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MS Learn Online:
The National MS Society's Internet Program

Webcasts are available in the following categories. Podcasts are available where indicated.

	MS: The Basic Facts		Research

	Treatments (drug therapies, alternative medicine)		Family Life and Relationships

	Symptom Management/ Staying Well		Life Planning and Independence

	Treating Exacerbations		Español

	Progressive MS

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Current Series

Getting There: Staying Mobile with MS featuring Barbara Giesser, M.D.
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Mobility Focused Research	Yes	13 min.
Activities that Keep You Moving and Moving Ahead with Assistance	-	available March 20
Managing Fatigue and Spasticity for Mobility	-	available April 3
Mobility Behind the Wheel, Design with MS in Mind, and Future Trends in Mobility	-	available April 17

Celebrity Webcast

A Conversation with Country Music Star Clay Walker also featuring Dr. Patricia O'Looney and Kate Milliken
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Importance of Early MS Treatment	Yes	27 min.
Getting the Most of Your MS Therapy	Yes	16 min.
Join the Movement	Yes	19 min.

Available Webcasts
You may access any of the webcasts by clicking on the program title.

MS: The Basic Facts

TitlePodcast Available Length

Starting with the Basics featuring George Garmany, MD
Title	Podcast Available	Length
The Facts on MS	Yes	13 min.
The Clinical Courses in MS	Yes	13 min.

Newly Diagnosed with MS featuring three people with multiple sclerosis—Sarah Keitt, Michael Pawelczak, and Teresa Rapozo
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Where Do I Begin?	Yes	23 min.

Treatments

Understanding Your Treatment Options featuring James Bowen, MD
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Current Treatments and Options	Yes	15 min.
Managing Your Decision	Yes	14 min.
Making It Work For You	Yes	14 min.

Tysabri: What You Need To Know featuring John Richert, MD, VP Research and Clinical Programs, National MS Society
Title	Podcast Available	Length
The Basic Facts	-	13 min.
A Look at the Infusion Process	-	13 min.

Complementary and Alternative Options in Treating MS featuring Dennis Bourdette, MD
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Integrating Unconventional Approaches	Yes	19 min.
Examining the Facts	Yes	16 min.

Symptom Management/ Staying Well

TitlePodcast Available Length

Managing Your Symptoms featuring Dr. Nancy J. Holland, Vice President, Clinical Programs, National MS Society
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Bladder Dysfunction	Yes	13 min.
When MS is Painful	Yes	15 min.
Vision Problems	Yes	11 min.
Sexual Dysfunction	Yes	12 min.

Laughing and Crying Uncontrollably: What Can I Do? featuring Timothy L. Vollmer, MD and Rosalind Kalb, PhD
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Understanding the Disorder	Yes	13 min.
Living With, Coping With, and Treatment Options	Yes	16 min.

C.A.L.M. Down and Manage Your Stress featuring Nancy Law
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Understanding Stress	-	17 min.
Change and Accept	-	23 min.
Let Go and Manage Your Lifestyle	-	18 min.

Physical Fitness From Home featuring Susan Bennett, PT, EdD, NCS
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Exercise Options for People with Progressed MS	-	25 min.
Exercise Options for People with Full Mobility	-	22 min.

Healthy Living with MS featuring Loren Rolak, MD and Chrisanne Urban, Nutritionist
Title	Podcast Available	Length
When It's Not MS and Other General Health Issues	Yes	12 min.
Getting the Most Out of Your Doctor Appointment	Yes	16 min.
Nutrition Facts and Fiction	Yes	10 min.

Managing Your Symptoms featuring Loren Rolak, MD, Chrisanne Urban, Nutritionist, Nicholas LaRocca, PhD, and Roberta Diddel, PhD
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Bowel Dysfunction	Yes	12 min.
Cognitive Dysfunction	Yes	15 min.
Depression	Yes	12 min.

Your MS Questions... Answered featuring Barbara Giesser, M.D.
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Part One	Yes	10 min.
Part Two	Yes	11 min.

Treating Exacerbations (attacks)

TitlePodcast Available Length

2005 North American Education Conference featuring Francois Bethoux, MD, Rock Heyman, MD, Deborah Miller, PhD, LISW, Susan Kushner, MS, PT
Title	Podcast Available	Length
The Path Back from an MS Attack (Two part series)	-	10 min. each

Getting a Grip on Exacerbations featuring Lael Stone, MD
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Pseudoexacerbations	-	11 min.
Understanding Exacerbations	-	12 min.
Medical Management	-	14 min.

Progressive MS

Progressive MS featuring James Bowen, MD, Dorothy Northrop, MSW, ACSW and Roberta Diddel, PhD
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Treatments and Research	Yes	14 min.
Long Term Care Services	Yes	15 min.
Loss, Grief, Adaption	Yes	11 min.

Tips for Making Life Easier featuring Shelley Peterman Schwarz
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Feeling Alone With Progressive MS	Yes	11 min.
Shelley's Story	Yes	11 min.
Help: Asking For, Accepting and Giving Back	Yes	11 min.
Staying Involved and Connected	Yes	11 min.

Research

MS Research 2007 featuring Dr. Patricia O'Looney
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Current Trends	Yes	14 min.
What the Future May Hold	Yes	15 min.

TitlePodcast Available Length

Misc.
Title	Podcast Available	Length
2006 North American Education Conference: The Genetic Connection (Two part series)	-	Various

The Clues of Epidemiology a video series discussing epidemiology and MS
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Searching for the Causes of MS	-	15 min.
Understanding Who Has MS and Why	-	15 min.

Family Life and Relationships

Positive Relationships featuring Jude Meyer, Clinical Psychologist
Title	Podcast Available	Length
At Home and At Work with MS	Yes	12 min.
Care Partners	-	13 min.

Together in the MS Journey featuring Peggy Crawford, PhD and Rosalind Kalb, PhD
Title	Podcast Available	Length
The Impact of Symptoms	-	19 min.
Communicating with Your Partner	-	18 min.

Life Planning and Independence

Career Crossroads a video series discussing employment and MS
Title	Podcast Available	Length
The Law's on Your Side	-	15 min.
My Little Secret	-	15 min.

Understanding Your Employment Rights featuring Chuck Goldman, Esq., Attorney, Washington D.C.
Title	Podcast Available	Length
The ADA	Yes	13 min.
The Rehab Act	Yes	9 min.

Improving Independence featuring Susan Bennett, PT, EdD, NCS
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Assistance for Mobility	No	12 min.
Options for Rehabilitation and Recreation	Yes	14 min.

Health Insurance and Medicare featuring Judith Stein, Esq., Jennifer Bowman
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Health Insurance and Medicare (Multiple series)	-	Various

Emergency & Disaster Preparedness for People with Chronic Illness and Disabilities featuring Elizabeth Davis
Title	Podcast Available	Length
First Line of Defense	-	24 min.
Putting Your Plan to Work	-	21 min.

Español

TitlePodcast Available Length

El Cuidado Clínico de la Esclerosis Múltiple featuring Dr. Víctor Rivera and Elida J. Greinel, enfermera registrada
Versions	Podcast Available	Length
Windows Media Versión Real Media Versión	-	1 hour

Problemas Visuales en la Esclerosis Múltiple featuring Dr. Gabriel Pardo
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Problemas Visuales en la Esclerosis Múltiple	-	17 min.

Problemas Urinarios en la Esclerosis Múltiple featuring Dr. Johanna Figueroa
Title	Podcast Available	Length
Problemas Urinarios en la Esclerosis Múltiple	-	17 min.

Selected transcripts of previous webcasts on various subjects are also available for download in our Información en Español section.

MS Learn Online

Providing quality information and convenient access

Since its first broadcast in 1999, MS Learn Online, the National MS Society's Internet program, has been a successful way to educate about multiple sclerosis. View pre-recorded webcasts to learn more about MS from the convenience of your own home. Programs cover a wide variety of topics such as information for people newly diagnosed, MS basic facts, symptom management, employment, intimacy, care-partners, and progressive MS.

Each program may include:

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Upcoming New Webcasts
Pre-recorded MS Learn Online programs premiere on their corresponding date and are available for at least one year after. Pre-registration is not required.

Your MS Questions... Answered featuring Barbara Giesser, MD
Premiere Date	Title	Podcast Available	Length
February 7	Part 1	-	-
February 21	Part 2	-	-

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You may view any of the webcasts by clicking on the program title. These programs require various streaming media software (i.e. Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, etc). Pop-up blockers must be disabled to view webcasts.

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A written transcript of every webcast is provided, after its premiere. Transcripts can be downloaded and/or printed after registering for a given program.

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Last updated December 12, 2007

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