Mar 12, 2009
Arizona Chapter announces 2nd Annual Continuing Medical Education Conference
MS 2009: Maximizing Care Strategies
The National MS Society, Arizona Chapter is pleased to announce our 2nd annual multi-disciplinary continuing medical education conference. MS 2009: Maximizing Care Strategies is an exciting opportunity to bring together physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers, speech language pathologists and other medical professionals involved in the search for answers to the complex problems of multiple sclerosis.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa
Phoenix, AZ
We have a very exciting faculty to present this year:
Julie Bobholz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI
Denise I. Campagnolo, MD, MS
Director of Clinical MS Research, Barrow Neurological Institute - Phoenix, AZ
Jonathan L. Carter, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - Scottsdale, AZ
Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MCR
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis Center - San Francisco, CA
Stanley Fisher, MD
Co-Director of Movement Disorders and Neurorehabilitation Center
Methodist Neurological Institute - Houston, TX
Barry Hendin, MD
Chief of Neurology, Banner Good Samaritan Hospital - Phoenix, AZ
Rosalind Kalb, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, National Multiple Sclerosis Society - New York, NY
Frederick Munschauer, MD
Chairman of the Department of Neurology, Jacobs Neurological Institute - Buffalo, NY
Jeffrey Trent, PhD
President and Scientific Director, The Translational Genomics Research Institute - Scottsdale, AZ
Learning Objectives:
• Summarize the current state of medical research and ongoing clinical trials as they relate to emerging diagnostic tools and therapies
• Update current MS therapies and efficacy of treatment protocols
• Explain the similarities and differences in the clinical presentation and neuroimaging of MS
• Delineate between the primary, secondary and tertiary causes for neuropsychological dysfunction in MS
• Assess the role of genetics in causation and individual manifestations of MS
• Identify psychological and social variables that influence patient and family adaptation to pediatric MS
• Assess for missing components of a patient’s rehabilitation process that can optimize their functionality
• Utilize the multidisciplinary treatment model for assessment, and development and implementation of treatment plan
For more information about MS 2009: Maximizing Care Strategies contact the Arizona Chapter at 480-968-2488, then press 0.