Find upcoming live conferences, conference archives, and self-study offerings. Program books and abstracts for archived conferences provided if available.
CME Programs
ACTRIMS Meetings
In 2011, the Americas Committee on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) will meet jointly with its European counterpart, ECTRIMS. The 5th Triennial Joint ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS meeting will be held October 19 – 22 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Targeted to clinicians, clinical researchers and basic scientists interested in MS and other demyelinating disease, the meeting will feature general and concurrent sessions, short courses and posters presentations on a variety of topics on treatment and research.
Organizational support for ACTRIMS meetings is provided by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, in collaboration with the MS Society of Canada. Click here for information about ACTRIMS and its other future and past programs.
National Professional Education Programs
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Psychosocial Intervention in Multiple Sclerosis: Strategies for Mental Health Professionals
This continuing education program for mental health professionals is offered at locations around the country. The program addresses a variety of topics, including an overview of the disease; adapting to life with MS; cognitive dysfunction; sexuality and intimacy; and parenting choices and challenges. By participating in this program, mental health professionals will be better able to help people affected by MS cope with and adapt to the intrusion of MS in their lives. Licensed mental health professionals who complete the program are encouraged to contact their local chapter for information about becoming part of chapter's referral list of mental health providers.
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Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis: Strategies for Physical and Occupational Therapists
This continuing education program provides an overview of the disease and looks at rehabilitation using the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Function (ICF) to examine MS and body structures and function, and how the disease affects activities and participation and one’s interaction with the environment. Resourceful, skilled rehabilitation therapists can help people with MS maximize independence, productivity, comfort and self care over the course of the disease, helping to maintain mobility, safety, and quality of life as the disease progresses. The program is offered at locations around the country.
CE Offerings for Health Care Professionals
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Multiple Sclerosis: The Nursing Perspective
Now in its 5th edition, this resource describes the pivotal role played by nurses, often acting as the hub of a multidisciplinary team as well as the patient's link to, and advocate within, today's complex medical system. Through a collaborative agreement with The CE Solutions Group, an approved provider of continuing education in nursing, nurses can obtain 5 contact hours for successful completion of this self-study course.
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Multiple Sclerosis: A Focus on Rehabilitation
Now in its 4th edition, this resource describes the unique role of rehabilitation professionals—physical and occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists—in promoting functional independence, preventing complications, and enhancing overall quality of life. Through a collaborative agreement with The CE Solutions Group, an approved provider of continuing education in nursing, nurses can obtain 4 contact hours for successful completion of this self-study course; physical therapists must obtain approval from their state licensing board.
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Care at Home of the Patient with Advanced Multiple Sclerosis
This continuing education program for nurses is available as a two-part article appearing in the April and May 2010 issues of the Home Healthcare Nurse, the Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. The articles give an overview of multiple sclerosis (MS) and follow the course of a patient with advanced multiple sclerosis, citing palliative care strategies and the challenges faced by the healthcare professional who provides that care. Each activity offers 2.4 contact hours accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Part 1 appeared in the April 2010 issue and Part 2 appeared in the May 2010 issue.