Congress



*Preliminary Program - subject to change.

2025-06-11 (Wednesday)

  Aluizio Marques Ballroom
13:30 13:30 - 14:00

Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony

Foto: HENRY KOITI SATO

HENRY KOITI SATO

CURITIBA / PR Chairperson
Foto: ALFREDO DAMASCENO

ALFREDO DAMASCENO

CAMPINAS / SP Chairperson
Foto: DAGOBERTO CALLEGARO

DAGOBERTO CALLEGARO

SÃO PAULO / SP Chairperson
Foto: MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Chairperson
14:00 14:00 - 16:00

Sessão

EM e NMO no Brasil: onde estamos em termo de acesso

Foto: DAGOBERTO CALLEGARO

DAGOBERTO CALLEGARO

SÃO PAULO / SP Chairperson
Foto: JEFFERSON BECKER

JEFFERSON BECKER

PORTO ALEGRE / RS Chairperson
Foto: MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Chairperson

14:00 - 14:20
A visão do Judiciário

Foto: BARBARA AREIAS REZENDE

BARBARA AREIAS REZENDE

SP Speaker

14:20 - 14:30
Discussão

14:30 - 14:50
A visão da Indústria Farmacêutica

14:50 - 15:00
Discussão

15:00 - 15:20
A visão da CONITEC

Foto: CLARICE ALEGRE PETRAMALE

CLARICE ALEGRE PETRAMALE

BRASILIA / DF Speaker

15:20 - 15:30
Discussão

15:30 - 15:50
A visão da Saúde Suplementar

Foto: ROGÉRIO SCARABEL

ROGÉRIO SCARABEL

FORTALEZA / CE Speaker

15:50 - 16:00
Discussão

16:00 16:00 - 16:30

Break

Break

16:30 16:30 - 18:00

Session

LACTRIMS and RIMS session: Enhacing rehabilitation in LATAM

Foto: CARLOS NAVAS

CARLOS NAVAS

COLOMBIA Chairperson
Foto: MARIA FERNANDA MENDES

MARIA FERNANDA MENDES

SP Chairperson
Foto: JOSE ARTUR COSTA D'ALMEIDA

JOSE ARTUR COSTA D'ALMEIDA

FORTALEZA / CE Chairperson

16:30 - 16:50
Multidisciplinary care in MS: impact in the quality of life

Foto: LILIANA PATRUCCO

LILIANA PATRUCCO

ARGENTINA Speaker

16:50 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 17:20
Physical Exercise in MS Rehabilitation: Progress, Key Learnings, and Ongoing Challenges

Foto: CINTIA RAMARI FERREIRA

CINTIA RAMARI FERREIRA

UBATUBA / SP Speaker

17:20 - 17:30
Discussion

17:30 - 17:50
PROMS and Multiact initiatives: perspectives and potential

Foto: GIAMPAOLO BRICHETTO

GIAMPAOLO BRICHETTO

ITALY Speaker

17:50 - 18:00
Discussion

18:00 18:00 - 19:00

Symposium

Pharma Symposium I

19:00 19:00 - 20:00

Session

Neuroimunobol

Foto: JEFFERSON BECKER

JEFFERSON BECKER

PORTO ALEGRE / RS Presenter
Foto: OSVALDO NASCIMENTO

OSVALDO NASCIMENTO

RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Presenter

19:00 - 20:00
Time Charcot

19:00 - 20:00
Time Devic

20:00

2025-06-12 (Thursday)

  Aluizio Marques Ballroom
07:40 07:40 - 08:00

Session

Platform presentations: 1 MS and 1 NMOSD

Foto: PAULO DINIZ DA GAMA

PAULO DINIZ DA GAMA

SOROCABA / SP Chairperson
Foto: RODRIGO BARBOSA THOMAZ

RODRIGO BARBOSA THOMAZ

SÃO PAULO / SP Chairperson
Foto: ROSANA HERMINIA SCOLA

ROSANA HERMINIA SCOLA

CURITIBA / PR Chairperson
08:00 08:00 - 08:30

Symposium

PHARMA

08:30 08:30 - 11:00

Session

CTRIMS Session: MS and NMO in the world

Foto: THALES PONSA PINTO

THALES PONSA PINTO

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Chairperson
Foto: GUILHERME DIOGO SILVA

GUILHERME DIOGO SILVA

SÃO PAULO / SP Chairperson
Foto: GABRIELA JOCA MARTINS

GABRIELA JOCA MARTINS

CE Chairperson

08:30 - 08:50
ACTRIMS "Impact of the new MS criteria in North America"

Foto: DANIEL ONTANEDA

DANIEL ONTANEDA

UNITED STATES Speaker

08:50 - 09:00
Discussion

09:00 - 09:20
BCTRIMS "MS and NMOSD Databases in Brazil"

Foto: HENRY KOITI SATO

HENRY KOITI SATO

CURITIBA / PR Speaker

09:20 - 09:30
Discussion

09:30 - 09:50
PACTRIMS "NMOSD in India: Epidemiology and Clinical Features"

Foto: LEKHA PANDIT

LEKHA PANDIT

INDIA Speaker

09:50 - 10:00
Discussion

10:00 - 10:20
LACTRIMS "NMO and Infections in Latin America"

Foto: CARLOS NAVAS

CARLOS NAVAS

COLOMBIA Speaker

10:20 - 10:30
Discussion

10:30 - 10:50
ECTRIMS "Current Status of MS Treatment in Europe"

Foto: HANS-PETER HARTUNG

HANS-PETER HARTUNG

GERMANY Speaker

10:50 - 11:00
Discussion

11:00 11:00 - 11:30

Break

Break

11:30 11:30 - 12:10

Lecture

Aluizio Marques Lecture

Foto: DAGOBERTO CALLEGARO

DAGOBERTO CALLEGARO

SÃO PAULO / SP Chairperson
Foto: MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Chairperson
Foto: ALFREDO DAMASCENO

ALFREDO DAMASCENO

CAMPINAS / SP Chairperson

11:30 - 12:10
Rationale and Perspectives on the Future of NMO

Foto: JACQUELINE PALACE

JACQUELINE PALACE

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker
12:10 12:10 - 13:10

Symposium

Pharma Symposium II

13:10 13:10 - 14:10

Session

Top 10 of the Year - Part I: Multiple Sclerosis - How these Papers Impact our Practice

Foto: ALFREDO DAMASCENO

ALFREDO DAMASCENO

CAMPINAS / SP Chairperson
Foto: DANIEL ONTANEDA

DANIEL ONTANEDA

UNITED STATES Panelist
Foto: HANS-PETER HARTUNG

HANS-PETER HARTUNG

GERMANY Panelist
14:10 14:10 - 15:50

Session

MS Session I

Foto: LÍVIA DUTRA

LÍVIA DUTRA

SÃO PAULO / SP Chairperson
Foto: DENISE SISTEROLLI DINIZ

DENISE SISTEROLLI DINIZ

GOIANIA / GO Chairperson
Foto: SAMIRA LUISA APOSTOLOS PEREIRA

SAMIRA LUISA APOSTOLOS PEREIRA

SÃO PAULO / SP Chairperson

14:10 - 14:30
Chronic Active Lesions - from diagnosis to prognosis

Foto: DANIEL ONTANEDA

DANIEL ONTANEDA

UNITED STATES Speaker

14:30 - 14:40
Discussion

14:40 - 15:00
The road to remyelination

Foto: MILENA SALES PITOMBEIRA

MILENA SALES PITOMBEIRA

FORTALEZA / CE Speaker

15:00 - 15:10
Discussion

15:10 - 15:30
Is it RRMS with PIRA or SPMS?

Foto: HANS-PETER HARTUNG

HANS-PETER HARTUNG

GERMANY Speaker

15:30 - 15:40
Discussion

15:40 - 15:47
Platform presentation 03

15:47 - 15:50
Discussion

15:50 15:50 - 16:20

Break

Break

16:20 16:20 - 17:30

Session

MS Session II

Foto: CARLOS BERNARDO TAUIL

CARLOS BERNARDO TAUIL

BRASÍLIA / DF Chairperson
Foto: CLAUDIA CRISTINA FERREIRA VASCONCELOS

CLAUDIA CRISTINA FERREIRA VASCONCELOS

RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Chairperson
Foto: CLÁUDIA SUEMI KAMOI KAY

CLÁUDIA SUEMI KAMOI KAY

CURITIBA / PR Chairperson

16:20 - 16:40
Regional considerations in the differential diagnosis of MS

Foto: LILIANA PATRUCCO

LILIANA PATRUCCO

ARGENTINA Speaker

16:40 - 16:50
Discussion

16:50 - 17:10
Updated evidence in DMTs discontinuation and de-escalation in MS

Foto: TARSO ADONI

TARSO ADONI

SÃO PAULO / SP Speaker

17:10 - 17:20
Discussion

17:20 - 17:27
Platform presentation 04

17:27 - 17:30
Discussion

17:30
17:40 17:40 - 18:40

Happy Poster

Happy Poster

18:40

2025-06-13 (Friday)

  Aluizio Marques Ballroom
07:40 07:40 - 08:00

Session

Platform presentations: (5a MS a 6a NMOSD)

Foto: VINICIUS DE OLIVEIRA BOLDRINI

VINICIUS DE OLIVEIRA BOLDRINI

CAMPINAS / SP Chairperson
Foto: NISE ALESSANDRA DE CARVALHO SOUSA

NISE ALESSANDRA DE CARVALHO SOUSA

MANAUS / AM Chairperson
Foto: CAROLINA REIS ARAUJO ABRANTES

CAROLINA REIS ARAUJO ABRANTES

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Chairperson
08:00 08:00 - 08:30

Symposium

PHARMA

08:30 08:30 - 10:10

Session

NMOSD Session I

Foto: OSVALDO NASCIMENTO

OSVALDO NASCIMENTO

RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Chairperson
Foto: PAULO CHRISTO

PAULO CHRISTO

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Chairperson
Foto: THIAGO GONCALVES FUKUDA

THIAGO GONCALVES FUKUDA

SALVADOR / BA Chairperson

08:30 - 08:50
Gaps in NMOSD research

Foto: MARCELO MATIELLO

MARCELO MATIELLO

UNITED STATES Speaker

08:50 - 09:00
Discussion

09:00 - 09:20
The Global Impact of Race on NMOSD: Epidemiology and Disparities

Foto: MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Speaker

09:20 - 09:30
Discussion

09:30 - 09:50
NMOSD and its Outcome in Thai and Other Asian Populations

Foto: SASITORN SIRITHO

SASITORN SIRITHO

THAILAND Speaker

09:50 - 10:00
Discussion

10:00 - 10:07
Platform presentation 7 (NMOSD 7)

10:07 - 10:10
Discussion

10:10 10:10 - 10:40

Break

Break

10:40 10:40 - 11:50

Session

NMO Session II

Foto: MARCELO MATIELLO

MARCELO MATIELLO

UNITED STATES Chairperson
Foto: MARIA LÚCIA BRITO

MARIA LÚCIA BRITO

RECIFE / PE Chairperson
Foto: ANTONIO PEREIRA GOMES NETO

ANTONIO PEREIRA GOMES NETO

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Chairperson

10:40 - 11:00
The Growing Impact of Treatment on NMOSD Outcomes

Foto: LEKHA PANDIT

LEKHA PANDIT

INDIA Speaker

11:00 - 11:10
Discussion

11:10 - 11:30
Cell therapy and tolerization in NMOSD

11:30 - 11:40
Discussion

11:40 - 11:47
Platform presentation 8

11:47 - 11:50
Discussion

11:50 11:50 - 12:50

Symposium

Pharma Symposium III

12:50 12:50 - 13:50

Session

Top 10 of the Year - Part II: NMOSD - How these Papers Impact our Practice

Foto: MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Chairperson
Foto: GIORDANI PASSOS

GIORDANI PASSOS

RS Chairperson
Foto: MARCELO MATIELLO

MARCELO MATIELLO

UNITED STATES Panelist
Foto: SASITORN SIRITHO

SASITORN SIRITHO

THAILAND Panelist
13:50 13:50 - 15:50

Symposium

ECF Symposium - The MS continuum: From Prodrome to Progression

13:50 - 14:10
Identifying the preclinical disease: the impact of the new 2024 MS criteria and going beyond

14:10 - 14:20
Discussion

14:20 - 14:50
Moving forward in halting MS progression: better outcomes measures or trial design?

14:50 - 14:50
Discussion

14:50 - 15:10
Novel concepts on disease progression: brain genetic resilience and immunological phenotypes

15:10 - 15:20
Discussion

15:20 - 15:40
Neuroimaging measures for progression: Glymphatic system/meningeal inflammation

15:40 - 15:50
Discussion

15:50 15:50 - 16:20

Break

Break

16:20 16:20 - 18:00

Session

Advances in Neuroimmunology: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Patient-Centered Care

Foto: MARCUS VINICIUS MAGNO GONÇALVES

MARCUS VINICIUS MAGNO GONÇALVES

JOINVILLE / SC Chairperson
Foto: ANA CLAUDIA PICCOLO

ANA CLAUDIA PICCOLO

SP Chairperson

16:20 - 16:40
Autoimmune encephalitis: treatment insights from the Brazilian Cohort (BRAIN)

Foto: LÍVIA DUTRA

LÍVIA DUTRA

SÃO PAULO / SP Speaker

16:40 - 16:50
Discussion

16:50 - 17:10
Combined Central and Peripheral Demyelination: New Insights in Diagnosis, and Treatment

Foto: OSVALDO NASCIMENTO

OSVALDO NASCIMENTO

RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Speaker

17:10 - 17:20
Discussion

17:20 - 17:40
NMOSD Care from the Patient’s Perspective: What Every Doctor Should Know

Foto: DANIELE AMERICANO

DANIELE AMERICANO

RJ Speaker

17:40 - 17:50
Discussion

18:00 18:00 - 19:00

Happy Poster

Happy Poster

19:00

2025-06-14 (Saturday)

  Aluizio Marques Ballroom
07:30 07:30 - 08:00

Meeting the Expert

Meeting the Expert

Foto: RAFAEL PATERNÒ CASTELLO DIAS CARNEIRO

RAFAEL PATERNÒ CASTELLO DIAS CARNEIRO

SAO PAULO / SP Chairperson
Foto: NATHANE BRAGA

NATHANE BRAGA

RJ Chairperson
Foto: DANIEL ONTANEDA

DANIEL ONTANEDA

UNITED STATES Speaker
08:00 08:00 - 10:00

Symposium

BCTRIMS NeuroImaging Symposium

Foto: FERNANDO FARIA ANDRADE FIGUEIRA

FERNANDO FARIA ANDRADE FIGUEIRA

RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Chairperson
Foto: DOUGLAS MENDES NUNES

DOUGLAS MENDES NUNES

SP Chairperson
Foto: HERVAL RIBEIRO SOARES NETO

HERVAL RIBEIRO SOARES NETO

SÃO PAULO / SP Chairperson

08:00 - 08:20
Normal tissue appearing damage in NMO: what advanced MRI can add?

Foto: MATEUS BOAVENTURA DE OLIVEIRA

MATEUS BOAVENTURA DE OLIVEIRA

SP Speaker

08:20 - 08:30
Discussion

08:30 - 08:50
Central vein sign and paramagnetic rim lesion evaluation in clinical practice: Application and pitfalls

Foto: DANIEL ONTANEDA

DANIEL ONTANEDA

UNITED STATES Speaker

08:50 - 09:00
Discussion

09:00 - 09:20
IA application in demylinating disorders

Foto: FERNANDA CRISTINA RUEDA LOPES

FERNANDA CRISTINA RUEDA LOPES

RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Speaker

09:20 - 09:30
Discussion

09:30 - 09:50
Detection of infratentorial and spinal cord lesions: challenges and implications in MS

Foto: CAROLINA RIMKUS

CAROLINA RIMKUS

SÃO PAULO / SP Speaker

09:50 - 10:00
Discussion

10:00 10:00 - 10:30

Break

Break

10:30 10:30 - 12:00

Session

Pediatric Neuroimmunology

Foto: MANUELA DE OLIVEIRA FRAGOMENI

MANUELA DE OLIVEIRA FRAGOMENI

DF Chairperson
Foto: BIANCA ETELVINA SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA

BIANCA ETELVINA SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA

PB Chairperson
Foto: CAIO CÉSAR DINIZ DISSEROL

CAIO CÉSAR DINIZ DISSEROL

CURITIBA / PR Chairperson

10:30 - 10:50
MRI predictors of the differential diagnosis of pediatric MS and MOGAD - how to apply the evidence from research in clinical practice

Foto: CAROLINA RIMKUS

CAROLINA RIMKUS

SÃO PAULO / SP Speaker

10:50 - 11:00
Discussion

11:00 - 11:20
Experience with the use of high-efficacy DMTs in pediatric patients with MS. Are they really superior to 1st line DMTs?

Foto: SILVIA TENEMBAUM

SILVIA TENEMBAUM

ARGENTINA Speaker

11:20 - 11:30
Discussion

11:30 - 11:50
Real life challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric NMOSD

Foto: RENATA BARBOSA PAOLILO

RENATA BARBOSA PAOLILO

SP Speaker

11:50 - 12:00
Discussion

12:00 12:00 - 12:20

Closing Session

Closing Session

Foto: HENRY KOITI SATO

HENRY KOITI SATO

CURITIBA / PR Chairperson
Foto: ALFREDO DAMASCENO

ALFREDO DAMASCENO

CAMPINAS / SP Chairperson
Foto: DAGOBERTO CALLEGARO

DAGOBERTO CALLEGARO

SÃO PAULO / SP Chairperson
Foto: MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

MARCO LANA PEIXOTO

BELO HORIZONTE / MG Chairperson
12:20