Annual RIMS Conference: November 26 - 27, 2021

Digital edition

Special Interest Groups

An overview of the programme of the SIG meetings scheduled on Saturday, November 27 will follow soon.

Admittance to a SIG is complimentary to all Conference Delegates, but pre-registration is mandatory.
It is obligatory to purchase an Annual Conference Registration to be able to register for a SIG Meeting.

 

SIG Bladder, Bowel and Sexuality

SIG chair: Sara Rinaldi

Title: Update on bladder and bowel management in MS

Programme

  • Introduction
    • Introduction into SIG BBS: the past, present and furture - Piet Eelen
    • Presentation of the new chair and co-chair - Sara Rinaldi and Corinne Oosterlinck
    • Election time
  • Scientific Meeting
    • Study Genova "Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: a post-void residual analysis of 501 cases on July10, 2020" - Roberta Motta
    • Study Melsbroek "Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of bowel incontinence symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis versus sham" - Piet Eelen
  • Any Other Business
    • Ideas for the future
    • Questions
    • Next in-between meeting

 

SIG Communication & Swallowing

SIG chair: Leonie Ruhaak & Leena Maria Heikkola

Title: Validity of and experiences with swallowing assessment methods in MS

SIG chairs: Inger Grethe Løyning & Sofie Ferdinand

 13:00

 Welcome and check-in

 13:20

 SIG update

 13:40

 SIG chair and co-chair election

 14:00

 Validity of and experiences with swallowing assessment methods in MS  Importance of Mealtime Assessment of Swallowing

 Prof Antonio Schnidler

 MAS, Mealtime Assessment of Swallowing Scale
 Dr. Nicole Pizziorni

 Discussion

 15:00

 Conslusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIG Occupation

SIG chairs: Inger Grethe Løyning & Sofie Ferdinand

 13:00

 Welcome and brief presentation of SIG Occupation
 Inger Løyning, MSc, OT, SIG chair & Sofie Ferdinand, OT, SIG co-chair

 13:10

 Fatigue Diary, new app under development
 Jelka Jansa, MSc, OT, Slovenia

 13:25

 Questions and comments

 13:30

 Activity Calculator - a method for achieving a balanced lifestyle for people with  chronic fatigue
 Karin ter Hove, OT, Netherlands & Irma Pinxsterhuis, PhD, MSc, OT, Norway

 13:50

 Questions and comments

 14:00

 Head and shoulders, knees and toes - stretch your body

 14:05

 Introduction to Occupational Performance Coaching in MS Research
 Dorothy Kessler, PhD, OT Reg (Ont) & Marcia Finlayson, PhD, OT Reg (Ont), Canada

 14:55

 Questions and Comments

 15:05

 Closing remarks and plans for 2022
 Inger Løyning , SIg chair& Sofie Ferdinand, SIG co-chair

 15:15

 Thank you for participating and welcome to our future meetings!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

SIG Mobility

Title: Results from the International Survey of the impact of COVID-19 on physiotherapy rehabilitation.

Results from the International Survey of the impact of COVID-19 on physiotherapy rehabilitation, from patient's perspective and therapist's perspective will be disseminated during the SIG-mobility workshop during the RIMS conference. Eleven countries participated in this survey, these were: Belgium, Spain, Italy, Ireland, UK, Norway, Israel, Turkey, Australia, Serbia and Czech Republic. On average 3.500 persons with multiple sclerosis and 250 therapists responded to the survey. The session will be dedicated to disseminating results of the patient and therapist surveys, followed by questions and discussion on how to shape MS rehabilitation moving forward.

SIG chairs: Carme Santoyo & Lousin Moumdjian

 13:00

 Welcome and brief presentation of the SIG Mobility
Carme Santoyo

 13:10

 The "International Survey of the Impact of Covid-19 on physiotherapy   rehabilitation" From the initial idea to the development of the project, working   groups and manuscripts
 Lousin Moumdjian

 13:20

 Preliminary results on the patient's survey: Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on   physical activity of people with MS

 - Did physical activity change during Covid pandemic? Lousin Moumdjian
 - Factors influencing change in physical activity behaviour. Marietta van der Linden 

 - Are we meeting the guidelines? Andrea Tacchino

 13:50

 Discussion (chaired by Susan Coote)

 14:10

 Break

 14:20

 Preliminary results on therapist's survey: Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on   physiotherapy clinical practice
 - Changes on the content and delivery of physiotherapy services during the Covid   pandemic. Turhan Kahraman
 - Changes in the organizational framework of physiotherapy services during the   Covid pandemic. Carme Santoyo
 - How was the technology used during the Covid pandemic? Johanna Jonsdottir

 14:50

 Discussion (chaired by Alon Kalron)

 15:10

 Nexts steps for the project, closing remarks, next SIG Mobility in between meeting
Carme Santoyo & Lousin Moumdjian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIG Patient Autonomy

SIG chairs: Andrea Giordano & Anne Rahn

 13:00

 Welcome
 Andrea Giordano

 13:15

 Update on current SIG projects

 Needs of people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (NIPS) - a   crosscultural study (RiGra project)

 Motherhood choice in MS - status of the German sub-project
 Julie Peper

 14:05

 Break

 14:15

 Advance Care Planning 
 Andrea Giordano & Alessandra Solari

 14:45

 Work presented by other group members
 Speakers to be confirmed

 15:25

 SIG in-between meeting
 Andrea Giordano & Anne Rahn

 15:30 

 Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIG Psychology and Neuropsychology

Title: 2021 - Collective Learning in Psychology - How to benefit from other experiences.

 

SIG chairs: Jana Pöttgen, Sarah Thomas and Anita Rose

 13:00  

 Welcome and short introduction

 13:15

 A mindfulness meditation

 13:30

 SIG chair election (Introduction of Sarah Thomas)

 13:45

 The digital toolkit for fatigue
 Sarah Thomas

 14:10

 Predominant cognitive phenotypes in multiple sclerosis: Insights from patient-   centered outcomes
 Jessica Podda

 14:30

 Exchange and discussion

 15:15

 Conclusion and farewell