As a service and courtesy, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society wants to inform you of educational opportunities from the NYC - Southern NY Centers for Comprehensive MS Care. However, we want to be clear that the chapter has played no role in developing the content or choosing speakers for the programs. Please use the phone numbers provided to register.
Be advised, by calling the centers to register for programs, you are giving your name and information and may receive information from them or their commercial partners in the future. These are not National MS Society programs.
Programs available through Centers for Comprehensive MS Care
May 1, 8
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Multiple Sclerosis
10:30 a.m. - 12p.m.
NYU Ambulatory Care Center: Center for Comprehensive MS Care
240 East 38th St
18th floor Conference Room
New York, NY 10016
Using MBSR techniques to help with relaxation and stress reduction for individuals with MS.
Registration: Call Marie Marcano at (646)-501-7515
May 2
Fall Prevention
11 a.m. - 12p.m.
NYU Ambulatory Care Center: Center for Comprehensive MS Care
240 East 38th St
18th floor Conference Room
New York, NY 10016
Ways to make your home and work environment safer as well as strategies to prevent slips and falls.
Registration: Call Marie Marcano at (646)501-7515
May 2
Fatigue Management
12 – 1 p.m.
NYU Ambulatory Care Center: Center for Comprehensive MS Care
240 East 38th St
18th floor Conference Room
New York, NY 10016
Strategies to help reduce or manage fatigue.
Registration: Call Marie Marcano at (646)501-7515
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Game Day
12 - 3 p.m.
NYU Ambulatory Care Center: Center for Comprehensive MS Care
240 East 38th St
18th floor Conference Room (May 3, 10, 17)
1st floor Conference Room G-11 (May 24, 31)
New York, NY 10016
An afternoon of fun and laughs through social interaction.
Registration: Call Marie Marcano at (646)501-7515
May 6
Ask the Expert: Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
NYU Ambulatory Care Center: Center for Comprehensive MS Care
240 East 38th St
18th floor Conference Room
New York, NY 10016
A team of MS professionals will focus on how to manage your bladder and bowel dysfunction.
Registration: Call Marie Marcano at (646)501-7515
May 7
Art Therapy
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
NYU Ambulatory Care Center: Center for Comprehensive MS Care
240 East 38th St
18th floor Conference Room
New York, NY 10016
Expressing yourself through art can help you heal.
Registration: Call Marie Marcano at (646)501-7515
May 8
Meet Me at the MET
12:30 - 3 p.m.
Metropolitan Museum of Art - wheelchair entrance
1000 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10028-0198 (81st Street)
An afternoon of culture and company with a guided highlights tour.
Registration: Call Marie Marcano at (646)501-7515
May 28
New Patient Lunch
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
NYU Ambulatory Care Center: Center for Comprehensive MS Care
240 East 38th St
18th floor Conference Room
New York, NY 10016
Learn about the center and meet its members over lunch.
Registration: Call Marie Marcano at (646) 501-7515
May 29
"MINDFUL MOMENTS...Practical Stress Management Skills and Techniques for People Living with MS and their Family Caregivers"
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Judith Jaffe Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care & Research Center/Weill Cornell
Weill Greenberg Center
Selma Ruben Conference Center - Room B (2nd Floor)
1305 York Ave (at 70th Street)
New York, NY 10021
Learn how to remain present and grounded in the midst of the challenges of living with MS!
Sarah Waxse, LCSW, Senior Social Worker
Registration is required. Space is limited! Please call: (646) 962-2339
Click here for more information
First Wednesday of every month
Newly Diagnosed Support Group
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
The Columbia University Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care and Research Center
Neurological Institute
710 West 168th Street (between Fort Washington and Haven Avenue)
NI-1 Conference RoomFor persons who have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the past two years. The group will provide a consistent and caring place for group members, including persons with MS and their family members, to discuss the challenges of living with MS, share their feelings, and find emotional support. Group members also exchange information and educate themselves about multiple sclerosis.
All participants must register before attending the group.
Contact: Susan Morer at sm172@columbia.edu or 212-305-0597