Moving Forward: An Educational Program for People
Newly Diagnosed with MS
Saturday, June 2, 2012
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel,
569 Lexington at 51st Street
New York, NY 10022
This program is specifically designed for people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis within the last three years and their friends and family members to provide an overview of MS and, through a panel of experts, answer the many questions and concerns that typically accompany an MS diagnosis. It will enable you to connect with people who are also recently diagnosed and introduce you to professionals affiliated with the New York City - Southern New York Chapter of the National MS Society who are committed to helping people living with MS address challenges and move their lives forward.
Family members and friends are encouraged to attend. Registration is free and includes lunch.
To register online at click here or by phone at 1-800-344-4867, option 1.
Servicio de interpretación ofrecido. Inscríbase por teléfono en español al
1-800-344-4867, opción 3.
Program Agenda
Expert Panel
• Overview of MS: Treatments and New Research
Nada G. Abou-Fayssal, M.D.
Lutheran Medical Center, Multiple Sclerosis Care Center
• Nursing Perspective and Management of MS
Agnes Cappabianca, RN, BSN, CNRN, CRRN, MSCN
Lutheran Medical Center, Multiple Sclerosis Care Center
• Adapting to Life with MS
Jeannette Goldstein, LCSW-R
Linda Morgante MS Care Center at Maimonides Medical Center
Peer Panel Session
Lunch
Afternoon Breakout Sessions – choose one:
• Nutrition to keep you going: Nourishing strategies for MS
• Planning is the best medicine: Financial and life planning
• It’s a family affair: Support for living with MS in your family
BREAKOUT SESSION TOPICS
• Nutrition to keep you going: Nourishing eating strategies for MS
Lisa C. Cohn, MMSc, MED, RD
Park Avenue Nutrition, New York, NY
Our speaker will be discussing nutritional strategies for improving your daily energy and reducing MS related fatigue.
• Planning is the best medicine: Financial and life planning
Curt F. Stetson, Financial Planner
This session will focus on financial strategies to set in place when faced with a chronic illness. Resources and planning tools will be reviewed.
• It’s a Family Affair: Support for living with MS in your family
Andrea Arzt, LCSW, Associate Vice President, Clinical Programs and Direct Services, National MS Society, NYC – Southern NY Chapter
This session will explore how MS can affect relationships and ways to maintain a healthy family life through communication and adaptation. Family members will be encouraged to discuss the impact MS has had on them.
For information on other programs, services and support groups available to people newly diagnosed with MS and their friends and family members, please contact our chapter’s MS First Connection Coordinator, Toula Sifnaios at 212-453-3230.