Congratulations to the MS Advanced MasterClass 22 project winners
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In the final week of November, we welcomed delegates back to Sheffield for Module 2 of MS Advanced MasterClass 22. Following the first module in June, delegates have been applying their learning to practice, working on locally based service improvement projects. Module 2 provided the opportunity for delegates to showcase their work, with each participant submitting a poster and presenting their project and its impact to the group.
This year’s cohort delivered 19 high-quality projects spanning disease-modifying therapies, diagnostics, symptom management, care pathways, safety monitoring, extended interval dosing and patient experience. It was a real pleasure to see the effort and ambition behind each presentation and to hear how delegates are responding to the challenges within their own services.
“Really inspiring to see what other HCP's across the country are doing to try and improve services and patient care.”
“Excellent session. Lots of learning. Lots of ideas gained from others. Thank you.”
“A great range of topics presented by the different delegates, and very inspiring to see the great work that others are doing. Nice that delegates get to vote for the winner also.”
Delegate feedback
The projects demonstrated a timely snapshot of innovation within MS services across the UK, highlighting practical, transferable approaches to improving care for people living with MS. Following the presentations, delegates voted to select this year’s winning project.
We are delighted to congratulate Dr Deepthi Vinayan Changaradil, consultant neurologist at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust, as the MS Advanced MasterClass 22 project winner with her project “Identifying polypharmacy risk and improving medication optimisation in MS patients”. Her work focused on the increasing problem of the use of multiple medications (five or more by one person) in people with MS and the impact this can have on safety, symptoms and quality of life. Drawing on local service data and the wider evidence base, she explored why medication burden is so high and highlighted practical ways to support more structured, patient-centred medication reviews. The project sets out next steps for improving medicines optimisation through better use of clinical tools, shared decision-making and closer working across primary and secondary care.
We also congratulate our runners up for their excellent and impactful projects:
Multiple sclerosis service review: impact of employing a DMT coordinator, led by Shiny Basil, MS clinical nurse specialist, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This service audit examined the impact of delivering a large and complex MS service without a dedicated DMT coordinator, highlighting the significant administrative burden placed on MS nurses and the resulting risks to efficiency, safety monitoring and patient experience. The project clearly demonstrated how introducing a DMT coordinator could reduce DNA rates, streamline DMT pathways and free up nursing time for clinical care, education and proactive patient support.
Time to initiation of high-efficacy DMTs in MS: outpatient infusion vs homecare delivery, by Caitlin Fyfe, advanced neuroscience pharmacist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. This project compared time to initiation of high-efficacy DMTs delivered via outpatient infusion and homecare, demonstrating that pathway design has a significant impact on how quickly patients start treatment. The findings showed that homecare delivery was consistently faster and highlighted the potential role of a dedicated MS specialist pharmacist in reducing delays, streamlining workflows and improving equitable access to treatment.
Congratulations to all our delegates for their commitment to improving MS services across the country and for delivering such a strong and diverse portfolio of projects. It was inspiring to see the quality of work produced by this cohort and the clear potential for these initiatives to influence practice beyond individual services. We look forward to seeing how these ideas continue to be developed, shared and embedded into practice, helping to drive lasting improvements in MS services nationally.
All project posters are now available in the projects section of our website. These resources are designed to inspire learning and replication, to help you implement similar initiatives within your own service.
“Excellent course for gaining in-depth knowledge of MS.”
“The project and poster presentation are very important as it puts you to do something proactive in your own service, and also you learn and get inspired by the work of others. It is hard to find MS-specific training and education that is multidisciplinary and of an advanced nature, so this course is really valuable.”
“All speakers and presenters were friendly, approachable and available for discussion.”
“Problem discussing enhanced my mind, and I brought the skills back to my own team to spread the knowledge.”
“Excellent, very informative talks. Great promotion of MDT working. Useful for all.”
Delegate feedback
This activity has been financially supported by sponsorship from Roche Products Limited, Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited, Neuraxpharm UK Ltd, Juvise Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi. The sponsors have had no control over the educational content or organisation of this activity.
Our 2026 MS MasterClasses are now open for registration! If you’re looking to take your MS practice to the next level next year, apply early to secure your place – the Foundation MasterClass always fills up quickly and we expect high demand over the coming weeks.
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