The official newsletter of the Consortium of MS Centers and the International Organization of MS Nurses.

MS Exchange: February 2010 Volume 14 number 1
Inside:New IOMSRT section; Call for Foundation Scholarship Applications; All about www.mscare.org; The IOMSN works with RIMS and EMSC

MS Exchange: November 2009 volume 13 number 4
Inside: Ms. Halper Goes to Brazil; CMSC/AAN Announce Joint Award; New Feature: The Exchange Profile; Heuga Center Reveals New Identity

MS Exchange: August 2009 volume 13 number 3
Inside: CMSC President Highlights Annual Meeting in Atlanta; The International Journal of MS Care Establishes Annual Award; IOMSN Update: A Look Toward the Future of MS Nursing; Annual Awards Presented at IOMSN Dinner

MS Exchange: May 2009 volume 13 number 2
Inside: The CMSC focuses on Building the Future of MS Care; LACTRIMS; IOMSRT; Conducting Clinical Trials; The Linda Morgante Leadership Program; CMSC and Italian MS Society Collaborate on a Mentoring Project

MS Exchange: February 2009 volume 13 number 1
Inside: MS wellness programs; IOMSN regional updates; IOMSN goes to London 

MS Exchange: November 2008 volume 12 number 4
Inside: NARCOMS expands; MS literacy explored; First annual IOMSN leadership meeting; Computer accessibility for MS patients 

MS Exchange: August 2008 volume 12 number 3
Inside: Overview of CMSC annual meeting 2008; Award recipients; Changes to the CMSC board and staff; Big country music bash closes meeting; New techniques to help patients retain respiratory function

MS Exchange: Aug 2007 volume 11 number 3
Inside: Highlights from the 21st CMSC annual meeting; Interviews with CMSC founders; Genetic links to MS found; Benefits of singing to maintaining function; Effects of various treatments on production of brain-derived neurotrophic factors studied; Extensive remyelination can occur in MS

MS Exchange: May 2007 volume 11 number 2
Inside: The psychological impact of relapse; The value of the MS nurse; Tribute to a mentor in MS care; Models for care; IVs vs Oral meds

MS Exchange: Feb 2007 volume 11 number 1
Inside: The IOMSN turns 10; Increasing MS prevalence; HFAOs offer new help for gait impairment; MS nursing recertification

MS Exchange: Nov 2006 volume 10 number 4
Inside: MS nurses in the UK; Grant writing for nurse practitioners; The nurse continence advisor in MS care

MS Exchange: Aug 2006 volume 10 number 3
Inside: Pediatric MS; Highlights from the 20th Annual CMSC conference; Managing injection site reactions

MS Exchange: May 2006 volume 10 number 2
Inside: Teen MS camp; Telemedicine; MS gait disorders; Osteoporosis and the MS patient

MS Exchange: Feb 2006 volume 10 number 1
Inside: Complementary and alternative medicine in MS; Cerebellar ataxia; IOMSN announces APN initiative; Visual dysfunction in MS; "From my perspective..." by June Halper; Helping patients make the most of medicare Part D; Earlier detection of spinal cord atrophy in RRMS; Bone marrow transplant fails to slow MS progression

MS Exchange: Nov 2005 volume 9 number 4
Inside: B cells: an emerging target for MS therapy

MS Exchange: Aug 2005 volume 9 number 3
Inside: Primary progressive MS: the benefits of "negative" trials; Sleep disorders in MS; 19th CMSC annual meeting highlights; Legal issues in MS nursing; Speech, swallowing, and cognition issues in MS; List of passing MSCS candidates; Empowering family caregivers; The caregiver experience: the MS patient's perspective; A review of cannabis-based drugs in MS; Cannabis-derived, prescription MS pain medication now available in Canada

MS Exchange: May 2005 volume 9 number 2

MS Exchange: Feb 2005 volume 9 number 1
Inside: What is the promise of stem cell research in MS;CMSC responds to controversial Cochrane report on disease-modifying drugs; List of MSCS passing candidates; IOMSN announces new mentorship program; Employment issues in MS; Understanding and managing bowel dysfunction in MS; Addressing quality of life issues in severe MS: the palliative care model; Researchers find link between birth month and risk of MS; FDA approves monoclonal antibody treatment for MS; Combination therapy may benefit suboptimal responders

MS Exchange: Nov 2004 volume 8 number 4

MS Exchange: Aug 2004 volume 8 number 3

MS Exchange: Feb 2004 volume 8 number 1
Inside: Pain in MS; IOMSN welcomes the Swedish MS Nurses Association; Postpartum social support needs of mother with MS; Community-based study confirms high prevalence of depression in MS; Epilepsy drug may reduce phasic spasticity in MS; Vitamin D and MS - what is the connection

MS Exchange: Nov 2003 volume 7 number 4
Inside: The role of infectious agents in MS; MS nursing research: focus on outcomes; CMSC rehab therapists group forms; Coordinating MS research in the US; Botulinum toxin injections for neurogenic bladder dysfunction; No safety data for use of nasal spray influenza vaccine in MS patients; Stress may trigger MS exacerbations; Fatigue in MS related to impaired nervous system

MS Exchange: Aug 2003 volume 7 number 3
Inside: Sexuality and MS; Hormonal therapy in MS; 17th CMSC annual meeting highlights; Optimizing MS patient care: a nursing approach; Developing patient education materials: The experience at the Calgary MS Clinic; Preventing Osteoporosis in MS; Relation of MRI markers of cerebral injury to cognitive impairment in MS; TENS reduces spaticity in MS pilot study

MS Exchange: May 2003 volume 7 number 2
Inside: New Frontiers in MS Research, VA Centers of Excellence: On the Cutting Edge of MS Care, MS Nursing in 2003- A Global Perspective, the IOMSN Update, Alternative Approaches to MS Treatment, and the Literature Monitor and News Roundup.

MS Exchange: February 2003 volume 7 number 1
Inside: Epidemiology and Ethnic Patterns in MS, When a Parent has MS: Special Needs of Children and Teens, MS in Nursing 2002 - A Global Perspective the IOMSN Update, and the Literature Monitor and News Roundup.

MS Exchange: Fall 2002 volume 6 number 3
Inside: Psychological Rehabilitation in the Individual with MS, Immunotherapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of MS, MS in Nursing 2002- A Global Perspective, the IOMSN Update, and the Literature Monitor and News Roundup.

MS Exchange: February 2002 volume 6 number 1
Inside: Assessing Psychosocial Issues in MS, MS 2002 A New Vision, MS in Nursing 2002- A Global Perspective, the IOMSN Update, and the Literature Monitor and News Roundup.

MS Exchange: November 2001 volume 5 number 4
Inside: Managing Bladder Function in MS, The Impact of Balance on Disability and QOL in People with MS, Is an Interdisciplinary Approach to MS Treatment Possibly in Italy?, and the Literature Monitor and News Roundup

MS Exchange: August 2001 volume 5 number 3
Inside: Management of Pain and Fatigue in MS, Calculating the Cost of MS Care, Writing Articles for Publication, the IOMSN Update, and the Literature Monitor and News Roundup.

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