Perspectives on Multiple Sclerosis

The MS Podcast Education Center is dedicated to providing up-to-date information on Multiple Sclerosis to health care professionals, patients, and other interested individuals.

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Each topic begins as a live teleconference with a recognized expert in the field. There are no restrictions about who can attend a teleconference, provided they register in advance. There are also no restrictions on who can submit questions for the teleconference.

Each teleconference begins with a 45 minute presentation, followed by a 15 minute question and answer period. It is recorded, and then made available as online video or for downloading as an mp3 audio. The online recordings are available with no restrictions.

Health care professionals interested in receiving free CME credits can receive 1 credit per topic by:

  • Registering on MSCast.net
  • Attending a live teleconference, reviewing the recorded webinar presentation (online video), or listening to the mp3 audio recording
  • Completing any post-test and evaluations

Once you have claimed credit, you can print a certificate directly from this website. Please note that credit can only be claimed once for a topic, regardless of the media format. For example, a user cannot claim credit for both a webinar and a live teleconference of the same presentation.

Live Teleconferences and FREE CME and ACPE credit

Join us for a series of live teleconferences where leading faculty will share their perspectives on key topics in the field of Multiple Sclerosis, and earn FREE CME and ACPE credit.

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Planned topics areas will include:

  • Key factors that impact daily quality of life in patients with MS
  • Therapeutic options for the treatment of MS, quality of life factors and emerging clinical indicators of disease progression
  • The results of clinical trials focused on benefits of early therapy with disease-modifying agents
  • The utility of brain atrophy in clinical practice, and its association with clinical disability
  • Co-morbidities commonly associated with MS
  • The evolution and current role of MRI, other imaging modalities, and biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of MS
Teleconferences in the series:
Thursday, June 04, 2009
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Comorbidities Associated with Multiple Sclerosis  Claim Teleconference Credit Webinar MP3 Commentary

Susan Spence, RN, CNRN, MSCN
Intake Coordinator for the Pediatric Neuroscience Center
CHOC Children's
Orange, CA
MP3
Program
Intro
Thursday, June 18, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Efficacy and Safety of the Emerging MS Therapies  Claim Teleconference Credit Webinar MP3 Commentary

Jack Florin, MD
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
MP3
Program
Intro
Thursday, July 16, 2009
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Comorbidities and Key Factors That Affect Quality of Life  Claim Teleconference Credit Webinar MP3 Commentary

Alex Rae-Grant, MD
Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute
Mellen School for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research
Cleveland, OH
MP3
Program
Intro
Thursday, August 06, 2009
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Treating MS: The Evidence and Rationale for Early Rx  Claim Teleconference Credit Webinar MP3 Commentary

Fred Lublin, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Saunders Family Professor of Neurology
Director of the Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis
New York, NY
MP3
Program
Intro
Thursday, September 10, 2009
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
Prognostic Indicators as a Guide to the Early Treatment of MS  Claim Teleconference Credit Webinar MP3 Commentary

Gareth Parry, MD
The University of Minnesota Medical School
Professor or Neurology
Medical Director, Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit
Minneapolis, MN
MP3
Program
Intro
Thursday, October 01, 2009
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Emerging Concepts & Treatments in Multiple Sclerosis  Claim Teleconference Credit Webinar MP3 Commentary

Omar Khan, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Professor of Neurology
Director, Multiple Sclerosis Center & Image Analysis Laboratory
Detroit, MI
MP3
Program
Intro