Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Let me remind you that the seven studies are meant to demonstrate whether there is an association between venous malformations and venous blood flow in the veins of the neck and MS, that is, whether there is an increased prevalence of that in patients with MS as compared to healt

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  There's a procedure. The procedure is a diagnostic procedure, and that's a very important one because it's another major issue. We really don't know what the best approach is to diagnose this condition. Is it, as Dr. Zamboni claims, ultrasound imaging? Is it venography? Is it nuc

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  The Canadian neurologists are basically the researchers who received a grant from the MS Society.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Dr. Brenda Banwell is on that list. She's one of the recipients. They're all the grant recipients.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  There's no Dr. Freedman on the list.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  That's a good point. It has been asked and it will be done.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  You're absolutely right. It's an issue that was discussed, and we agreed they would all sign such a declaration of conflict.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  That's the issue we're facing. There's a lot of anecdotal evidence.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  There's also a neurologist who last week asked me, “What do I tell my patient who says he's really feeling better after the procedure? I've actually seen the EDS score and the NMR, and both have worsened. It's going to be heartbreaking if I tell the patient the truth. What do I d

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  There's no problem.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  It's an important message. I'm communicating with the heads of the various professional associations and colleges to ensure that the message is sent or transmitted. It's very interesting that in the working group, most of these researchers are also physicians. They all see patie

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  These are very good questions. Actually, they're all the questions that were discussed at the inaugural meeting that was held in November. Certainly, I will be pleased to post the documents regarding the composition of the committee and a summary of the discussions at our meetin

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  I wasn't aware of that. I'll make sure that--

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  It went up yesterday, I'm told.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm pleased to appear before you today in my role as president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to provide you with an update on recent activities related to multiple sclerosis research in Canada. This devastating disease affects, as you know