Nicki Abel, RGN, BSc (Hons), MSCN

“I love Paris when it sizzles…” says Cole Porter. …. and I certainly was fizzing recently when I presented at  European Congress Treatment and Investigation into Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), an annual International Conference drawing 10,000 MSologists and patient advocates in order to hear about advances in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatment and understanding… Read more

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June Halper, MSN, APN-C, FAAN, MSCN

My interest in multiple sclerosis began in the late 1970’s when I was a public health nurse. Many of my patients were homebound due to advanced MS and had a multiplicity of physical, emotional, and financial needs. MS at that time was the “crippler of young adults” and resources were few and far…  Read more

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Susanne Kägi, RN

They receive comprehensive training at vocational college (diploma) or university (Bachelor) level and have extensive practical experience in the area of MS. MS nurses perform many different tasks that vary depending on the type of organisation they work… Read more

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Rosalla Horna, RN

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting mainly young adults, second to road accidents and heart conditions. MS often will disrupt an individual’s life style insomuch as it throws a wrench in the works at a key time in life… Read more

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Francesco Pastore, RN

The nurses who work in the centers of multiple sclerosis in Italy is a trained professional who takes care of the general nursing care of patients with MS. SISM (The italian nursing society in MS) is a scientific society that promotes skills development and unification of the protocols of MS nurses…  Read more

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Janice Chow Ka Yin, RN, MSCN

May I briefly introduce some of the background information of MS in Hong Kong. The prevalence of MS in Hong Kong is not that high with around 5/100000 (with reference to one of the local cross over study done in 2008), but now there maybe 6/100000, it’s estimated that… Read more

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Susan Agland, RN, MSCN

In Australia the MS nursing experience is different in some ways to other nations. There are around 23,000 people with MS in Australia and 4,000 in New Zealand. Multiple Sclerosis is less common in Asian nations but there is a growing network… Read more

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