2002 North American

MS Nurse Advisory Meeting

October 26-27, 2002

    Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta

    75 Fourteenth Street

    Atlanta, Georgia

This program is designed to prepare multiple sclerosis nurses for their International Organization Multiple Sclerosis Nurses (IOMSN) certification board examination. The MS nursing certification provides formal recognition of a level of knowledge in the field and focuses on the domains of:

• Clinical Practice (for example, disease course and epidemiology of MS, pathology, diagnosis)

• Advocacy (such as ethical practice, knowledge of community resources, patient rights)

• Education (such as principles of teaching and learning, professional development)

• Research (for example, evidence based practice, research terminology and process)

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course the participant should be able to:

• Describe the elements of symptom management;

• Apply nursing care plans to MS;

• Compare the various disease modifying therapies and how to use them;

• Identify the psychosocial aspects of MS;

• Describe the quality of life issues related to MS;

• Define the role of rehabilitation therapy in MS.

This program is supported in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Serono, Inc.

All Serono Symposia International, Inc. programs are organized solely to promote the exchange and dissemination of scientific and medical information.  No forms of promotional activities are permitted.  There may be presentations discussing investigational uses of various products.  These views are the responsibility of the named speakers, and do not represent an endorsement or recommendation on the part of Serono Symposia International, Inc.

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By Jennifer Boyd, RN, MHSc, CNN(C), MSCN

By Issi Clesson, RN, MSCN, CRRN

By June Halper, MSN, ANP, FAAN

By Colleen Harris, RN, MN

By Kathleen Costello, CRNP

By Diane Lowden, N. MSc.(A)

By Marie A. Namey, RN, MSN, MSCN

By Heidi Wynn Maloni MSN RN CNRN CRNP MSCN

By Heidi Wynn Maloni MSN RN CNRN CRNP MSCN

By Lynn McEwan RN. MScN. CNN(C). MSCN

By Linda A. Morgante RN,MSN,MSCN,CRRN

By Margie O’Leary MSN,RN,MSCN

By Amy Perrin Ross, APRN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN

By Jan Shilling, B.S.N., C.R.R.N.,M.S.C.N.