MS Views and News Hosting Events for MS Community in July

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MS Views and News (MSVN), aĀ non-profit organization that works to improveĀ education, advocacy and service to empower and enhance the quality of life of patients who suffer from multiple sclerosisĀ (MS), has announced it will offerĀ a series of educational eventsĀ on different topics throughout the month of July in Florida and Kentucky.

TheĀ educational patient programs and events hosted nationwide by MS Views and News throughout the year are designed toĀ increaseĀ knowledge among patients and caregivers on managing multiple sclerosis. Since women are three times more likely to develop MS, according to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA), women and MS will be an overarching topic for all four eventsĀ in July.

The first event is entitled “The Land of MS: Effective Communication with Your Healthcare Team and Beyond” and will take place on July 7th at theĀ Doubletree by Hilton Deerfield Beach/Boca Raton in Florida. NeurologistĀ Brian Steingo, MD will address the topic of communicating with healthcare professionals through the use of an MS communication tool to assist patients with their health needs, such as new treatments and MS relapse avoidance.

In addition, licensed clinical psychologistĀ Rhonda Q. Freeman, PhD will discussĀ the advantages ofĀ neuro-psychological testing and its relation to MS examination, evaluation, consultation and interventional treatments, whileĀ Jeffrey Segal, BS, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, CPTS will discuss the use of stretching methods to address spasticity pain.

TheĀ “Menā€™s & Womenā€™s Health Issues with MS: Self Aspects plus the Impact on the Family” event will beĀ held in Florida at theĀ Embassy Suites Fort Myers, during which Matthew Baker, MD will discuss MSĀ as a whole, including nutrition, depression, keeping positive, symptom management,Ā parenting and family life while dealing with the disease. In addition, physical therapist and intuitive healer Michelle AlvaĀ will teach attendees how to activateĀ theĀ body’s own medicine and live with purpose, passion and pleasure. The event will take placeĀ on July 14th.

The following day, July 15th, MS News and Views will host a program with a particular focus onĀ women, entitledĀ “Womenā€™s Health and MS: The Impact on Employment and the Family.”Ā Patricia Pagnotta, MSN, ARNP-C, will serve asĀ a special guest speaker at the event and will address the themeĀ ofĀ bladder problems, sexual issues, nutrition, depression, keeping positive, symptom management, dating, parenting, children and family. The event will take place at the Holiday Inn, Lakewood Ranch in Florida.

“EmpoweringĀ an MS Community in Americaā€™s Heartland” is the last program for July and the only one taking place in Kentucky, at theĀ Holiday InnĀ Louisville. It will be heldĀ on July 27th and will feature advanced registered nurse practitioner Jenifer Patterson, APRN, who will discuss all currently FDA-approved treatments for MS, as well as adherence, compliance, relapse and invisible symptoms.

PriorĀ registration forĀ all the events is required and can be completedĀ online here.Ā At all events, participants can begin to arriveĀ atĀ 5:50 pm, after which MS Views and News will start hosting the presentations and provide a complimentary dinner for all attendees. The non-profit organizationĀ is being supported byĀ Teva and NeuroScience for theĀ “The Land of MS: Effective Communication with Your Healthcare Team and Beyond” event, whileĀ Genzyme is hosting the three others.