TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring educational needs of multiple sclerosis care providers
T2 - Results of a care-provider survey
AU - Turner, Aaron P.
AU - Martin, Christine
AU - Williams, Rhonda M.
AU - Goudreau, Kelly
AU - Bowen, James D.
AU - Hatzakis, Michael
AU - Whitham, Ruth
AU - Bourdette, Dennis N.
AU - Walker, Lynne
AU - Haselkorn, Jodie K.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cognition
KW - Depression
KW - Disease-modifying agents
KW - Education
KW - Fatigue
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Multiple sclerosis diagnosis
KW - Pain
KW - Sexual function
KW - Spasticity
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U2 - 10.1682/JRRD.2006.11.0139
DO - 10.1682/JRRD.2006.11.0139
M3 - Article
C2 - 16847769
AN - SCOPUS:33745320306
VL - 43
SP - 25
EP - 34
JO - Journal of rehabilitation R&D
JF - Journal of rehabilitation R&D
SN - 0007-506X
IS - 1
ER -