Welcoming Our New RiMS SIG and PhD Community Co-Chairs
Welcoming Our New RiMS SIG and PhD Community Co-Chairs
We are pleased to welcome three new Co-Chairs to the RiMS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and PhD Community!
Bringing their expertise and perspectives to these roles, they will contribute to strengthening connections across our network, encouraging the exchange of ideas and supporting opportunities for collaboration in multiple sclerosis rehabilitation.
Join us in welcoming our new Co-Chairs!
Daphne Kos
New SIG Occupation Co-Chair
Prof. Dr. Daphne Kos is an occupational therapist, rehabilitation researcher and Professor at KU Leuven, Belgium. She is also Coordinator of Rehabilitation Research at the National MS Center Melsbroek, where she coordinates research aimed at understanding and addressing the impact of multiple sclerosis on daily functioning, participation and quality of life.
Her research focuses on occupational therapy, symptom management, rehabilitation and patient-centred outcomes in neurological conditions, particularly multiple sclerosis.
Daphne brings extensive experience in international research collaboration and professional leadership. She previously served as President of RiMS, Chair of the RiMS SIG Occupation and Secretary of the Research in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science (ROTOS) Foundation. She currently serves as President of the Belgian Society for Neurorehabilitation.
She is committed to advancing participation-oriented rehabilitation and improving the quality of life of people living with MS through research, education, clinical innovation and international collaboration.
Klara Novotna
New SIG Patient Empowerment Co-Chair
Klara Novotna is a clinical physiotherapist with more than 14 years of experience at the MS Center, Department of Neurology, General University Hospital in Prague, where she provides outpatient physiotherapy to people living with multiple sclerosis.
Alongside her clinical work, she contributes to numerous research studies conducted by the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague.
She also works closely with Czech patient organizations, supporting educational activities and initiatives for people living with MS.
Anne-Mari Lukkaroinen
New PhD Community Co-Chair
Anne-Mari Lukkaroinen is a physiotherapist and second-year PhD candidate in Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Her research focuses on MS rehabilitation and qualitative research, with a particular interest in the lived experience of fatigue.
As Co-Chair of the RiMS PhD Community, she is dedicated to fostering collaboration, peer support and knowledge exchange among PhD candidates and early-career researchers in MS rehabilitation.
We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to the outgoing Co-Chairs for their dedication, time and valuable contributions to the RiMS community. Their commitment has helped support the continued development of our SIGs and PhD Community.
We warmly congratulate Daphne, Klara and Anne-Mari on their new appointments and look forward to the ideas and perspectives they will bring to their roles.
We wish them every success!
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