The endMS Conference is the largest scientific meeting focused on multiple sclerosis (MS) in Canada. The conference aims to highlight the latest MS research that is providing a better understanding of the mechanisms of disease and new treatments and will explore how research can be translated in to programs and policy.
This event will bring together researchers, trainees, and other key MS stakeholders to exchange knowledge and will feature scientific lectures, multi-stakeholder panel discussions, scientific poster sessions, trainee workshop, and networking opportunities. The conference is focused on four key themes: advance treatment and care, understand and halt disease progression, enhance well-being and prevent MS. The Scientific Co-Chairs for the endMS Conference are delighted to share the list of confirmed scientific speakers (below).
For any questions, please contact us by email at conference@mssociety.ca. Please note that spots are limited. Priority will be given to those who apply early.
KEY DATES:
Registration Opens: June 2019
Abstract Submission Deadline: August 15, 2019 *All MSSC-funded trainees are required to submit an abstract for a poster and all abstracts submitted before this deadline will be reviewed and considered for an opportunity to give a platform talk
Registration Deadline: October 25, 2019
endMS Conference: December 8-11, 2019
SCIENTIFIC CO-CHAIRS:
Dr. Charity Evans, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Catherine Larochelle, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurosciences, CHUM, Université de Montréal
Dr. V. Wee Yong, Professor and Head of Translational Neuroscience, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary
CONFIRMED SCIENTIFIC SPEAKERS:
Scientific Keynote:
Dr. Alan Thompson, University College London, UK
Scientific Speakers:
Dr. Lilyana Amezcua, University of Southern California, USA
Dr. Patricia Coyle, Stony Brook University, USA
Dr. Brenda Banwell, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. Charity Evans, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Marcia Finlayson, Queen’s University, Canada
Dr. Jennifer Gommerman, University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Ari Green, University of California San Francisco, USA
Dr. Xavier Montalban, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Ellen Mowry, Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA
Dr. Michelle Ploughman, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Dr. Ruth Ann Marrie, University of Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Jiwon Oh, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Alex Prat, University of Montreal, Canada
Dr. Francisco Quintana, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr. Bruno Stankoff, University Pierre et Marie Curie, France
Dr. Peter Stys, University of Calgary, Canada
Dr. Helen Tremlett, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Emmanuelle Waubant, University of California San Francisco, USA
and additional speakers have been added!
The endMS Conference is made possible with funds from the MS Scientific Research Foundation