Research
The MS Society, NI continues to promote, encourage and where possible help fund good quality research into the causes and management of MS, leading to a cure.
- The Society collaborates closely with MS researchers based in Northern Ireland and invites presentations on published work on relevant issues. We also seek advice on research interpretation from appropriate informed professionals.
- Articles on topical research findings are published on a regular basis in our MS Issues magazine.
- The Society hosts the biannual Jack Pritchard Lecture in Northern Ireland. This provides our constituents with the opportunity to meet world-renowned researchers and to be brought up to date with current research issues.
- The Society provides a research budget for pilot studies, travel bursaries etc.
- We promote the active inclusion of our constituents in clinical trials and where appropriate enquire on the individual's behalf about specific trials we identify during our course of research information gathering. We also identify and report responsibly on results from relevant clinical trials
- We actively investigate research information that occasionally appears in the media to ensure that our constituents are not misinformed and given 'false hope on miracle cures'.