Mellen Center Update on Multiple
Sclerosis (MS)
June 11, 2010
InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center
Cleveland, OH
Description
It is our pleasure to invite you to our third update on MS and related disorders. Every year brings new understanding about MS and its treatment, and the past year has been full of both expected and surprising developments. This year’s edition will be interesting, challenging, and worth your valuable time.
In this update we will discuss basic information about MS, review the present status of MS therapeutics, and provide an in-depth look at the future of MS therapeutics. Complex cases will be reviewed in terms of medical management and rehabilitation as well as cases that look like MS but represent other pathologies. We will also delve into the role of MRI from the clinical side and research side, recognizing the importance of this modality in our breakthroughs in MS. Sessions on symptom management, wellness, and patient experience, which reflect the importance of quality of life and lifestyle decisions in MS care will be offered as well as a special session with Dr. Richard Rudick, our center director, answering your questions about the past, present and future of MS treatment and research.
This year we continue our trend of using a case-based, Audience Response System format for the morning, and two breakout sessions in the afternoon. We have responded to your feedback from previous courses to include topics or changes that you have suggested in prior sessions to reflect your needs as adult learners.
We hope you enjoy the symposium!
Target Audience
This symposium is intended for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nursing Professionals and other health care practitioners engaged in the management and care of patients with multiple sclerosis. It will also be of interest to Psychological Professionals who want to learn more about this disorder.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Describe important aspects of MS in terms of its symptoms, course, and epidemiology.
- Recognize the use of disease modifying therapies in MS and the future potential for oral therapies for this disorder.
- Identify MRI features that are suggestive of MS.
- Communicate the importance of wellness activities in the care of MS patients.
- Discuss other disorders that may be confused with MS in clinical practice.
Director
| Alex Rae-Grant, MD Staff, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research |
Steering Committee
|
Marie Namey, RN, MSN, MSCN Janet Perryman |
Matthew Sutliff, PT |
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
| Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment & Research | |
Jen Hartman, MPAS, PA-C Marie Namey, RN, MSN, MSCN |
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| Imaging Institute Division of Neuroradiology |
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Agenda
| FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010 | |
| 7:15 am | Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits Ballroom - 2nd Floor |
| Time for questions and answers are included in each presentation. | |
| 8:15 am | Welcome and Introduction - Alex Rae-Grant, MD |
| 8:30 am | MS 101: Basics of MS - Alex Rae-Grant, MD |
| 9:00 am | MS Therapeutics: Present Status - Robert Fox, MD |
| 9:45 am | MS Therapeutics: Where Are We Going? - Jeffrey Cohen, MD |
| 10:30 am | Refreshment Break & Exhibits |
| 10:45 am | Complex Cases 1: Management Issues - Robert Bermel, MD |
| 11:30 am | Complex Cases 2: Rehabilitation Issues - Francois Bethoux, MD |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |
| Track A | |
| 1:00 pm | Case Studies: MS? NOT. - Alex Rae-Grant, MD |
| 1:45 pm | MRI Cases/Neuroradiology Pearls - Stephen E. Jones, MD, PhD |
| 2:30 pm | Refreshment Break & Exhibits |
| 2:45 pm | Meet the Professor: Q & A with Richard Rudick, MD |
| 3:30 pm | MRI Research: Where Are We, Where Are We Going? - Elizabeth Fisher, PhD |
| 4:15 pm | Adjourn |
| Track B | |
| 1:00 pm | Managing Symptoms: Fatigue, Pain & Weird Stuff - Jen Hartman, MPAS, PA-C |
| 1:45 pm | Managing Symptoms: Bowel, Bladder & Sex - Marie Namey, RN, MSN, MSCN |
| 2:30 pm | Refreshment Break & Exhibits |
| 2:45 pm | Wellness and MS - Mary Rensel, MD |
| 3:30 pm | Adjustment to the Diagnosis of MS - Amy Sullivan, PsyD |
| 4:15 pm | Adjourn |
Location
InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center
9801 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: 216-707-4100 or 877-707-8999
Parking
Complimentary parking is available in the Visitor’s Parking Garage #2 located off 100th and Carnegie. From the garage, take the 3rd floor skyway to the hotel. Please bring your parking ticket to the conference registration desk for validation. Valet parking is available at the hotel at your own cost of $10 per car for meeting attendance. Visit www.clevelandclinic.org for maps and directions.
Additional Information
For further information about this activity, contact Monet Smith at:
Local: 216-444-9380
Toll Free: 800-223-2273 x49380
Email: smithm8@ccf.org
For questions about registering online, call 216-448-0777 or email CMEregistration@ccf.org.
Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify Monet Smith at 216-444-9380 at least two weeks prior to the activity.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
Ohio Psychological Association – OPA-MCE Provider – Approved for 6.75 credits.
State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board – Approved for 2.75 credits for Counselor CPE and Social Worker CPE.
The Occupational Therapy Section of the Ohio OTPTAT Board has approved this course for 6.75 contact hours.
The Cleveland Clinic (OH-045/10-01-12) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-12), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Pharmacy – Approved for Ohio Pharmacy CE credit - Assigned 6.75 CEU’s.
The Ohio Physical Therapy Association (OPTA) has approved this conference for 6.50 hours.
Registration & Cancellation
Registration deadline is 5:00 pm (EST), Wednesday, June 9, 2010. A request for a refund must be received in writing by May 31, 2010. No refunds will be given after May 31, 2010, but registration is transferable through June 11, 2010. A $25 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund for all cancellations.
If you register by mail, please allow up to three weeks for your registration to be processed.
For questions about registration call 216-448-0777 or email cmeregistration@ccf.org.
Online Registration/Fees
Registration fee incudes syllabus, continental breakfast, breaks and lunch.
| Category | Full Course |
|---|---|
| Physician | $50.00 |
| CCF Comprecare Affiliate | $50.00 |
| Cleveland Clinic Alumni | $50.00 |
| Fellow / Resident / Nurse / Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner | $50.00 |
| Allied Health / Other | $50.00 |
| CCHS Physician | $50.00 |
| CCHS Employee | complimentary |
| CCF Physician | complimentary |
| CCF Employee | complimentary |
