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ForwardMultiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology Update 2027
This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options
Course Directors: B. Mark Keegan, M.D., Eoin Flanagan, M.B., B.Ch., Samantha Banks, M.D., and Sarosh Irani, B.M., B.Ch., D.Phil.
February 1 - 4, 2027 - The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort - Waimea, Hawaii
A state-of-the-art update on multiple sclerosis and autoimmune neurology, offering evidence-based, practical, multidisciplinary care strategies. Open to all healthcare professionals interested in this field. Features the latest clinical and laboratory research through lectures, case vignettes, and interactive discussions with expert presenters.
Abstract Submissions
As part of the Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology Update 2027, the presentation of original research related to the field of Neurology will be held at the meeting. Accepted abstract recipients will be chosen from all abstracts received by the submission deadline of Friday, September 4, 2026. Abstracts should be related to research in multiple sclerosis and/or autoimmune neurology. Relevance to conference and its participants, clear objectives, and strong organization will all be considered during the review process. Accepted abstract recipients will be notified by email after submission. At least one of the authors must register and attend the conference.
For further information email sanchez.anna2@mayo.edu
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| Registration Fee(s) | |
|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $1195 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $975 |
Target Audience
Includes: allied health professionals; nurses; nurse practitioners; physicians; physician assistants; resident/fellows; healthcare executives, pharmacists, physical and occupational therapists, and social workers.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Differentiate Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease (MOGAD)
- Identify neurologic infections associated with different immunosuppressant medications in MS and autoimmune neurology patients
- Identify the correct neural antibody test to order when evaluating autoimmune neurological disorders
- Describe the therapeutic approach to autoimmune encephalitis
- Identify the role of novel Btk inhibitors in the management of multiple sclerosis
- Be aware of the updated diagnostic criteria for NMOSD and its application in clinical practice
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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Monday, February 1, 2027 | ||
Multiple Sclerosis Assessment – Moderated by Mark Keegan, M.D. | ||
6:30 – 7:20 | Breakfast and Registration | |
Meet the Course Director Workshop (optional): | ||
7:20 – 7:30 | Announcements | |
7:30 – 8:10 | 2024 Revised Diagnostic Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis: How Do They Change Practice? | |
7:30 – 7:55 | Didactic | |
7:55 – 8:05 | Case Discussions in MS Diagnosis | |
8:05 – 8:10 | Questions | |
8:10 – 8:50 | RIS, Prodromal and Asymptomatic MS Orhun Kantarci, M.D. | |
8:10 – 8:35 | Didactic | |
8:35 – 8:45 | Cases in RIS | |
8:45 – 8:50 | Questions | |
8:50 – 9:05 | Break | |
9:05 – 9:45 | Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Tumefactive Forms of MS | |
9:05 – 9:30 | Didactic | |
9:30 – 9:40 | Cases in Tumefactive MS and Mimics | |
9:40 – 9:45 | Questions | |
9:45 – 10:25 | Updates in Assessment of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | |
9:45 – 10:10 | Didactic | |
10:10 – 10:20 | Case Discussions in Progressive MS Diagnosis | |
10:20 – 10:25 | Questions | |
10:25 – 10:40 | Break | |
10:40 – 11:20 | Optic Neuritis in MS Mischa Pless, M.D. | |
10:40 – 11:00 | Didactic | |
11:00 – 11:10 | Cases in MS Optic Neuritis | |
11:10 – 11:15 | Questions | |
11:20 – 12:00 | Pediatric MS: What Is It and How Do We Treat It? Jan-Mendelt Tillema, M.D. | |
11:20 – 11:45 | Didactic | |
11:45 – 11:55 | Cases in Pediatric MS | |
11:55 – 12:00 | Questions | |
Tuesday, February 2, 2027 | ||
Autoimmune CNS Demyelinating Diseases and Beyond – | ||
6:30 – 7:20 | Breakfast and Registration | |
Meet the Course Director Workshop (optional): | ||
7:20 – 7:30 | Announcements | |
7:30 – 8:10 | Diagnosis of Aquaporin-4-IgG Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders Dean Wingerchuk, M.D. | |
7:30 – 7:55 | Didactic | |
7:55 – 8:05 | Cases in AQP4+NMOSD | |
8:05 – 8:10 | Questions | |
8:10 – 8:50 | Diagnosis of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease Eoin Flanagan, M.B., B.Ch. | |
8:10 – 8:35 | Didactic | |
8:35 – 8:45 | Cases in MOGAD | |
8:45 – 8:50 | Questions | |
8:50 – 9:30 | Acute & Maintenance Treatment of AQP4+NMOSD and MOGAD Stephanie Syc-Mazurek, M.D., Ph.D. | |
8:50 – 9:15 | Didactic | |
9:15 – 9:25 | Cases in Treatment of AQP4+NMOSD and MOGAD | |
9:25 – 9:30 | Questions | |
9:30 – 9:40 | Break | |
9:40 – 10:20 | Myelopathy Differential Diagnosis Neeraj Kumar, M.D. | |
9:40 – 10:05 | Didactic | |
10:05 – 10:15 | Myelopathy Cases | |
10:15 – 10:20 | Questions | |
10:20 – 11:00 | Neurosarcoidosis and Neuro-Rheumatology Allen Aksamit JR, M.D. | |
10:20 – 10:45 | Didactic | |
10:45 – 10:55 | Cases in Neurosarcoidosis and Rheumatology | |
10:55 – 11:00 | Questions | |
11:00 – 11:10 | Break | |
11:10 – 11:50 | Neuro-Ophthalmology in Autoimmune Neurology Deena Tajfirouz, M.D. | |
11:10 – 11:35 | Didactic | |
11:35 – 11:45 | Case Discussions in Neuro-Ophthalmology | |
11:45 – 11:50 | Questions | |
11:50 – 12:30 | Differential Diagnosis of Neuro-Ophthalmologic Presentations Eric Eggenberger, D.O. | |
11:50 – 12:15 | Didactic | |
12:15 – 12:25 | Cases in Neuro-Ophthalmology Differential | |
12:25 – 12:30 | Questions | |
Wednesday, February 3, 2027 | ||
Multiple Sclerosis Management – Moderated by Samantha Banks, M.D. | ||
6:30 – 7:20 | Breakfast and Registration | |
Meet the Course Director Workshop (optional): | ||
7:20 – 7:30 | Announcements | |
7:30 – 8:10 | Treatment Approach and Drug Selection in Relapsing Forms of MS Jonathan Carter, M.D. | |
7:30 – 7:55 | Didactic | |
7:55 – 8:05 | Case Discussions in MS Treatment | |
8:05 – 8:10 | Questions | |
8:10 – 8:50 | DMTs in Progressive MS and Discontinuation Mateo Paz Soldan, M.D., Ph.D. | |
8:10 – 8:35 | Didactic | |
8:35 – 8:45 | Cases in Progressive MS and Discontinuation | |
8:45 – 8:50 | Questions | |
8:50 – 9:05 | Break | |
9:05 – 9:45 | DMT Side Effect Prevention and Management Susan Horsman, Pharm.D., R.Ph. | |
9:05 – 9:30 | Didactic | |
9:30 – 9:40 | Cases in DMT Side Effects | |
9:40 – 9:45 | Questions | |
9:45 – 10:25 | CNS Infection in Immunocompromised Patients Michel Toledano, M.D. | |
9:45 – 10:10 | Didactic | |
10:10 – 10:20 | Cases in Infectious Complications | |
10:20 – 10:25 | Questions | |
10:25 – 10:40 | Break | |
10:40 – 11:20 | Changes Across the Lifespan in Women with MS Burcu Zeydan, M.D. | |
10:40 – 11:00 | Didactic | |
11:00 – 11:10 | Cases in Conception, Pregnancy, Breast Feeding, and Menopause | |
11:10 – 11:15 | Questions | |
11:20 – 12:00 | Treatment of Fatigue and Cognitive Impairment in MS Vanessa Marin Collazo, M.D. | |
11:20 – 11:45 | Didactic | |
11:45 – 11:55 | Cases in MS Symptom Management | |
11:55 – 12:00 | Questions | |
12:00 – 12:45 | Poster Session | |
Thursday, February 4, 2027 | ||
Autoimmune & Paraneoplastic Encephalitis & Its Spectrum - | ||
6:30 – 7:20 | Breakfast and Registration | |
Meet the Course Director Workshop (optional): | ||
7:20 – 7:30 | Announcements | |
7:30 – 8:10 | Treatment-Responsive Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Causes, Cases and How to Find Them Gregory Day, M.D. | |
7:30 – 7:55 | Didactic | |
7:55 – 8:05 | Case Discussions in RPD | |
8:05 – 8:10 | Questions | |
8:10 – 8:50 | Antibodies to Cell-Surface/Synaptic Targets: How Clinical Clues Drive Pathogenic Observations Sarosh Irani, B.M., B.Ch., D.Phil. | |
8:10 – 8:35 | Didactic | |
8:35 – 8:45 | Case Discussions | |
8:45 – 8:50 | Questions | |
8:50 – 9:30 | Ordering and Interpreting of Neural Antibodies Sean Pittock, M.D. | |
8:50 – 9:15 | Didactic | |
9:15 – 9:25 | Case Discussions | |
9:25 – 9:30 | Questions | |
9:30 – 9:40 | Break | |
9:40 – 10:20 | Autoimmune Encephalitis Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis Sebastian Lopez Chiriboga, M.D. | |
9:40 – 10:05 | Didactic | |
10:05 – 10:15 | Autoimmune Encephalitis Cases | |
10:15 – 10:20 | Questions | |
10:20 – 11:00 | Autoimmune Movement Disorders & Stiff Person Spectrum Disorders Andrew McKeon, M.B., B.Ch., M.D. | |
10:20 – 10:45 | Didactic | |
10:45 – 10:55 | Cases in Autoimmune Movement Disorders | |
10:55 – 11:00 | Questions | |
11:00 – 11:10 | Break | |
11:10 – 11:50 | Advances and Complications of CAR T-Cell Therapy and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Anastasia Zekeridou, M.D., Ph.D. | |
11:10 – 11:35 | Didactic | |
11:35 – 11:45 | Cases in CAR-T and ICI | |
11:45 – 11:50 | Questions | |
11:50 – 12:30 | Autoimmune/Paraneoplastic Cases in the PNS: An Update Divyanshu Dubey, M.B.B.S. | |
11:50 – 12:15 | Didactic | |
12:15 – 12:25 | Autoimmune PNS Cases | |
12:25 – 12:30 | Questions | |
12:30 – 12:40 | Thank You and Closing Remarks | |
Lodging
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests at The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort for discounted rates starting at $380/night. In order to receive the special rates, reservations must be made before Thursday, January 7, 2027, or before the room block fills. To make reservations please use this link.
Reservations include the following benefits and amenities:
- Daily cultural resort activities
- Welcome drink and towel service
- Fresh orchid or kukui nut lei
- Westin Resort shopping bag
- Reuseable water flask
- Purified water fill stations
- Daily beach chair service for two guests
- Nightly dinner shuttle service to Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
- Daily range balls for two guests (1 hour limit per day)
- Daily snorkel gear for two guests (2 hours limit per day)
- High speed internet access
Parking is $17.50 per day, limit 1 vehicle per room.
Mark Keegan, M.D.
Eoin Flanagan, M.B., B.Ch.
Samantha Banks, M.D.
Sarosh Irani, B.M., B.Ch., D.Phil.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statements:
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAPA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 17.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
ACHE
By attending the Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology Update 2027 offered by Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science participants may earn up to 17.00 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 17.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ICPE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 17.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
| Credit Breakdown | |
|---|---|
| Monday | 4.00 |
| Tuesday | 4.50 |
| Wednesday | 4.00 |
| Thursday | 4.50 |
| Total | 17.00 |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 17.00 AAPA Category 1
- 17.00 ACHE
- 17.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 17.00 ANCC
- 17.00 Attendance
- 17.00 IPCE
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| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $1195 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $975 |
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