MS Clinical Care Connection |
A Resource for Healthcare Professionals |
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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.
Watch our recent webinar to learn more about worldwide MS-COVID-19 registries data and view the current data here. |
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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 |
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Professional Education Opportunities |
ECHO MS |
Project ECHO™ is a hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing network that connects community providers to specialists using interactive video technology. We are currently recruiting providers from multiple disciplines (MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, rehabilitation and mental health) to establish ECHO MS in a 6-month, 12-CE cohort. To learn more, email echo.ms@nmss.org. |
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Current Topics in MS: Exercise and Physical Activity Recommendations for Patients with MS |
Thursday, September 10 | 4 p.m. EDT
Presented by Alex Ng Ph.D., FACSM, Marquette University. |
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Pediatric MS Difficult Case Webinars |
Next Webinar: Friday, September 4 | 4 p.m. EDT
Monthly webinar to review pediatric MS or other suspected demyelinating disease cases.
Contact Darren Ball at darren.ball@nmss.org or 800-344-4867 ext. 57043. |
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Mental Health Discussion Calls |
Next Call: Thursday, September 17 | 2 p.m. EDT
Bi-monthly interactive discussion calls for mental health professionals working with individuals and families living with MS. |
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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™
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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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