Exploring educational needs of multiple sclerosis care providers: Results of a care-provider survey

Aaron P. Turner; Christine Martin; Rhonda M. Williams; Kelly Goudreau; James D. Bowen; Michael Hatzakis; Ruth H. Whitham; Dennis N. Bourdette; Lynne Walker; Jodie K. Haselkorn

doi:10.1682/JRRD.2006.11.0139

Exploring educational needs of multiple sclerosis care providers: Results of a care-provider survey

Aaron P. Turner, Christine Martin, Rhonda M. Williams, Kelly Goudreau, James D. Bowen, Michael Hatzakis, Ruth H. Whitham, Dennis N. Bourdette, Lynne Walker, Jodie K. Haselkorn

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Abstract

Our objective was to survey experienced multiple sclerosis (MS) care providers, determine their ongoing professional educational needs, and develop future education programs. We asked providers across a variety of disciplines to identify the areas in which clinical consultation and continuing medical education (CME) would most improve their ability to provide care to individuals with MS; their preferred education modalities; and their confidence in providing care related to disease-modifying agents (DMAs), fatigue, depression, spasticity, and bladder management. At a national meeting of MS professionals, 152 MS care providers completed a self-report survey that was designed for this cross-sectional cohort study. Areas of greatest interest for clinical consultation and CME were identical and included cognition, fatigue, DMA use, spasticity, pain, sex, diagnosis of MS, and depression. Participants expressed a preference for live and interactive CME modalities. Confidence in providing specific disease-related care sometimes differed between Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and non-VHA providers. The results indicate that clinical consultations and CME should be targeted to the topics of greatest interest identified by providers and delivered in a live or interactive modality whenever possible.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	25-34
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
Volume	43
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2006.11.0139
State	Published - 2006

Keywords

Cognition
Depression
Disease-modifying agents
Education
Fatigue
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis diagnosis
Pain
Sexual function
Spasticity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Rehabilitation

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Exploring educational needs of multiple sclerosis care providers : Results of a care-provider survey. / Turner, Aaron P.; Martin, Christine; Williams, Rhonda M.; Goudreau, Kelly; Bowen, James D.; Hatzakis, Michael; Whitham, Ruth H.; Bourdette, Dennis N.; Walker, Lynne; Haselkorn, Jodie K.

In: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2006, p. 25-34.

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Turner, Aaron P. ; Martin, Christine ; Williams, Rhonda M. ; Goudreau, Kelly ; Bowen, James D. ; Hatzakis, Michael ; Whitham, Ruth H. ; Bourdette, Dennis N. ; Walker, Lynne ; Haselkorn, Jodie K. / Exploring educational needs of multiple sclerosis care providers : Results of a care-provider survey. In: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 2006 ; Vol. 43, No. 1. pp. 25-34.

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