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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-34 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 29 2006 |
Keywords
- Cognition
- Depression
- Disease-modifying agents
- Education
- Fatigue
- Multiple sclerosis
- Multiple sclerosis diagnosis
- Pain
- Sexual function
- Spasticity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation