CME/CEU Educational Opportunities for VA Healthcare Professionals

MS Conference Calls

VA Satellite Broadcasts and EES Catalog Courses

Webinars using Live Meeting 

What:   Multidisciplinary Accredited Webinars*

When:  Second Tuesday of each month

Time:   1-2pm PT, 2-3pm MT, 3-4pm CT, 4-5pm ET

How:    Call 1.800.767.1750., 43157#

Contact: Angela.Young4@va.gov, 410.605.7133

*CME/CEUs are available for the following disciplines: Physician, nurses, psychology, physical therapy, social work, occupational therapy, pharmacy and recreational therapy. Please check the web each month for more information on these calls.

Courses will be processed and available as enduring educational programs. Look for the MS Courses on the VA Talent Management System (TMS).

November 13, 2012

Topic: Admin call

Presenter: Christopher Bever, MD

December 11, 2012

Topic: MS Therapies: Updates for Nurses

Presenter: Heidi Maloni, PhD, NP 

January 15, 2013

Topic: Communication Matters – Veteran Centered MS Care: Don’t Forget the Care Partner

Presenters: Alicia Sloan, LICSW & Maggie Kazmierski, LICSW 

February 12, 2013

Topic: Pharmacotherapy Advances for MS: The Oral Frontier

Presenters: Kathy Tortorice, PharD & Vonda Ford, PharD 

March 12, 2013

Topic: Co-morbidities and MS

Presenter: Florian Thomas, MD, PhD 

April 9, 2013

Topic: MS and Skin Integrity: Addressing Skin Wounds

Presenter: Christine Herb, MS, NP-C, CWON
PowerPoint Presentation 

May 14, 2013

Topic: Optic Neuritis, NMO and MS

Presenter: Jane Chan, MD

June 11, 2013

Topic: Admin call - Updates on DMTs

Presenter: Christopher Bever, MD

July 9, 2013

Topic: Rural Health: Delivering Comprehensive MS Care to Veterans Living in Rural Areas

Presenter: Paul Hoffman, MD

August 13, 2013

Topic: MS Social Workers: Professional Development Tips and Opportunities

Presenters: Maggie Kazmierski, LICSW & Alicia Sloan, LICSW

September 10, 2013

Topic: The Who, When, and What  of Immunizations in MS

Presenters: Vonda Ford, PharmD & Kathy Tortorice, PharmD

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MS Center of Excellence Satellite Broadcast Programs*

The following programs are available on VA Content Distribution Network (CDN) and on DVD*

Link: http://vaww.vakncdn.lrn.va.gov 

[click Content Libraries, then search term-multiple sclerosis]

May 2012

Topic: Updates on DMTs

Presenters: Dennis Bourdette, MD, Christopher Bever, MD & Jodie Haselkorn, MD

August 2012

Topic: Whitaker Lecture Series: Addressing MS Patients' Needs

Presenter: George Kraft, MD

November 2012

Topic: MS and Emotional Disorders: Approach to Management

Presenters: Sarah Minden, MD & Aaron Turner, PhD

August 2011

Topic: Whitaker Lecture Series: MS Pathogenesis-30 Years of Progress

Presenter: Dennis Bourdette, MD and Christopher Bever, MD (moderator) 

July 2011

Topic: MS, Cognition and Brain Imaging: Understanding Cognitive Dysfunction

Presenter: Stephen Rao, PhD - Cleveland Clinic and Aaron Turner, PhD - VA Medical Center Seattle 

March 2010

Topic: Mobility and Gait in MS

Presenter: Michelle Cameron, MD, PT - Portland VA Medical Center

May 2010

Topic: Vitamin D and MS

Presenter: Andrew Solomon, MD - Portland VA Medical Center 

May 2010

Topic: Multiple Sclerosis Therapies: Strategies for Optimizing Disease Management

Presenters: Jodie Haselkorn, MD, MPH, Christopher Bever, Jr, MD, MBA, Mitchell Wallin, MD, MPH, Michelle Cameron, MD, PT, OCS

March 2010

Topic: Wheeled Mobility for MS

Presenters: Jodie Haselkorn, MD, MPH, MSCoE, Director-West, Rory Cooper, PhD, Pittsburgh VAMC, Human Engineering Research Lab, Rosemarie Cooper, MPT, APT, University of Pittsburgh

May 2009

Topic: Mobility for People with MS (early and transitional mobility changes, part 1)

Presenters: Janet Powel, PhD, OTR/L, University of Washington; Patricia Provance, PT, MSCS, Miami, FL; Michelle Cameron, MD, PT,OCS, Portland VA Medical Center

November 2009

Topic: Immunological Approaches to the Treatment of MS 

Online Courses

Practical Strategies for Managing MS in the Federal Healthcare System

For more information on this activity refer to the Med-IQ website at http://www.med-iq.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=courses.overview&cID=582.

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