NS01.01 - Integrative Medicine in MS: Evidence for Creating a Paradigm Shift to Improve Care
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Integrative Medicine is a healing-oriented specialty that uses conventional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine in an evidenced-based manner to address the mind, body, and spirit of a person. The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the value of Integrative Medicine in MS care, and to provide listeners with safe practices to incorporate into their clinic settings. Through review of recent literature, the listener will learn how to incorporate available evidence for nutrition, mindfulness, and safe use of supplements into an MS clinic visit in order to enhance patient care, promote healing even when we don't yet have a cure for MS, and encourage lifestyle changes that improve quality of life.
NS01.02 - Pediatric MS: Caring for the Young Patient
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Children and adolescents diagnosed with multiple sclerosis create unique challenges for the MS nurse. Special considerations and adaptations to care are necessary when providing developmentally appropriate education and support, addressing the needs of parents, managing treatment, and facilitating transition from pediatric to adult care. This session offers an overview of strategies for caring for the young patient with MS.
NS01.03 - Clinical Implications for an Aging MS Population
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Approximately a quarter of people with MS are mature adults over 65 years old and this number is rising as Baby Boomers age. Older persons with MS have different care needs than their younger counterparts. They must adjust to the normal age-related changes as they age and at the same time manage and adapt to increasing disability related to MS. Health care providers must know differences between normal aging and progression of MS and understand the changing health care needs of the older person with MS. This presentation will focus on clinical implications in caring for older persons with MS.