 2019. Renew your membership for 2020 and keep your access to the Membership benefits!
On the euRIMS webpage you can find information on:

• how to become a Member
• how to renew or re-active your Membership
• what to do if you forgot your email address linked to your account
• how to print your membership invoice

An overview of the RIMS membership can be found in our flyer
.

Please find below a list of the upcoming SIG in-between meetings.

SIG Mobility in-between meeting, 28-29 October 2019

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to Tel Aviv, Israel, next month. We are really satisfied with the great number of abstracts and the high level of all the presentations received. The meeting entitled "Brain, cognition and movement in MS: challenges for rehabilitation" hosted by Dr. Alon Kalron will take place on October the 28-29th.

You can find the final programme via the website. The abstract submission and accommodation process is already closed, but if anyone is interested in participating, registration will be opened online until the 20th of October, although the accommodation might be assumed by the delegates. Looking forward to this memorable meeting, do not hesitate to contact the chair csantoyo@cem-cat.org and the co-chair lousin.momdjian@uhasselt.be for any inquiry you might have.

SIG Occupation in-between meeting, 8-9 November 2019

Registration for the upcoming SIG Occupation in-between meeting is now open. The topic of our meeting is 'Transforming knowledge on technology into relevance for clinical practice'. We hope you will find the programme interesting and that you would like to join our meeting in Genova, Italy, on 8 and 9 November. You can find the programme and the online registration form on the RIMS webpage.

SIG Psychology/SIG Autonomy in-between meeting, 28-29 November 2019

SThe SIG Psychology is planning to have a joined in-between meeting with the SIG Autonomy on 28th and 29th of November 2019 in Hamburg. The programme is available here. More information regarding the registrations will follow on the euRIMS website.

SIG Communication & Swallowing in-between meeting, 16-17 January 2020

On January 16 and 17 our next in-between meeting will take place in Finland! Leena Maria Heikkola will host us in Turku and Masku. We can already tell you that an extensive part of our meeting will be about cognitive communication! Further information concerning the exact topic and registration will follow soon.

You can read more about the SIG's on our website!
Interested in joining a SIG? Send an email to our respective SIG chairs or co-chairs
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Have some news? Use our twitter account @euRIMS!
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RIMS-ECTRIMS Conference

With the joint RIMS-ECTRIMS conference (September 11-13, Stockholm) just around the corner, RIMS has busy weeks ahead! The RIMS board is very much looking forward to the conference, which promises to be a successful event, giving participants the opportunity to interact with healthcare professionals, researchers and patient representatives sharing knowledge and experiences on topics related to rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis.

RIMS-ECTRIMS figures

As the RIMS-ECTRIMS conference is approaching fast, the ECTRIMS organising team is sharing some numbers! They crossed the 8000 registrations and have a total of 8132 registrations from 99 different countries now (as per 21 August 2019).

The top 3 countries are:

• United States
• United Kingdom
• Germany

Booth D52

Are you participating at the RIMS-ECTRIMS Conference? Come and meet us at the RIMS booth (D52)! The RIMS booth will be manned by RIMS Board members, SIG chairs and co-chairs and other RIMS supporters.

'Nine-hole-peg-test' competition

We challenge you to participate in the RIMS "Nine-hole-peg-test" competition. Join us at the RIMS booth and try to be the fastest in the competition!

The top 5 participants with the fastest total time taken to complete the Nine-hole-peg-test, will be displayed on a board during the day. At the end of each day, the winner will receive a special prize. In addition, all participants of the competition have the opportunity to participate in the RIMS Lottery where they can win the RIMS "grand prize".

Teaching courses, educational and scientific sessions

Our RIMS faculty are invited as speakers or chairs at RIMS-ECTRIMS. Please find below an overview of the RIMS teaching courses, educational and scientific sessions.

The full ECTRIMS scientific programme can be found via the following link.

Oral and poster presentations

The selected poster awards, awards for the best oral presentations by young researchers, awards for the best RIMS poster and the best RIMS oral presentation will be announced on Friday, 13 September from 16:00 until 16:45.

SIG Patient Autonomy

We would kindly invite you to participate to the SIG ‘Patient Autonomy’ in-between meeting to be held at RIMS-ECTRIMS 2019, 11 September 2019 from 17:00 until 19:00. The meeting will take place in meeting room K14.

During the in-between meeting we would like to discuss two project ideas. At 17:00, we will discuss the 'Motherhood choice in MS'. Then, from 18:00-19:00 we will discuss the ideas for PwMS with progressive MS ('Advance care planning' for people with severe MS, Information for people with primary progressive MS).

Please find the agenda here for further details about the project ideas.

Not able to join us at RIMS-ECTRIMS? Follow the highlights of the RIMS-ECTRIMS Conference on our twitter account @euRIMS!  Are you participating at RIMS-ECTRIMS? Do not hesitate to share your experiences on social media (Twitter, LinkedIn...) by using the hashtags #RIMS-ECTRIMS2019, #rehabilitation, @euRIMS.

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