Join us in Seattle – Thursday, May 30, 2019 With the importance of team approach in MS care our Sunrise Yoga session is designed to integrate relaxation and mindfulness into the meeting experience. Join us for this awesome session and support your Foundation. Enjoy the benefits of Yoga as a safe, non-aerobic form of
Read MoreClinician Scientist Fellowship Application Extended to December 30, 2018. The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) Research Committee is pleased to announce a new two-year Clinician-Scientist Development Award to support a clinician Fellow’s research related to multiple sclerosis. The fellowship is supported by the Foundation of the CMSC (FCMSC) through a grant from EMD Serono,
Read MoreThe Foundation of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers is proud to continue a series of specialty training opportunities for rehabilitation professionals. This call for applications seeks letters of interest from qualified CMSC Comprehensive Care Center training sites for the 2019 MS Rehabilitation Therapy Specialty Training Program. Because training sites must be vetted and approved
Read MoreAmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support FCMSC every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price
Read More12 MS rehabilitation trainees were awarded specialty training programs in four CMSC MS Centers in the United States and Canada. Trainees participate in 35 hours of training covering all aspects of comprehensive care offered at these CMSC MS Centers. We are currently collecting information regarding the trainees’ improved understanding of MS clinical practice across of
Read MoreThe June Halper Nurses CMSC Annual Meeting Scholarship program is announced! Scholarships will be awarded to nurses who are not yet certified in MS. Recipients will receive assistance in preparing for and sitting for the MS Nurses Certification Examination. Thank you to EMD Serono for establishing this important scholarship program.
Read MoreI have friends who say they love breaking a sweat when they work out. To me breaking a sweat means I’m having another hot flash. I’ve never been good about sticking to any exercise program; instead I’ve wasted a lot of time and money on gym memberships that I never renewed. In my early twenties
Read MoreWhen I was invited to be the first official blogger at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) annual meeting in Indianapolis I knew I’d have to take my patient hat off and put my press one on. That’s something I’ve been able to do, for the most part, when I write about MS. But
Read Moreby Viatcheslav Wlassoff, PhD Neuroscience & Neurology 19 Comments How Temperature Affects People With Multiple Sclerosis by Viatcheslav Wlassoff, PhD | September 13, 2014 Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder that presents with myriad of symptoms. The disease causes physical as well as emotional changes in the patients. One peculiar symptom seen in people
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