Initiative on Future MS Treatment and Care Takes Significant Step Forward

Initiative on Future MS Treatment and Care Takes Significant Step Forward PR Newswire LYON, France, October 10, 2012 LYON, France, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- stThe MS in the 21 Century initiative has taken a significant step forward with its publication in the Journal of Neurology, a leading journal in the area of neuroscience with a significant impact factor of 3.8. stThe published article entitled Future MS care: a consensus statement of the MS in the 21 Century Steering Group, details the work of a panel of European and Canadian neurologists and representatives from umbrella organisations, stwhich came together to define how multiple scleroris (MS) treatment and standards of care should look in the 21 stCentury. The "MS in the 21 Century steering group" also aims to align the broader MS community to minimum standard of care as well as to challenge the current treatment paradigm. stOver the course of three meetings, the MS in the 21 Century steering group compiled a Consensus Statement, which it hopes will act as a call to action for healthcare providers and decision makers. The Consensus Statement communicates the group's vision ie full access to personalised treatment, with reimbursement, to achieve freedom from disease, and outlines the seven key areas of development that it believes must be addressed to realise this vision.