MS Advanced Practice Providers

The staff neurologist at Cleveland Clinic’s Mellen Center for MS detailed some of the negative impacts issues with access to neurologists and MS care centers can have on patient diagnosis and longterm prognosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The professor of neurology at Stony Brook University Medical Center discussed the significance of shared decision making in multiple sclerosis care and promising developments in treatment strategies. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The assistant professor at Hunter College discussed the importance of using a systematic approach to localization and thorough consideration of clinical symptoms to enhance diagnostic accuracy and reduce misdiagnosis in multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The assistant professor at Hunter College talked about the importance of prioritizing accurate localization, appropriate diagnostic tests, and patient communication for effective neurological diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Amy Perrin Ross, APN, Patricia Melville, NP-C, Aliza Ben-Zacharia, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC, and John Kramer, PA-C share their advice for facilitating uptake of biosimilars in clinical practices.

Advanced practice providers share how to discuss biosimilars with patients and what resources might be useful for education on biosimilars.

Advanced practice providers discuss potential cost savings with biosimilars and biosimilar use in multiple sclerosis.

The assistant professor at Hunter College discussed the approach of systematically localizing symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis for diagnosis based on a clinical workshop. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham discussed the transition from pediatric to adult care for patients with multiple sclerosis as well as the challenges presented in diagnosis, treatment, and understanding the long-term impact of the disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Four advanced practice providers discuss biosimilars and how they can play an important role in healthcare.

Investigators provided 4 strategies for health care providers to implement when speaking to patients with MS, in an effort to improve communication between both parties.

Discussing a 6-week, virtual program conducted over Zoom, the founder of First Coast Integrative Medicine, spoke on the use of telehealth and future research efforts for integrative medicine in MS. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The founder of First Coast Integrative Medicine spoke on a 6-week virtual program that introduced IM modalities, including guided journaling, nutrition, and yoga. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The workshop included weekly virtual meetings on journaling, meditation, yoga therapeutics, among other activities.

The director of the division of vascular neurology at the University of Utah discussed ongoing efforts from the AAN, as well as the potential to integrate advanced practice providers into neurology teams.

June Halper, chief executive officer of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, provides an inside perspective on MS education during MS Awareness Month.