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.
Members
Dawn Langdon
Professor Langdon completed her training as a clinical psychologist at the University of Oxford and the Institute of...
Elisabeth Celius
Professor Celius has a medical degree from the University of Bonn, Germany, and was certified in neurology in 1993....
Elisabeth Kasilingam
Elisabeth Kasilingam is an important PO affiliate and patient advocate in her position as Managing Director of the...
Eva Kubala Havrdová
Professor Kubala Havrdová is a Professor of Neurology at the First Faculty of Medicine, General University...
Heidi Thompson
Ms Thompson has been working as an MS specialist nurse for almost 20 years in Northern Ireland. She is currently...
Jane Shanahan
Ms Shanahan was initially diagnosed with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) in 2015, aged 50; a full diagnosis of MS...
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