Complimentary CME/CE Publication Explores Strategies for Managing Multiple Sclerosis Patients With Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction

BALTIMORE, MD—April 9, 2015—Neurogenic bladder dysfunction (detrusor and sphincter) occurs in approximately 80% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and has a significant effect on quality of life and physical well-being. To optimize the management of bladder dysfunction in patients with MS, Med-IQ, an ACCME-accredited provider of continuing medical education (CME), invited three expert nurse practitioners to discuss their perspectives during a roundtable meeting. Key insights and best practices from their conversation were synthesized in an online publication.

State-of-the-Art Care for Multiple Sclerosis Patients With Bladder Dysfunction is a free transcript-based publication that reviews the effects of neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), presents strategies for selecting appropriate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions, and explores methods for evaluating treatment satisfaction. This CME/CE-certified activity is enhanced with audio clips from the roundtable that discuss safety, efficacy, and patient factors that should be considered when caring for those with this condition.

“Nurses and nurse practitioners who manage MS patients with NDO should be familiar with appropriate strategies for screening bladder dysfunction and available symptomatic therapies,” said Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN, neuroscience program coordinator at Loyola University Chicago in Maywood, IL. “In this roundtable-based publication, my colleagues and I encourage clinicians to take a patient-centered approach to care, which can improve patient outcomes, adherence, and health-related quality of life.”

Visit www.Med-IQ.com/a781 for complimentary access to this educational opportunity. For more information, please call (toll-free) 866 858 7434 or e-mail info@med-iq.com.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Allergan, Inc.

Med-IQ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Med-IQ designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program is approved for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Program ID 1404227. This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies and AANP Commercial Support Standards.

Med-IQ is accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing to provide continuing education to nurses. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 14745, for 1.0 contact hour.

About Med-IQ

Med-IQ, America's most respected provider of continuing medical education (CME), inspires healthcare professionals through award-winning activities that deliver sophisticated outcomes-based educational designs with measurable results in professional competence and performance. Med-IQ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the California Board of Registered Nursing (CBRN), and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing medical education to physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, respectively.

As a leader in the CME industry, Med-IQ has delivered 32 performance improvement (PI) and quality improvement (QI) initiatives that make use of systems-based training such as Crew Resource Management (CRM) to improve team performance and patient outcomes. These initiatives have achieved improvement in healthcare professional performance, quality of care, and patient outcomes. Med-IQ's work in this space has been published 30 times in peer-reviewed journals, and the company has been recognized by the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions for excellence in CEhp research (William Campbell Felch Award 2013, 2011), educational collaborations (2013), outstanding CME outcomes assessment (2012), and exceptional leadership and contributions to the CEhp profession (Leadership Award 2015, 2013; Distinguished Fellow Award 2015; President’s Award 2015, 2012; Rising Star Award 2015). To learn more about Med-IQ, visit www.Med-IQ.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and connect with us on LinkedIn.

For more information, contact:

Amy Caswell
Senior Audience Development Manager
Med-IQ
866 858 7434
info@med-iq.com


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