Welcome to IMSCOGS 2024
The 10th Annual Meeting of the International MS Cognition Society will take place on September 2–3, 2024 in Bern, Switzerland.
Further details about the event will be published continuously on this page.
Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission is closed.
Conference Registration
Conference registration is open until August 26, 2024.
For the registration please contact kommunikation.neuro@insel.ch.
Program
Monday, September 2, 2024
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09:00–09:15 |
Welcome by the local organizers and the IMSCOGS president |
Penner (CH), Chan (CH), Schoonheim (NL) |
Session 1: Brain health and MS | Chairs: Penner (CH) & Chan (CH)
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09:15–09:45 |
Introduction to brain health |
Bassetti (CH) |
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09:45–10:15 |
Brain health and MS |
DeLuca (US) |
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10:15–10:45 |
Preventative interventions for MS patients |
Hulst (NL) |
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10:45–11:15 |
Coffee Break and poster viewing |
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Session 2: The concept of smoldering MS and cognition | Chairs: Brochet (FR) & Morrow (CA)
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11:15–11:40 |
Smoldering MS: The preclinical view |
Küry (DE) |
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11:40–12:05 |
Smoldering MS: The neuropsychological view |
Benedict (US) |
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12:05–12:30 |
Smoldering MS: The MRI view |
Schoonheim (NL) |
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12:30–12:55 |
Smoldering MS: The clinical neuroimmunological view |
Berger (AT) |
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12:55–14:00 |
Lunch Break and guided poster tour |
Chair: Langdon (UK) |
Session 3: Digital assessment and monitoring | Chairs: Benedict (USA) & Hoepner (CH)
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14:00–14:30 |
Lessons learned from the digital BICAMS |
Langdon (UK) |
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14:30–15:00 |
Isolated cognitive relapses: Does digital assessment help? |
Morrow (CA) |
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15:00–15:15 |
Speech assessment and cognition |
Hammer (CH) |
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15:15–15:30 |
The SITEM Loft: An approach to objectify fatigue and cognition |
Nef (CH) |
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15:30–16:00 |
Coffee Break and Poster viewing |
Session 4: Artificial intelligence | Chairs: Tzovara (CH) & Nagels (BE)
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16:00–17:00 |
Pro/Contra session on the topic: «AI will change cognitive MS care within the next ten years» |
Nagels (BE) & van Schependom (BE) |
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17:00–17:15 |
How to apply AI techniques on electrophysiological signals |
Tzovara (CH) |
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17:15–17:30 |
AI modelling of electrophysiological correlates of cognition in MS |
Rossi (BE) |
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17:30–18:30 |
Assembly/Board meeting |
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19:00–23:00 |
Official IMSCOGS conference dinner |
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Well-known and new rehabilitation strategies (joined ISMCOGS & RIMS session) | Chair: Hulst (NL) & Brichetto (IT)
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09:00–09:30 |
Neurorehabilitation of cognitive deficits using an adaptive cognitive exergame |
Sokolov (CH) |
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09:30–10:00 |
Metacognition, neuroeducation and meditation |
Penner (CH) |
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10:00–10:15 |
First results of the NEMMI studyy |
Monschein (AT/CH) |
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10:15–10:30 |
The CogEx study in progressive MS |
Brichetto (IT) |
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10:30–11:00 |
Coffee Break and Poster viewing |
The power of exercising | Chairs: Ruet (FR) & Hancock (US)
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11:00–12:00 |
Exercise and cognition in MS: From evidence to promotion in clinical practice |
Sandroff (US) & Motl (US) |
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12:00–12:15 |
Should exercise training be at high intensity? |
Bansi (CH) |
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12:15–12:30 |
Exercise training, cognitive training or both? Evidence and conclusion from a comparative analysis |
Gyger (CH) |
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12:30–13:30 |
Lunch break and guided poster tour |
Chair: Schoonheim (NL) |
Comorbidities (fatigue, depression, anxiety) | Chairs: Penner (CH) & DeLuca (US)
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13:30–14:00 |
Fatigue |
Grothe (DE) |
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14:00–14:30 |
Depression |
Gold (DE) |
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14:30–15:00 |
Anxiety |
Hancock (US) |
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15:00–15:30 |
Summary and farewell |
Chan (CH) & Penner (CH) |