The annual meeting
of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) took place this
year in Orlando, Florida from June 1 to June 5. The conference represented
a collaborative effort by the CMSC, the International Organization of Multiple
Sclerosis Nurses (IOMSN) and the Latin American Committee for Treatment
and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (LACTRIMS).
The 5-day event was packed with symposia, workshops, lectures and mini-courses.
More than 140 abstracts were presented during the scientific platform and
poster presentations.
Awards were also presented to abstracts, organizations and individuals on
the following category:
- Best research data presentation
- Best patient and family education presentation - Berlex Award
- Biggest impact in advancing the care of people with MS - Scheinberg
Award
- Best MS research for young scientists - Whitaker Prize
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Excellence in MS nursing - June Halper Award
- HOPE Award for nurses
- Thumbs-Up Award
This year"s awardees were: |
- Christine Martin, PhD
Berlex Patient and Family Award for best poster
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Empowering Caregivers for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
- Margie O’Leary, MSN, RN
Berlex Patient and Family Award for best platform
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Effectiveness of a Home-Based Gynecologic and Breast Cancer Screening
Program for Women with Multiple Sclerosis
- Prof. Yoram Baram
Research Award for best platform
Technion, Computer Science Department
Haifa, ISRAEL
Effects of Virtual Reality Cues on Gait in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
- Jennie Lou, MD, MSc
Research Award for best poster
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vitamin D Serum Levels and Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Control Study
- Murali Ramanthan, PhD
The Whitaker Prize for MS Research
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY
Dynamics of IFN-beta biomarkers in MS Patients with Persistent IFN-beta
Neutralizing Antibodies
- Nicole Deming, MA
Labe Scheinberg Award
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Using the Lens of Relational Autonomy to Tackle Ethical Conflicts
- Christine Martin, PhD
IOMSN Hope Award
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Empowering Caregivers for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
- Cedric Raine, PhD, DSc, FRC
Lifetime Achievement Award
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
- Marie Namey, RN, MSN, MSCN
June Halper Award
Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research
Cleveland, OH
- Josee Poirier, RN, BSc, MSCN
June Halper Award
Hospital Notre-Dame
Montreal, QC CANADA
- Multiple Sclerosis Trust
Thumbs Up Award
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CMSC Online 
