Emirates Multiple Sclerosis Forum 2025

The 7th Emirates Multiple Sclerosis Forum 2025, taking place on 11 October 2025 at Raffles Dubai, consolidates the region’s top neurologists, MS researchers, rehabilitation teams, and healthcare policymakers. This one-day forum focuses on emerging research, diagnostics, biomarkers, therapeutic strategies and multidisciplinary care models tailored to enhance MS outcomes in the region.

Key Highlights

• A structured full-day program featuring scientific workshops and expert panels on MS pathogenesis, diagnostics and innovative therapies.

• Workshop 1: Radiological biomarkers in MS—MRI protocols and McDonald Criteria interpretation.

• Workshop 2: Clinical assessment tools including EDSS, MSFC, and PROMs for practice integration.

• Expert Sessions: Topics covering EBV link, gut microbiota, remyelination therapies, BTK inhibitors, transplant experiences, case challenges and pediatric/non-MS demyelinating diseases.

Who Should Attend?

• Neurologists and MS Specialist Physicians

• General Practitioners and Rehabilitation Professionals

• MS Clinical Pharmacists and MS Nurse Coordinators

• Neuroscience Researchers and Healthcare Policy Makers

• Hospital Administrators and healthcare system leaders involved in MS management

Main Features

• Workshops on Clinical Tools: Radiological biomarker identification and clinical scale integration.

• Expert Panel Sessions & Debates: Challenge cases and debates on treatment discontinuation in elderly MS patients.

• Clinical Sessions: Focus on optic neuritis, NMOSD/MOG, pediatric MS variants and symptom management strategies.