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Meet MS21's members

MS in the 21st Century (MS21) started in 2011 as a group of healthcare professionals with the aim to standardize multiple sclerosis (MS) care worldwide.

The importance of the patient voice was clear and, in 2016, people living with MS (PwMS) were invited to join the group.

Research has found that:

  • There are differences between what healthcare professionals and PwMS believe to be the unmet needs in MS care, and
  • For the two groups to better understand and support each other, communication in MS care needs to be improved. Therefore, the goals to standardize MS care are to:
  • Improve communication between healthcare professionals and PwMS; and
    • Develop practical educational resources based on real-world needs and data.
    • Conduct real-world evidence, clinical research and insights to further understand the unmet needs in MS care

Please see below for more information about MS21’s members.

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Members

Heidi Thompson

Heidi Thompson

Ms Thompson has been working as an MS specialist nurse for almost 20 years in Northern Ireland. She is currently...

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Jeremy Hobart

Jeremy Hobart

Professor Hobart is a consultant neurologist at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, and Professor at the...

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Jurg Kesselring

Jurg Kesselring

Professor Kesselring is Emeritus Head of the Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation at the Rehabilitation...

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Klaus Schmierer

Klaus Schmierer

Dr Klaus Schmierer completed his training at the Charité Hospital (Humboldt University Berlin) before moving to...

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Marja-Liisa Sumelahti

Marja-Liisa Sumelahti

Dr Sumelahti obtained her neurology specialist degree at Tampere University, Finland, in 1998. Her research interest...

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Michelle Allan

Michelle Allan

Ms Allan has been working as an MS specialist nurse for more than 20 years in Melbourne, Australia. She began...

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