SIG's
The Executive
Board has established a number of Special Interest Groups (SIG).
These groups promote research and improve the management of Persons with
MS and their caregivers. The appointment of the chairman and co-chairman
of the SIG's shall be made by the Executive Board with guidance from the
members of the individual SIG's.
These groups meet at least once a year during the annual conference. It
is also encouraged to hold an annual in-between workshop. Active groups
are supported financially by RIMS.
Different groups have been created:
| Mobility | P. Feys PT PhD (B) / P. Van Asch PT (B) |
| Bladder, Bowel and Sexual Disorders | Dr. L. Lopes (I) / P. Eelen R.N. (B) |
| Psychology and Neuropsychology | L. Vahter (EE)/ H. Paavi (F) |
| Communication and Swallowing | A. Nota (B)/M. Renom (E) |
| Integration and Participation | R. Verdoodt (B)/ J. Hansen (DK) |
| Occupation | D. Kos O.T. PhD (B)/ Dr. S. Ilbroukx (B) |
| Patient Education in MS | C. Heesen (D)/ A. Solari (I) |
Dear SIG members
I am delighted to be given the responsibility of providing support to the Special Interest Groups and practical help in fulfilling their potential. My aim is to encourage not just the sharing of expertise andspecialist knowledge but also the events, highlights and experiences we all have.
I will be writing to all the SIG chairs individually but just wanted to take this opportunity to say I am really looking forward to hearing all your news, seeing your photographs and sharing your innovation, achievements and success stories.
If you have any questions or just want to make contact please do email me at Vicki.matthews@mstrust.org.uk
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Kindest regards
Vicki
SIG Co-ordinator
Joint in-between SIG meeting Melsbroek (November 18-19th 2011)
Dear colleague,
As earlier announced, we have planned an in-between meeting in November, 18-19, 2011 focusing on the multidisciplinary approach for assessment and management of cognitive disorders in people with MS.
The aims of this meeting are:
- to compose a list of cognitive 'red flags', that is, of demographic, disease related, clinical and imagery variables that, according to scientific research, significantly relate to MS-related cognitive deficits.
- to list cognition-related observations that typically can be made in each discipline. What are the observations of a therapist while doing his clinical work and how can these observations be related to MS-related cognitive deficits?
- to determine what should be the content of an optimal neuropsychological report. To which questions should a neuropsychological report provide answers? What kind of cognitive information do you need for your clinical work with patients?
The meeting will be a joint meeting of SIG Communication & Swallowing, SIG Integration & Participation,SIG Occupation and SIG Psychology & Neuropsychology, and takes place in Melsbroek (Belgium).
The meeting will be organized in one day joint-meeting on the theme and one day separate SIG meetings (with possibility for all involved SIG's to continue their long-term work). See attached file for the complete programme. All SIG members will be asked to prepare the meeting, so we can have an interactive forum during the meeting (communication on this will follow within the next weeks).
Preliminary programme joint meeting Melsbroek
Registration form joint meeting
As usual, we will cover the meeting attendance, accommodation, lunches and social events costs for RIMS members.
Travel costs are at your expenses.
For non RIMS members, we only cover the lunches and the meeting attendance.
Would you like to participate in joining this meeting? Please complete the registration form attached before October 15 2011 via email or fax.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
The Melsbroek Team