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CME

Neurology Grand Rounds: Neuroimaging in Multiple Sclerosis

Location: Hybrid: Health Discovery Building Auditorium (HDB 1.208) & Zoom

Address: 1601 Trinity St., Bldg. B, Austin, Texas 78712 | View Map »

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Time: 7:30–8:30 a.m.

Contact: Sharon Green

About the Event

In this installment of Neurology Grand Rounds,Rohit Bakshi, M.D., presents “Neuroimaging in Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Future Perspectives.”

Known for building a research program focused on quantitative MRI in multiple sclerosis, Dr. Bakshi is the the Jack, Sadie and David Breakstone Professor of Neurology and Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He is also senior neurologist at Mass General Brigham Multiple Sclerosis Center, editor-in-chief for the Journal of Neuroimaging and director of the Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research.

For in-person attendees, please arrive by 7:15 a.m. Breakfast will be served.

Email Sharon Green for the Zoom information.

Objectives

By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:

  1. Describe how MRI is used to diagnose and monitor multiple sclerosis.
  2. Explain how new imaging techniques are used to understand the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis.
  3. Discuss the roles of microglia, gray matter damage and meningeal inflammation.

Target audience

  • Primary: Neurologists, Neuroscientists, Nurses, Residents, Medical Students
  • Secondary: Other Healthcare Professionals

Attributes/competencies

This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:

  • ACGME: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
  • IOM: Provide patient-centered care, Work in interdisciplinary teams, Employ evidence-based practice, Apply quality improvement, Utilize informatics
  • IECC: Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles/Responsibility, Interprofessional Communication, Teams and Teamwork

Speaker disclosure

The speaker, Dr. Rohit Bakshi, receives research support from Novartis.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Planner disclosure

The planners for this educational activity have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation statement

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this internet live course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.