On September 23-25, 2021 in Nizhny Novgorod, in the year of the 800th anniversary of the founding of this city, the 4th All-Russian Congress with international participation on multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases (4th Congress of RUCTRIMS) was held.
More than 500 delegates and guests from all regions of the Russian Federation, foreign scientists and specialists from Europe, North America and Asia took part in the congress.
The congress was scheduled for 2020, but due to the epidemiological situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to postpone it to 2021 and hold it in the format of face-to-face-online video presentations. For the first time, a large poster session was held, the basis of which was the work of young neurologists and scientists who received the right to participate in a competition supported by both RUCTRIMS and the European Charcot Foundation. This event is one of the most significant scientific and practical events held in 2021. Within the framework of the Congress, a symposium of the European Charcot Foundation and a joint symposium with the Society of Patients with MS of Russia (VOIBRS), the Russian-Greek Symposium on Neuroimmunology, joint symposiums with international working groups of Ragadig MS, MS Alliance and others, as well as Schools of MS, Master classes and other activities. This Congress helped to improve the quality of specialized medical care for a large group of patients with MS.
Link to the conference page: https://ructrims2020.ru