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1. Hormonal Perspectives in MS
   Patricia K. Coyle, MD
   • Pregnancy and MS
     Mary Hughes, MD
   • Sexual Dysfunction and MS: The Role of Hormones
     Sardar A. Khan, MD
   • Hormonal Therapy of MS
     Patricia K. Coyle, MD
2. Advanced MS
   Jodie Haselkorn, MD, MPH, Chair
   • Advanced MS: Epidemiology
     Mitchell Wallin, MD, MPH
   • Respiratory Issues in Advanced MS
     Donna Fry, PT, PhD; Toni Chiara, PT, PhD
   • Evaluating Capacity in MS: Assessing and Assisting the Decision Making Process
     Aaron P. Turner, PhD
   • Managing Caregiving Stress When Living with Advanced MS
     Deborah Miller, PhD, LISW
   • A Palliative Care Approach for People with MS
     David Gruenewald, MD
3. Challenges in the Diagnosis of MS and Demylinating Disease in Children: A Case Based Interactive Approach
   Brenda Banwell, MD, FAAP, FRCPC, Chair; Tanuja Chitnis, MD; Timothy Lotze, MD
   • Case 1
   • Case 2
   • Case 3
   • Case 4
4. MS or Not MS: Making an Accurate Diagnosis
   Mark Freedman, BSc, MSc, MD, CSPQ, FRCPC, Chair
   • Making an Accurate MS Diagnosis
     Mark Freedman, BSc, MSc, MD, CSPQ, FRCPC
   • MS Mimics
     Heather MacLean, MD, FRCPC
   • MRI Criteria for Making a Diagnosis of MS
     Anthony Traboulsee, MD, FRCPC
5. Health Promotion Programs for People with MS
   Brian Hutchinson, PT, MSCS, Chair
   • Integrating Wellness Strategies into MS Care
     Barbara Giesser, MD
   • Outcomes of a Wellness Intervention for Women with MS
     Alexa Stuifbergen, PhD, RN, FAAN
   • Giant Steps: Making Exercise Motivation Endure
     David Engstrom, PhD, ABPP
6. Genetics and Epidemiology of MS
   Stephen L. Hauser, MD, Chair
   • Genetic Epidemiology of MS
     Dessa Sadovnick, PhD
   • The Value of Large Cohorts
     Alberto Ascherio, MD, Dr.PH
   • Etiology of MS: Insights from Attacked Twins
     Thomas Mack, MD, MPH
   • Pharmacogenomics in MS
     Sergio Baranzini, PhD
   • Recent Advances in MS Genetics
     Jorge Oksenberg, PhD
7. Management of Acute, Severe Attacks of MS
   Brian G. Weinshenker, MD, FRCP(c), Chair
   • Impact of Acute Attacks
     Dean Wingerchuk, MD, MSc, FRCPC
   • Case Vignettes: Management of Acute, Severe Attacks of MS
     Brian G. Weinshenker, MD, FRCP(c)
   • Treatment of Acute Attacks: Steroids and Plasma Exchange
     Brian G. Weinshenker, MD, FRCP(c)
   • Alternative Treatments for Acute Attacks: Immunosuppression
     Prof. Gilles Edan
   • Complications of Acute Attacks and their Management
     Sean Pittock, MD
8. Treating the Invisible Symptoms of MS
   Patricia Kennedy, RN, CNP, MSCN, Chair
   • Co-Occurrence of MS and Migraine - Is There a Link?
     Judy C. Lane, MD
   • If I Look So Good, How Come I Can't Work?
     Kristine M. Couch, OTR
   • Anxiety in MS
     Judith A. Meyer, PsyD
   • Management of Anxiety
     Patricia Kennedy, RN, CNP, MSCN
9. A Case Based Approach to Rehabilitation
   Christine Smith, OTR/L, MSCS, Chair; Carrie Herman, PT, MS; Stacey Sjoquist, PT, MSCS; Roberta Winter, MSW, MSCS
10. Affective Disorders in MS
    Fred Foley, PhD, Chair
    • Psychological Intervention for Mood Disorders in MS
      David Mohr, PhD
    • Epidemiology of Affective Disorders in MS
      Scott Patten, MD, PhD
    • Disorders of Mood and Affect in MS
      Anthony Feinstein, MD
11. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
    Allen Bowling, MD, PhD, Chair
    • LDN and Other "Hot Topics"
      Allen Bowling, MD, PhD
    • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
      Thomas Chippendale, MD, PhD
    • Yoga for MS - How it Works
      Loren Fishman, MD
    • Using Adaptive Iyengar Yoga to Manage MS
      Eric Small, CIT Senior 2, MFA
12. Surviving Cognitive Impairment in MS, Part II: Interactive Case Presentations of Treatment Issues (all presenters)
    Jeffrey Wilken, PhD; Mary Elizabeth Quig, PhD, Co-Chairs
    • Review of Pharmacotherapy
      Jeffrey Wilken, PhD
    • Review of Cognitive Rehabilitation
      Mary Elizabeth Quig, PhD
    • Case Discussions
      Jeffrey Wilken, PhD; Mary Elizabeth Quig, PhD; Cynthia Sullivan, PhD; Howard Rossman, DO; Sonda Lawson, MA, LLPC
13. Introduction to Motor Control and Motor Learning
    Susan Bennett, PT, EdD, NCS, MSCS, Chair; Lynn Rivers, PT, PhD; Karen Kott, PT, PhD
    • Motor Control and Motor Learning: Application to Rehabilitation in MS
      Susan Bennett, PT, EdD, NCS, MSCS
    • Motor Control: The Evidence in Neurologic Rehabilitation
      Karen Kott, PT, PhD
    • Motor Control: The Evidence in Neurologic Rehabilitation
      Lynn Rivers, PT, PhD
14. Worsening MS: How to Define, What to Do
    Randall T. Schapiro, MD, Chair
    • Defining Worsening MS
      Randall T. Schapiro, MD
    • Symptoms/Rehabilitative Approaches
      Randall T. Schapiro, MD
    • Today's Approach to Disease Management
      Jonathan Calkwood, MD
    • High Dose Immunosuppressive Therapy with Stem Cell Rescue and Other Aggressive Treatments
      George H. Kraft, MD, MS
15. Emerging Role of MS Centers in Sexual Rehabilitation
    Margie O'Leary, MSN, RN, MSCN, Chair
    • Defining Sexual Relationships
      Margie O'Leary, MSN, RN, MSCN
    • Musculoskeletal Management of Sexual Dysfunction
      Susan George, MS, PT
    • Identification of Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence
      Sherie Lammers, REACH Coordinator
    • Community and Professional Resources
      Anne Mageras, BSSW