Program Overview
This CME/CE activity is derived from content presented at the 6th Annual Advanced Curriculum for Multiple Sclerosis 2021 Virtual CME/CE Course. The expert faculty, led by Dr. Fred D. Lublin, will first provide an overview of comorbidities in multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as primary, secondary and tertiary symptoms. Cannabis/cannabinoid use in MS will be reviewed and efficacy on spasticity debated among the panel. Following, the faculty will analyze current data regarding the management of fatigue-related symptoms and sleep disorders in patients with MS. The faculty will conclude with an expert panel discussion, highlighting overall best practices for managing symptoms and improving quality of life for patients with multiple sclerosis.
Target Audience
Neurologists, MS specialists, nurse practitioners, physicians’ assistants, nurses, and pharmacists who comprise the comprehensive MS care team, as well as other healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis
Learning Objectives
- Review the latest therapeutic advances in MS science for emerging therapies to improve patient outcomes and mitigate comorbidities and symptoms
- Discuss practical approaches for the early diagnosis and effective management of fatigue-related symptoms and sleep disorders in patients with MS
- Analyze the latest advances in cannabinoid receptor-science to manage spasticity in patients with MS
- Develop patient-focused treatment strategies with the MS comprehensive care team to overcome barriers to treatment in all patients with MS
Agenda
I. Novel Therapeutic Advances in MS Science to Improve Patient Outcomes and Mitigate Comorbidities and Symptoms – Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN
II. The Role of Cannabinoid Receptor-Science for the Management of Spasticity in Patients with MS – Francois Bethoux, MD
III. Management of Fatigue-Related Symptoms and Sleep Disorders in Patients with MS – Patient-Focused Clinical Decision-Making – Stephen Krieger, MD
IV. Expert Panel Discussion – Fred D. Lublin, MD and Expert Faculty
Chair
F
red D. Lublin, MD
Saunders Family Professor of Neurology
Director, Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Faculty
Francois Bethoux, MD
Director, Mellen Center Rehabilitation Services
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Stephen Krieger, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS
Department of Neurology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN
Neuroscience Program Coordinator
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois
Disclosures of Conflict of Interest
It is the policy of AcademicCME that all faculty, instructors, and planners disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity.
The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CE activity:
| Faculty | Relationship Identified With: |
| Fred D. Lublin, MD | Consultant/Advisor: Acorda Therapeutics; Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Apitope; Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.; Avotres Inc.; Biogen; BrainStorm Cell Limited; Celgene Corporation; EMD Serono, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Genentech, Inc.; Greenwich Biosciences, a GW Pharmaceuticals PLC Company; Immunic Therapeutics; Innate Immunotherapeutics; Janssen Global Services, LLC; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Mapi-Pharma Ltd.; MedDay Pharmaceuticals; MedImmune Pharma; Mylan; Novartis AG; Orion Biotechnology; Polpharma; Population Council; Receptos; Sanofi Genzyme; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; TG Therapeutics, Inc.; Viela Bio
Grant/Research Support: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Biogen; BrainStorm Cell Limited; Novartis AG; Sanofi Genzyme Speaker’s Bureau: Sanofi Genzyme |
| Francois Bethoux, MD | Consultant/Advisor: Genentech, Inc.; Greenwich Biosciences, a GW Pharmaceuticals PLC Company; Helius Medical Technologies; MedRhythms Inc.
Grant/Research Support: Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Speaker’s Bureau: Biogen Shareholder: Biogen; QR8 Health |
| Stephen Krieger, MD | Consultant/Advisor: Biogen; EMD Serono, Inc.; Genentech, Inc.; Sanofi Genzyme; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; MedDay Pharmaceuticals; Novartis AG; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; TG Therapeutics, Inc.
Grant/Research Support: Biogen; Novartis AG Speaker’s Bureau: Biogen; EMD Serono, Inc.; Genentech, Inc.; Novartis AG |
| Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN | Consultant/Advisor: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Biogen; EMD Serono, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Genentech, Inc.; Janssen Global Services, LLC; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; Novartis AG; Sanofi Genzyme; Viela Bio
Speaker’s Bureau: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Biogen; EMD Serono, Inc.; Genentech, Inc.; Janssen Global Services, LLC; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; Novartis AG; Sanofi Genzyme; Viela Bio |
Planners and Peer Reviewers
Timothy Hayes, MD, PhD; Kim Cheramie, MSN, RN-BC; John Fanikos, RPh; Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN; Nicole McMenamin and Chelsey Benedek hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships to products or devices with any commercial interests related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
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.
Credit Designation Statements
AcademicCME designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
AcademicCME designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 CNE Contact Hour.
AcademicCME designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 CPE Contact Hour (0.10 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit (JA4008190-0000-21-007-H04-P).
Clinicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Financial Support
This activity has been supported by an independent educational grant Greenwich Biosciences, a GW Pharmaceuticals PLC Company.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. AcademicCME and Greenwich Biosciences, a GW Pharmaceuticals PLC Company do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
Method of Participation
In order to claim credit, participants must complete the following:
- Read the learning objectives, accreditation information and faculty disclosures at the beginning of this activity.
- Complete the Pre-Activity Questions
- Read or Review the activity content.
- Complete the Post-Activity Test Questions and Evaluation.
- Learners who receive a grade of 70% or better on the Post-Activity Test Questions and complete the Evaluation will receive appropriate credit as indicated (CME, CNE, and/or CPE credit).
- CPE credit will be posted to the learner’s CPE Monitor profile within 60 days of completion.
- CME and CNE credit will be issued appropriate certificate of completion.
- Others may request a “certificate of completion”.
- Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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