The National MS Society is always interested in partnering with health care professionals to enhance the quality of care and to increase access to care for people with MS. The Chapter conducts in-service training seminars for healthcare professionals in hospitals, colleges, nursing facilities, independent living agencies and home health agencies, sharing the latest and most practical techniques, advice and information with professionals who interact daily with MS. To schedule an in-service program at your agency, contact the Chapter at 800-344-4867 or at generalmailbox@nmss.org.
The Society's Professional Resource Center, which houses the most comprehensive library of MS information in the world, provides a variety of information and consultation services: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/for-professionals/healthcare-professionals/index.aspx. Our goal is to partner with health care professionals to enhance quality of care and increase access to care for people with MS.
Other Current Professional Education Opportunities:
Free CEUs for Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and Physicians and Physician Assistants!
When your Patient with MS Gets Sick
A FREE at home professional education program, with CEUs for nurses, nurse practitioners and physicians and physician assistants
“When Your Patient with MS Gets Sick” is a 1.5 hour DVD program. Upon completion and the return of the post-test and program evaluation, you will be entitled to 1.5 hours of continuing education hours.
The home study course must be completed by 8/21/12 in order to receive the free continuing education hours. To complement this home study program, the NMSS is offering a special teleconference/webinar to enhance your knowledge of MS and the professional resources at your disposal at the National MS Society.
Informational Teleconference:
August 9, 2012 at 12 p.m.
September 12, 2012 8 a.m.
To register for the teleconference, or receive a copy of the professional education program, please contact Nancy Chazen at nancy.chazen@nmss.orgor 201-977-6051.
Attention Mental Health Professionals!
The National MS Society has developed four informative webinars for mental health providers who are interested in learning more about the care of people with MS. Click here to learn more
The Consortium of MS Centers (CMSC) offers Professional Development Programs. For more information about the CMSC, go to their website at: http://www.mscare.org.
Attention All Nurses - The Janet Pearce MS Nurse Education Program is back!
What: The Janet Pearce Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Training Program
When: March 23 and 24, 2012 (Friday and Saturday),8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (both days)
Where: The NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development, 133 East 13th St. (between Third and Fourth Avenues), Second Floor, New York, N.Y. 10003
This training program is designed for two groups of nurses; those experienced in multiple sclerosis (MS) nursing and those new to MS.
The advanced track is for nurses who are practicing at MS Clinical Care Centers or working with patients living with MS who desire an advanced course in the treatment and care of individuals with MS and their families. The basic track is for nurses who may have no previous or limited experience working with patients living with MS, but would like to expand their knowledge in this rewarding field of nursing.
During the two-day course, both nursing tracks will learn from experts in the field of MS through lectures, Q & A sessions, and a case study panel presentation. This program will also offer networking opportunities and allow participants to meet Janet Pearce, the program’s founder. This is the eighth conference of the Janet Pearce MS Nurse Training Program which began 10 years ago.
For more information contact Andrea Arzt at 212-453-3215 or aarzt@msnyc.org. To register online click here.