BALTIMORE, MD—April 16, 2013—Med-IQ, an award-winning, ACCME-accredited provider of continuing medical education (CME), is pleased to announce the availability of a new, complimentary CME/CE initiative in multiple sclerosis (MS) designed specifically for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

One-On-One With the Experts: Individualized Interventions to Overcome Practical Challenges in MS is an interactive educational activity that offers participants the opportunity to speak directly with nationally recognized MS experts about challenges and clinical scenarios they face in their everyday practice and receive advice to develop individualized strategies to address them. The personalized, 30-minute teleconferences are AANP- and AAPA-certified.

In recent years, the management of MS has moved toward earlier diagnosis using new criteria and more immediate treatment initiation. However, clinicians who treat patients with MS lack concrete guidelines on the selection of disease-modifying therapy (DMT) and appropriate monitoring of patient response to treatment. Understanding the clinical risk-to-benefit ratios of currently available DMTs and being able to identify suboptimal response and switch treatments appropriately are essential competencies for busy clinicians, particularly nurse practitioners and physician assistants who already face significant time demands.

“The goal of this activity is to help participants develop strategies for identifying patients who are appropriate candidates for DMT, designing effective treatment plans for monitoring and responding to treatment efficacy, and optimizing patient and family education to encourage patients to be active participants in their own healthcare,” said Kathleen Costello, MS, ANP-BC, MSCN, of Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis Center in Baltimore, MD. “I encourage nurse practitioners and physician assistants who treat patients with MS to join this unique educational discussion.”

FACULTY
		Kathleen Costello, MS, ANP-BC, MSCN Assistant Professor/Nurse Practitioner Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis Center Baltimore, MD
		Brant J. Oliver, PhD, NP, MSN, MPH, MSCN Assistant Professor MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA Nurse Practitioner in Neurology and Psychiatry Multiple Sclerosis Specialty Care Program Concord Neurology Associates Concord Hospital Concord, NH
		Jennifer M. Smrtka, MSN, ANP-C, MSCN Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner Multiple Sclerosis Specialist South Florida Neurology Associates Boca Raton, FL

 
Registration is free. Interested nurse practitioners and physicians assistants can register at the following link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1190374/MS-Clinical-Conversations. For more information, call (toll-free) 866 858 7434 or e-mail info@med-iq.com.

This program is approved for 0.50 contact hour of continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 0.5 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

This activity is supported by educational grants from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Teva Pharmaceuticals.

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.

Med-IQ, a leader in the development of performance improvement (PI) and quality improvement (QI) CME initiatives, has been recognized by the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions for our excellence in CE research (William Campbell Felch Award 2013, 2011), educational collaborations (2013), outstanding CME outcomes assessment (2012), and exceptional leadership (Leadership Award 2013, President’s Award 2012). To learn more about Med-IQ, visit Med-IQ.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and connect with us on LinkedIn.


For more information, contact:

Catherine B. Mullaney, MHA
Vice President, Educational Partnerships
Med-IQ
866 858 7434
info@med-iq.com