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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

Jeremy Hobart

Jeremy Hobart

Prof. Jeremy Hobart is a consultant neurologist at University Hospitals Plymouth National Health Service Trust, UK, and...
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Jocelyne Nouvet-Gire

Jocelyne Nouvet-Gire

Ms. Jocelyne Nouvet-Gire has been living with multiple sclerosis (MS) for over 15 years in France. Before her...
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Jurg Kesselring

Jurg Kesselring

Prof. Jurg 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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Maija Pontaga

Maija Pontaga

Ms. Maija Pontaga has been the Co-Chair of the Latvian Multiple Sclerosis Association since 2017 and a member of the...
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Maria Paz Giambastiani

Maria Paz Giambastiani

We were very sad to have been informed recently of the passing of Ms. Maria Paz Giambastiani. Ms. Paz Giambastiani was...
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