| MS Clinical Care Connection |
| A Resource for Healthcare Professionals |
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| Trending in MS: A Webinar for Healthcare Providers |
Tuesday, October 27 | 7 p.m. EDT
Save the date for a live webinar hosted by the National MS Society and the Consortium of MS Centers featuring Peter Calabresi, MD, Professor of Neurology, and Director, Division of Neuroimmunology and the MS Center at Johns Hopkins University. Additional details to follow in our next issue. |
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| Health Insurance Guidance |
| Fall is open enrollment season for Medicare and the Health Insurance Marketplace. Ensuring people with MS enroll in the health insurance plan best suited to their needs and budget is critical. Many people who lost jobs due to the pandemic need information about their rights and deadlines so they can stay insured. MS Navigators can provide resources and guidance around health insurance options — encourage your patients to connect to an MS Navigator today. |
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| Increasing Access to Telehealth |
The global recommendation for people living with MS during the COVID-19 pandemic is to use telehealth where possible. The National MS Society is urging Congress to take additional steps to maintain and improve access to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. If you have challenges with reimbursement for telehealth services, please share your story at healthprof_info@nmss.org.
For comprehensive MS telehealth support resources around rehabilitation, mental health, rural health, pediatric and adult neurology assessments and more, visit our Professional Resource Center COVID-19 page. |
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| Coronavirus and MS Reporting Database |
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| If you have a patient with MS, NMO or MOG antibody disease who has highly suspicious or laboratory confirmed COVID-19, please enter those cases into the database. As the purpose is outcomes of COVID-19, please report only after a minimum of 7 days and sufficient time has passed to observe the disease course through resolution of acute illness or death. View COViMS data. |
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| COVID-19 and MS — Web Resources for Patients |
| Your patients can stay up-to-date with the latest in COVID-19 and MS on the Society’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage where they will find: |
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Disease modifying therapy treatment guidelines |
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Resources and support |
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Information on virtual events and activism |
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Ask an MS Expert weekly webinars (also en español) |
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| Professional Education Opportunities |
Current Topics in MS:
Immunizations and Immune Health |
Monday, December 7 | 4 p.m. EDT
Presented by: |
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Kathy Tortorice, PharmD, BCPS, VA Central Office, Pharmacy Benefits Management |
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Ilana Katz Sands, MD, Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS at Mt. Sinai |
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| Pediatric MS Difficult Case Webinars |
Monday, October 5 | Noon EDT
Monthly webinar to review pediatric MS or other suspected demyelinating disease cases. |
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| MS Wellness Research Symposium: Mind and Body Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis |
Friday, October 23 | 12:30 p.m. PDT
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Speakers & Topics: |
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Dr. Elizabeth Silbermann – Overview of mind and body therapies in MS |
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Dr. Barry Oken – Neurobiological mechanisms of mind and body therapies |
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Dr. Robert Simpson – Effects of mind and body therapies in MS |
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Dr. Patricia Herman – Economic impact of mind and body therapies |
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| Updated MS Clinical Resources Mobile App |
| Explore MS resources for healthcare providers within our award-winning app including: COVID-19 information, disease modifying therapies, professional education and resources, and a news feed on the latest in MS. Download or update now. |
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