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Medicina Webinar | Challenges In The Clinical Practice Of Multiple Sclerosis

Part of the MDPI Medicina Webinars series
20 May 2025, 19:00 (EEST)

Registration Deadline
20 May 2025

multiple sclerosis, pregnancy-related concerns, cardiovascular diseases, MS immunotherapies
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Welcome from the Chair

Women are up to three times more likely than males to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic immune-mediated, inflammatory, and degenerative disease of the central nervous system. It was recommended that women with multiple sclerosis refrain from getting pregnant around fifty years ago. Since then, epidemiological studies have provided evidence that pregnancies have no effect on the course of the disease and that a mother’s MS condition has no detrimental effects on the development of her child. For women with MS, there are other unknowns to take into account, such as the possibility that their capacity to care for their children may be impacted by acute relapses and incapacity in the future. MS immunotherapies and medical knowledge about pregnancy and fertility are always changing, but treatment recommendations in this field should also be updated and altered on a regular basis. A multidisciplinary approach to MS is essential since, crucially, the longevity of individuals with MS is growing. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) may be linked to MS; however, this connection has received little attention. Additionally, MS patients have a greater frequency of cardiovascular risk factors. However, diseases such as Takotsubo syndrome are uncommon side effects of multiple sclerosis. It is also intriguing how myocarditis and MS are similar. Last but not least, heart toxicity is a common side effect of MS medications. This webinar's objective is to present an update on pregnancy-related concerns for women with MS, including suggestions for counseling, general care, the use of DMTs before, during, and after pregnancy, and DMTs' effects on nursing. In order to stimulate more clinical and pre-clinical research on the subject, the second section of this webinar attempts to give an overview of cardiovascular problems in MS and how they are managed.

Date: 20 May, 2025

Time: 6:00 PM CEST | 7:00 PM EEDT

Webinar ID: 827 6230 9752

Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com

Program

Speaker/Presentation

Time in CEST

Time in EEDT

Dr. Anastasia Bougea (Chair)

Chair’s Introduction

6:00 – 6:10 pm

7:00 - 7:10 pm

Dr. Gabriela Mihăilescu (Speaker 1)

Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis Therapies

6:10 – 6:30 pm

7:10 - 7:30 pm

Dr. Elias Gialafos (Speaker 2)

Cardiological disorders in Multiple Sclerosis

6:30 – 6:50 pm

7:30 - 7:50 pm

Q&A

6:50 – 7:10 pm

7:50 - 8:10 pm

Dr. Anastasia Bougea (Chair)

Closing of Webinar

7:10 – 7:15 pm

8:10 - 8:15 pm

Event Chair

Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Introduction
Talk
Ovarian Endometrioma: What Is Behind It?
Bio
Dr. Anastasia Bougea is a senior clinical research associate at the Department of Neurology, Aiginition University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Biomedical Research Foundation at the Academy of Athens. She completed her Ph.D. and MSc. at the University of Athens, on biomarkers on parkinsonian and headache disorders, respectively. Greece. Her research work is primarily in the field of biomarker evaluation for Parkinson’s disease and other atypical Parkinsonian disorders with up to 100 publications, and she participates in European and international collaborations.

Keynote Speakers

NEUROLOGIE, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

Introduction
Bio
Dr. Gabriela Mihăilescu MD, PhD, is a principal neurologist in Bucharest, Romania. She graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” in Bucharest, with a degree in medicine. Over the course of more than three decades, Dr. Mihăilescu evolved from an enthusiastic intern to an experienced clinician. Her professional journey includes numerous roles, ranging from clinical, academic, and research activities in the Neurology Department of the Colentina Clinical Hospital in Bucharest, to starting up and leading the Neurology Department of the Enayati Medical City Hospital. She is now leading her own private neurology practice, CMI Dr. Mihăilescu N. Gabriela Neurologie. In her 25-year-long academic career, Dr. Gabriela Mihăilescu served as a university assistant and later as a university lecturer at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest. She has participated in numerous continuing education courses and scientific conferences and congresses, solidifying her knowledge and skills in various fields of neurology, having a special interest for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders, and headache. In addition to her academic and clinical achievements, Dr. Mihăilescu is the author of over 230 articles, posters, and presentations and has collaborated on medical themes with radio and TV. She is also the author of three books and has contributed to neurology manuals, sharing her knowledge and experience with colleagues and students. Dr. Gabriela Mihăilescu is an active member of national and international professional societies, participating in the organization of congresses, conferences, and teaching courses. At these events, she has often been invited as speaker or to chair sessions and share her expertise in neurology. In her personal life, Dr. Mihăilescu is passionate about science, traveling, and the arts.

Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Introduction
Bio
Elias Gialafos received his medical degree from the Medical School of the Szent-Gyorgyi Albert University in Hungary in 1995. Between 1996 and 2007, he served in the Field Service in Kalymnos, completed his military service, and completed his specialization (Cardiology) at the LAIKOS Hospital. In 2011 and 2012, he underwent further training (clinical and research) at the HEART Hospital of UCL in London, focusing on the subject of Cardiomyopathies. Since 2013, he has held the position of Special Consultant in Cardiology at Aiginiteio Hospital (Psychiatric and Neurological Clinic); at the same time, he is a scientific associate at various university clinics, focusing on cardiomyopathies in systemic diseases. Since 2018, he has been a Senior Lecturer at the Medical School of the University of Athens. Mr. Gialafos is a reviewer for >20 international scientific journals, has published >100 original scientific publications in international journals, and has >2000 citations in Scopus and an H-index > 30.

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