11th BALTIC CONFERENCE ON
Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Disorders

May 10, 2024

Merchant's Club, Vilnius

Welcome to VILNIUS!

We invite neurologists and other medical professionals from all three Baltic countries to attend the 11th Baltic Conference of Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Disorders on May 10, 2024 in Vilnius, Lithuania. 

Organisers

Welcome to VILNIUS!

We invite neurologists and other medical professionals from all three Baltic countries to attend the 11th Baltic Conference of Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Disorders on May 10, 2024 in Vilnius, Lithuania. 

Organisers

Invitation

Welcome by the Organisers

We hope to meet you again at the Baltic Conference on Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Disorders on 10th May 2024 in Lithuania.

Experience shows that the goal of this conference, which rotates annually between the Baltic countries, is to provide the latest information on optimizing the diagnosis, treatment and management of multiple sclerosis and autoimmune disorders.

Many thanks to the Lithuanian Neurologists Association, Vilnius University, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and Members of the Organizing Committee for their efforts to make this scientific event possible.

We are very grateful to the keynote speakers and all the lecturers who share their knowledge with all colleagues. Special thanks to all conference participants for taking the time to discuss scientific ideas, to communicate the latest information to colleagues and treat patients. In addition, we believe that personal meetings between neurologists and doctors residents from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia remain very important as through communication we discover new common interests, clinical, scientific and social perspectives.

We hope you will enjoy the scientific time during the 11th MSAD Baltic Conference and the atmosphere in Vilnius.

Sincerely yours,

Rasa Kizlaitienė, Assoc. Prof., MD PhD     
Dalia Musneckienė, Prof., MD PhD  

Meet the

Organising Committee

Rasa Kizlaitienė LT
Dalia Musneckienė LT
Katrin Gross –Paju EST
Andrejs Millers LV
Daiva Rastenytė LT
Gintaras Kaubrys LT
Nataša Giedraitienė LT
Dalius Jatužis  LT

Important Dates

Registration opens: March 7, 2024
Registration closes: May 8, 2024

 

Meet the

Keynote speakers

Celia Oreja Guevara

Celia Oreja Guevara

Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Giancarlo Comi

Giancarlo Comi

Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Italy

Conference

Preliminary Programme

09:00 - 10:00 #Acanthus hall

Registration & Welcome Coffee

10:00 - 10:10 #Marcurius hall

Conference Opening

Prof. Dalius Jatužis, President of Lithuanian Neurology Association , Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University

Prof. Dalius Jatužis, President of Lithuanian Neurology Association , Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University

10:10 - 11:50 #Marcurius hall

1st SESSION

Chairs: Rasa Kizlaitienė, Lithuania; Katrin Gross-Paju, Estonia

Chairs: Rasa Kizlaitienė, Lithuania; Katrin Gross-Paju, Estonia

10:10 - 10:50 #Marcurius hall

Treatment Optimization in Multiple Sclerosis

Giancarlo Comi, Institute of Experimental Neurology at the Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

Giancarlo Comi, Institute of Experimental Neurology at the Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

10:50 - 11:30 #Marcurius hall

MS Pregnancy and Treatment Strategies

Prof. Celia Oreja Guevara, University Complutense, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Prof. Celia Oreja Guevara, University Complutense, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

11:30 - 11:50 #Marcurius hall

Discussion

11:50 - 12:30 #Acanthus hall

Coffee Break / Sponsors' Exhibition

12:30 - 14:50 #Marcurius hall

2nd SESSION

Chairs: Dalia Musneckienė, Lithuania; Andrejs Millers, Latvia

Chairs: Dalia Musneckienė, Lithuania; Andrejs Millers, Latvia

12:30 - 12:50 #Marcurius hall

MS Treatments

Katrin Gross-Paju, West-Tallinn Central Hospital, TALTECH, Tallinn, Estonia

Katrin Gross-Paju, West-Tallinn Central Hospital, TALTECH, Tallinn, Estonia

12:50 - 13:10 #Marcurius hall

Early Diagnosis and Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis

Rasa Kizlaitienė, Ieva Sereikė, Justina Liutkienė, Gintaras Kaubrys. Vilnius University, Santaros klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania

Rasa Kizlaitienė, Ieva Sereikė, Justina Liutkienė, Gintaras Kaubrys. Vilnius University, Santaros klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania

13:10 - 13:30 #Marcurius hall

Oral Immunomodulating Therapies in MS: Advances and Safety Issues

Dalia Musneckienė, Paulius Sėdžius. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Hospital Kauno Klinikos, Kaunas, Lithuania

Dalia Musneckienė, Paulius Sėdžius. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Hospital Kauno Klinikos, Kaunas, Lithuania

13:30 - 13:50 AM #Marcurius hall

Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Sclerosis: 10 Years of Experience in Lithuania at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos.

Nataša Giedraitienė, Rasa Kizlaitienė, Mantas Vaišvilas, Valdas Pečeliūnas, Laimonas Griškevičius, Gintaras Kaubrys. Vilnius University, Santaros klinikos, Vilnius, LithuaniaVilnius

Nataša Giedraitienė, Rasa Kizlaitienė, Mantas Vaišvilas, Valdas Pečeliūnas, Laimonas Griškevičius, Gintaras Kaubrys. Vilnius University, Santaros klinikos, Vilnius, LithuaniaVilnius University, Santaros klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania

13:50 - 14:10 #Marcurius hall

The Role of Gut Microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis

Daina Pastare 1,2 , Dāvids Frīdmanis 3 , Dita Gudrā 3, Oksana Koļesova 1, Zaiga Nora-Krūkle 1, Sintija

Daina Pastare 1,2 , Dāvids Frīdmanis 3 , Dita Gudrā 3, Oksana Koļesova 1, Zaiga Nora-Krūkle 1, Sintija Liepiņa 1,2, Estere Zeltiņa 1,2, Madara Mičule 1,2, Linda Kande 2, Līga Jaunozoliņa 1,2 , Daniela Kromāne 1, Guntis Karelis1,2 1 Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia 2 Riga East University Hospital, Latvia 3 Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre

14:10 - 14:30 #Marcurius hall

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Paediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis in Latvia

Dace Pretkalnina. Children's Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

Dace Pretkalnina. Children's Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

14:30 - 14:50 #Marcurius hall

Discussion

14:50 - 15:50 #Acanthus hall

Lunch Break / Sponsors' Exhibition

15:50 - 19:00 #Marcurius hall

3rd SESSION

Chairs: Nataša Giedraitienė, Lithuania; Daina Pastare, Latvia

Chairs: Nataša Giedraitienė, Lithuania; Daina Pastare, Latvia

15:50 - 16:10 #Marcurius hall

MOGAD in Adults: Diagnostic Challenges in Clinical Practice

Nida Karaliūtė Laurin. University of Arizona, Arizona, USA

Nida Karaliūtė Laurin. University of Arizona, Arizona, USA

16:10 - 16:30 #Marcurius hall

NMOSD and MOGAD in Estonia

Katrin Gross-Paju West-Tallinn Central Hospital, TALTECH, Karin Kannel, Alo-Rainer Leheste, Sandra Ütt West-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia

Katrin Gross-Paju West-Tallinn Central Hospital, TALTECH, Karin Kannel, Alo-Rainer Leheste, Sandra Ütt West-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia

16:30 - 16:50 #Marcurius hall

Rituximab in Autoimmune Neurological Disorders - Indications, Efficacy and Side Effects

Sandra Ütt. West-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia

Sandra Ütt. West-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia

16:50 - 17:10 #Marcurius hall

Neurodegeneration and Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis

Raminta Godelienė, Povilas Beliaziūnas, Lina Malcienė. Klaipėda University Hospital, Klaipėda, Lithuania

Raminta Godelienė, Povilas Beliaziūnas, Lina Malcienė. Klaipėda University Hospital, Klaipėda, Lithuania

17:10 - 17:30 #Marcurius hall

Trigeminal Neuralgia in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Short Case Series

Arturs Balodis, Alīna Flintere-Flinte. Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

Arturs Balodis, Alīna Flintere-Flinte. Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

17:30 - 17:50 #Marcurius hall

Stiffman Syndrome - An Autoimmune Disease?

Ieva Vienažindytė, Renata Balnytė, Evelina Grušauskienė. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Hospital Kauno Klinikos, Kaunas, Lithuania

Ieva Vienažindytė, Renata Balnytė, Evelina Grušauskienė. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Hospital Kauno Klinikos, Kaunas, Lithuania

17:50 - 18:10 #Marcurius hall

Patient with CADASIL

Jolanta Kalnina, Anita Paegle, Baiba Vikmane, Ardis Platkajis. Latvian Maritime Medical Center, Riga, Latvia

Jolanta Kalnina, Anita Paegle, Baiba Vikmane, Ardis Platkajis. Latvian Maritime Medical Center, Riga, Latvia

18:10 - 18:30 #Marcurius hall

Case

Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn, Estonia

18:30 - 18:50 #Marcurius hall

Discussion

18:50 - 19:00 #Marcurius hall

Conference Closing

20:00 - 22:00 #Neringa restaurant

Dinner

Gedimino pr. 23, Vilnius

Gedimino pr. 23, Vilnius

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Meeting point

Conference venue

Venue

Merchant's Club

Address

Gedimino pr. 35, Vilnius

Meeting point

Conference venue

Venue

Merchant's Club

Address

Gedimino pr. 35, Vilnius

Hotel nearby the venue

ACCOMMODATION

Hilton Garden Inn Vilnius City Centre

Participants are strongly recommended to book their accommodation as early as possible. A number of rooms for a special price have been secured in a hotel close to the venue - Hilton Garden Inn Vilnius City Centre. Please use a link below to book your room.

Address

Gedimino pr. 44B, Vilnius

Hotel nearby the venue

ACCOMMODATION

Hilton Garden Inn Vilnius City Centre

Participants are strongly recommended to book their accommodation as early as possible. A number of rooms for a special price have been secured in a hotel close to the venue - Hilton Garden Inn Vilnius City Centre. Please use a link below to book your room.

Address

Gedimino pr. 44B, Vilnius

Conference Secretariat

Conference and Events Agency “Seven Tips”
Legal name: UAB Kalanis
Rūdninkų str. 18, Vilnius

conference@seventips.lt
+370 682 28647