Updates in the Field of Multiple Sclerosis 2026

The Yale Multiple Sclerosis Symposium, taking place on May 8, 2026, at the New Haven Lawn Club in New Haven, Connecticut, will provide clinicians with an in-depth update on the rapidly evolving field of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS remains one of the most common neurological disorders causing disability in young adults, with more than one million individuals currently affected in the United States.

Advances in disease phenotyping, diagnostic imaging, and therapeutic strategies continue to reshape the management of MS, creating an ongoing need for clinicians to stay current with emerging evidence and evolving standards of care. This symposium will review recent scientific developments, highlight best practices in clinical management, and equip providers with practical strategies to improve outcomes and enhance the quality of care for individuals living with MS.

1. Review updates in the biologic basis of multiple sclerosis development and progression.
2. Demonstrate the utility of ancillary testing in the diagnosis and management of multiple sclerosis.
3. Identify novel and up-in-coming disease-modifying therapies used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
4. Describe how to approach and manage sexual and urologic health in patients with multiple sclerosis.
5. Identify advancements in adaptive devices available to patients with multiple sclerosis and neurologic disability.

The Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The Yale School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC POINTS ~ Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn 6.5 Medical Knowledge Only MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part II program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of Yale School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education (CME), to ensure all accredited activities are developed free from the control of ineligible companies (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients) and are balanced, objective and scientifically rigorous. All individuals in a position to control content of an accredited CE activity (such as planners, instructors, authors, course directors, speakers, moderators, reviewers, etc.) are required to disclose all financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies that has occurred within the past 24 months. 

Mitigation of Financial Relationships Statement

Yale Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including planners, instructors, authors, course directors, speakers, moderators, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of this activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Yale Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Aaron Bower, MD
Assistant Professor Neurology, Site Director of MS Center of Excellence, West Haven VA Hospital
Yale School of Medicine
Cheshire, CT

Course Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Annalisa Morgan, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Course Director, Faculty

Other: Travel Fees to Investigator Meeting for Research Study-Roche (Relationship has ended)|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Genentech (Relationship has ended)|Other: MDAngle video recordings-Medscape (Relationship has ended)

Franklin Brown, PhD, ABPP
Associate Professor
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven

Faculty

Peter A Calabresi, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurological Sciences Chair, Department of Neurological Sciences
University of Vermont, VT

Faculty

Katherine Destefano, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Neurology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

David Hafler, MD, FANA
William S. and Lois Stiles Edgerly Professor of Neurology and Professor of Immunobiology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Faculty

Grant or research support-Bristol Myers Squibb|Grant or research support-Genentech|Consulting Fee-Genentech (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-GlaxoSmithKline|Grant or research support-Sanofi|Grant or research support-Roche|Grant or research support-Arcus|Consulting Fee-Biogen (Relationship has ended)|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Neximmune (Relationship has ended)|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Viela Bio

Erin Longbrake, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Yale School of Medicine
Guilford, CT

Faculty

Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Genentech|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Novartis (Relationship has ended)|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Alexion|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-TG Therapeutics|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Sanofi|Honoraria-EMD Serono (Relationship has ended)|Honoraria-Sanofi (Relationship has ended)|Honoraria-Bristol Myers Squibb (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-Genentech (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-Biogen (Relationship has ended)

Jiwon Oh, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Medical Director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Program at St. Michael’s Hospital Waugh Family Chair in MS Research Scientist at Keenan Research Centre Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto, Canada

Faculty

Mijail D Serruya, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Co-Director, Center for Neurorestoration
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Meredith Wasserman, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics/Gynecology
The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Providence , RI

Faculty

Friday, May 8, 2026

Exhibitor and Commercial Support Opportunities

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