Advanced Curriculum for Multiple Sclerosis 2024
The 9th Annual Pre-ACTRIMS Comprehensive CME/CE Course
Date/Time:
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
Location:
Hilton West Palm Beach
Oceana Ballroom AB
West Palm Beach, FL
Overview:
The 9th Annual Advanced Curriculum for Multiple Sclerosis, chaired by Dr. Fred D. Lublin, is an innovative medical education program that provides clinicians with recent information relative to all aspects of the multiple sclerosis disease spectrum. This comprehensive curriculum will utilize interactive and engaging formats to deliver practical information regarding the care of patients with MS that can be applied in practice. Topics for this CME/CE course include diagnosis, biomarkers, and monitoring, current and emerging MS therapeutics, shared decision making, management of the MS patient, and advances in MS centers.
Target Audience:
Neurologists, MS specialists, fellows, residents, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Agenda:
*All timings are approximate and in Eastern Standard Time
*Agenda subject to change
| Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 | |
| 7:15am – 7:30am | Welcome and Introductions – Fred D. Lublin, MD |
| 7:30am – 9:00am | New Considerations in Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis |
| 7:30am – 7:50am | The Core Principles of Diagnosis – Lessons Learned Faculty: Joseph Berger, MD |
| 7:50am – 8:05am | Biomarkers – Fluid and MRI Faculty: Patricia Coyle, MD |
| 8:05am – 8:20am | The Role of the Optic Nerve in Diagnosing MS – Clinical, Neurophysiologic & OCT Faculty: Fiona Costello, MD |
| 8:20am – 8:40am | Misdiagnosing – Case Examples Faculty: Joseph Berger, MD; Patricia Coyle, MD; Fiona Costello, MD |
| 8:40am – 9:00am | Panel Discussion: Joseph Berger, MD; Fiona Costello, MD; Patricia Coyle, MD; Benjamin Segal, MD |
| 9:00am – 9:30am | Discussion of Clinical Courses – Prodrome, RIS, CIS, RRMS, Progressive Disease, RAW, PIRA Faculty: Fred D. Lublin, MD |
| 9:30am – 10:00am | Break |
| 10:00am-10:30am | Review of the Overall Treatment Strategy with Current Agents Faculty: Stephen Krieger, MD |
| 10:30am-11:00am | Therapeutic Transitioning/Sequencing Faculty: Mark Freedman, MD |
| 11:00am-11:30am | Better Treatment Options for Progressive Disease and Neuroprotection Strategies Faculty: Jeffrey Cohen, MD |
| 11:30am-12:00pm | Panel Discussion: Stephen Krieger, MD; Mark Freedman, MD; Jeffrey Cohen, MD |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 12:00pm-12:45pm | Differentiating S1P-Based Therapeutics for the Treatment of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Faculty: Mark Freedman, MD |
| 12:45pm – 1:30pm | Review of New and Emerging Therapies that Improve Tolerability and Adherence in Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Faculty: Aaron Miller, MD |
| 1:30pm – 2:00pm | Symptom Management Faculty: Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD |
| 2:00pm – 2:20pm | Family Planning Faculty: Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN |
| 2:20pm – 2:40pm | Healthcare Disparity Faculty: Robert Naismith, MD |
| 2:40pm – 3:00pm | New Aspects of Comprehensive Care Faculty: Clyde Markowitz, MD |
| 3:00pm – 3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15pm – 3:30pm | Patient Education and Tools Faculty: Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Integrating Telehealth and Remote Monitoring Faculty: Aaron Miller, MD |
| 3:45pm – 4:30pm | Brain Penetrant BTK Update: Reducing Neuroinflammation to Optimize Outcomes for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Faculty: Fred D. Lublin, MD |
| 4:30pm – 5:15pm | The New Era of Biosimilar Therapeutics for Multiple Sclerosis Faculty: Jiwon Oh, MD, PhD |
| 5:15pm – 6:00pm | Clinical Update on Anti-CD20 Therapeutics for Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Faculty: Mark Freedman, MD |
| The Advanced Curriculum for Multiple Sclerosis 2024 Course is supported by independent educational grants from Bristol Myers Squibb; EMD Serono; Mylan Specialty L.P., a Viatris Company; Sandoz; Sanofi and TG Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, AcademicCME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Americans with Disabilities Act:
Event Staff will be glad to assist you with any questions or special needs. Please contact AcademicCME at [email protected] or 610-687-3300.
This activity is being held in conjunction with the ACTRIMS Forum 2024, from February 29th to March 2nd in West Palm Beach, FL.
