Town Hall Discussions - 2011

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Title: Avoiding Burnout in MS Nurses

Speaker: Constance Easterling, MSN, ARNP, CRRN, MSCN
Chairperson: Jennifer Smrtka, MSN, ARNP, MSCN
Date: December 20, 2011

PART I: LECTURE

PART II: DISCUSSION

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Title: Advocacy in Multiple Sclerosis

Speaker: Willie Whatley, RN, MSCN
Chairperson: Lori Mayer, RN, MSN, MSCN, CCRP
Date: November 15, 2011

PART I: LECTURE

PART II: DISCUSSION

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Title: Depression in Multiple Sclerosis

Speaker: Cynthia Irish, RN, MSCN
Chairperson: Jennifer Smrtka, MSN, ARNP, MSCN
Date: October 18, 2011

PART I: LECTURE

PART II: DISCUSSION

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Title: Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Speaker: Carrie Lyn Sammarco, DrNP, FNP-C, MSCN
Chairperson: Lori Mayer, RN, MSN, MSCN, CCRP
Date: September 20, 2011

PART I: LECTURE

PART II: DISCUSSION

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Title: How Can Rehabilitation Help in MS?

Speaker: Megan Weigel Barrett, DNP, ARNP-C, MSCN
Chairperson: Jennifer Smrtka, MSN, ARNP, MSCN
Date: August 16, 2011

PART I: LECTURE

PART II: DISCUSSION

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Title: Cognitive Impairment in MS— What is it and What Can the MS Nurse Do?

Speaker: Patricia Pagnotta, MSN, ARNP, MSCN
Chairperson: Jennifer Smrtka, MSN, ARNP, MSCN
Date: July 19, 2011

PART I: LECTURE

PART II: DISCUSSION

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Title: When the Patient is Non-Adherent – Strategies for the MS Nurse

Speaker: Diane Lowden, N.MSc(A), MSCN
Chairperson: Lori Mayer, RN, MSN, MSCN, CCRP
Date: June 21, 2011

PART I: LECTURE

PART II: DISCUSSION

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Title: Motivational Interviewing for the MS Nurse

Speaker: Dorothea Cassidy Pfohl, RN, BS, MSCN
Chairperson: Lori Mayer, RN, MSN, CCRP
Date: May 17, 2011

PART I: LECTURE

PART II: DISCUSSION

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Title: Time Management for the MS Nurse

Speaker: Kathleen Costello, MS, ANP-BC, MSCN
Chairperson: Jennifer Smrtka, ANP-BC, MSCN
Date: April 19, 2011

PART I: LECTURE

PART II: DISCUSSION

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Title: Resources for the MS Nurse

Speaker: Brant J Oliver, NP, MSN, MPH
Chairperson: Lori Mayer, RN, MSN, CCRP
Date: March 15, 2011

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Title: When the Patient is Experiencing Breakthrough Disease

Speaker: Aliza Ben-Zacharia, RN, CRRN, DNP, MSN, MSCN
Chairperson: Jennifer Smrtka, ANP-BC, MSCN
Date: February 15, 2011

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Title: New and Emerging Therapies: Challenges for MS Nursing

Speaker: Carolyn Griffin, RN, BSN, CCRP
Chairperson: Lori Mayer, RN, MSCN, CCRP
Date: January 18, 2011

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