ParadigMS Expert Meeting 2026


Casa d’Este – Hotel Ferrara, Italy
September 5 @ 08:30 – 13:45
Practical details
Date: Saturday, 5 September 2026
Time: 08:30 -13:45
Location: Casa d’Este – Hotel Ferrara, Italy
Audience: ParadigMS expert members
Upon invitation meeting only
The ParadigMS Expert Meeting 2026 will bring together international neurologists and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) experts to discuss current and emerging topics in demyelinating diseases.
The programme will focus on new therapies, paediatric MS, symptomatic treatment, healthcare system impact on treatment choice, disability progression, BTK inhibitors, and clinical management of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), optic neuritis and MS.
Programme overview
08:30–08:45
Introduction to the meeting
Celia Oreja-Guevara
08:45–09:15
New therapies in MG
Andrew Chan, Maura Pugliatti
09:15–09:45
Paediatric MS
Magd Zakaria, Carlo Pozzilli
09:45–10:15
Symptomatic therapies in Multiple Sclerosis
Veronica Popescu, Bart Van Wijmeersch, Carlo Pozzilli, Melinda Magyari, Patrick Vermersch
10:15–10:45
Coffee break
10:45–11:20
How healthcare system classification impacts treatment choice in Multiple Sclerosis
Thomas Berger, Tjalf Ziemssen, Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Magd Zakaria, Melinda Magyari
11:20–11:40
Prognosis in Multiple Sclerosis
Maura Pugliatti
11:40–12:00
Uncovering Disability Progression in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Practical Guide
Bart Van Wijmeersch, ParadigMS Office team
12:00–12:40
Treatment landscape and approaches in the era of BTK inhibitors
12:40–13:10
Lunch
13:10–13:30
Diagnosis and clinical management of NMO/Optic Neuritis and MS
Kazuo Fujihara, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Melinda Magyari
13:30–13:45
Closing
Celia Oreja-Guevara
The ParadigMS Expert Meeting will be sponsored by Roche, Sandoz and Sanofi