Keeping Ahead of MS: Updated Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies to Prevent Disability - REGISTRATION

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Managing multiple sclerosis (MS) can be challenging and treatment decisions are not always clear-cut. This CME/CNE activity, designed for neurologists and MS specialists, will provide strategies and tools that you and your care team need to keep ahead of MS. In this live roundtable discussion, you and a small group of your colleagues will explore case challenges to address:

Confirming an MS diagnosis
Choosing an initial disease-modifying therapy (DMT)
Evaluating clinical and radiological evidence of breakthrough disease
Systematic approaches to sequencing, switching, and escalating therapies
Working with patients and their families to establish realistic treatment expectations and lifestyle modifications

TARGET AUDIENCE

Neurologists
MS specialists, including MS nurse practitioners and MS physician assistants

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, learners should be better able to:

Confidently identify and subtype patients with MS based on clinical history, MRI findings, and updated McDonald criteria
Assess MS disease activity and progression longitudinally
Use evidence-based recommendations to determine suboptimal treatment response and adjust treatment accordingly, with the goal of minimizing disability

ACCREDITATION AND CREDIT DESIGNATION

Physicians:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Academy of CME, Inc., and Spire Learning. American Academy of CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of CME, Inc., designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners/Nurses:
The American Academy of CME, Inc., is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

The Academy designates this educational activity for 1.5 contact hours (1.0 pharmacotherapeutic contact hours).

Physician Assistants:
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 1.5 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

According to the disclosure policy of the Academy, all faculty, planning committee members, editors, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any relevant relationships with any commercial interests related to this activity. The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation. All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and levels of evidence. Disclosures will be made known to participants prior to the activity.

DISCLAIMER

The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not represent those of the Academy, Spire Learning, or American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity is intended as a supplement to existing knowledge, published information, and practice guidelines. Learners should appraise the information presented critically and draw conclusions only after careful consideration of all available scientific information. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Further, participants are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.