14th Annual Fannie & Charles Penikoff Research SymposiumAnnual Meeting of the Greater Illinois Chapter and Volunteer Recognition CeremonySaturday, Oct. 17, 2009
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Changing the Course of MS: Are Bone Marrow Transplants the Answer?Thank you to all who attended and who helped make this year another success!
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This year's program boasts a record number of attendees, over 450! Thank you for your participation if you were able to attend. The program would not have been as rich without you being there.
The keynote presentation, Changing the Course of MS: Are Bone Marrow Transplants the Answer? was delivered by Dr. Mark Freedman.
Freedman has managed patients with MS for more than 25 years and has been the principal investigator on numerous clinical trials with new therapeutic agents for MS. He is also the lead investigator in a Canadian study on the efficacy of bone marrow transplants for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
The keynote address and luncheon were followed by afternoon sessions presented in two tracks, New Trends and Living with MS.
If you were unable to attend, call 1.800.344.4867 to borrow a copy of the keynote presentation from our lending library.
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3rd Annual Regional Research Symposium
What's New in MS?
Research Update 2009
Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009
The National MS Society, Greater Illinois Chapter, in collaboration with Illinois Neurological Institute at OSF St. Francis, offered this program at the Embassy Suites Hotel in East Peoria, Ill.
The program was attended by more than 75 chapter members, family and friends in what was an informative and interactive half day of presentations, dialogue and demonstrations. Featured topics included: What's New in Research, Vision & MS and Excercise & MS.
We look forward to offering this program again next year, and we hope to see you there!