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Breaking Through Barriers in Multiple Sclerosis: Strategies for Improving Patient Education, Empowerment, and Self-Management
Med-IQ

Rockville, MD
Dec 06, 2014

This live workshop series is designed to help participants understand the role of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in the treatment of patients with MS, as well as the use of motivational interviewing as a tool to help MS patients improve adherence to therapy recommendations.


Upon completion, participants should be able to:

·         Explain how imaging and clinical evidence are combined under the revised diagnostic criteria for MS

·         Identify patients who are candidates for intervention with DMTs based on diagnostic criteria

·         Develop effective, individualized treatment plans that consider risk and side-effect tolerance and allow for response-based alterations if needed

·         Discuss the importance of engaging patients in conversations that promote self-management and shared decision making

·         Describe how motivational interviewing can be used to promote adherence to medication and to medical recommendations

·         Design a step-wise plan for integrating motivational interviewing into your patient visits

 


Designed for neurologists, nurse practitioners, and physicians assistants, this interactive initiative also aims to help participants understand the role of disease-modifying therapies in the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis.


MS Best Practices (1 hour, 8:00 AM-9:00 AM)

Applying Diagnostic Criteria for Early Intervention (20 minutes, 8:00 AM-8:20 AM)

  • Imaging and clinical signs and symptoms
  • Revised McDonald criteria
  • When to initiate DMT

Designing Patient-Appropriate, Individual Treatment Plans (40 minutes, 8:20 AM-9:00 AM)

  • Considerations in treatment selection
  • Current DMTs: safety, efficacy, and side effects
  • Monitoring treatment response and modifying treatment

Motivational Interviewing to Improve Adherence to MS Therapy
(2 hours, 9:00 AM-11:00 AM, with role-playing exercises)

  • OARS technique
  • Reflective listening
  • Goal setting
  • Change talk, to include examples specific for MS:
    • “I don’t think my MS is bad enough to start that DMT”
    • “There is no way I can exercise with this fatigue”
    • “I am not ready to use a cane for walking”


There is no charge for this meeting.

Click here to register.

Physicians: The University of Virginia School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Virginia School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Others: The University of Virginia School of Medicine awards 3 hours of participation (equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) to each non-physician participant who successfully completes this educational activity. The University of Virginia School of Medicine maintains a permanent record of participation for six (6) years.

To receive credit, complete the pre-survey, read the introductory CME material, attend the entire meeting, and complete the post-survey, evaluation, and attestation.