Contents
INTRODUCTION: Mindy L. Aisen, MD
TOOLS FOR MS RESEARCH. DATABASES AND OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS
John Booss, MD, Moderator; Timothy Vollmer, MD; Joseph Guarnaccio, MD;
Nicholas
LaRocca, PhD; Leigh Anderson, MD; Kimberly Schafer, MS; Michael Rosen,
PhD
NARCOMS Findings: Drs. Timothy Vollmer, Joseph Guarnaccio, Nicholas LaRocca
Outcomes to Measure Quality and Value in Disability Management-The Broad VA Picture: Dr. Leigh Anderson
Multicenter Clinical Trials: the Alzheimer's Consortium as a Model for MS: Kimberly Schafer
Telemedicine: Impact on Rehabilitation: Dr. Michael Rosen
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH AND OPTIMIZING CLINCIAL SERVICES
Christopher Bever, MD, Moderator; Kenneth Johnson, MD, Chairman of Neurology;Arthur Sherwood, PhD; Charles Burgar, MD; Hunter Peckham, PhD; Graham Creasey, MD; Inder Perkash, MD
Immunology and Immunotherapy: Dr. Kenneth Johnson
Body-Weight Supported Treadmill Training: Arthur Sherwood, PhD
Robotics and Assisted Movement: Assessing, Correcting, and Compensating for Motor Impairment: Charles Burgar, MD
Functional Electrical Stimulation: P. Hunter Peckham, PhD
FES: Bladder and Bowel: Graham Creasey, MD
An Overview of Neurogenic Bladder Symptoms: Inder Perkash, MD
MANAGING MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS IN MS
Jodi Haselkorn, MD, Moderator; Jill Fischer., PhD; Gerald Goldstein, MD; Joan Robbins, PhD; Joseph Maino, OD; Stephen Fausti, PhD
Cognitive Dysfunction: Jill Fischer, PhD
Cognitive Treatment Update: Gerald Goldstein, PhD
Dysphagia and Nutrition: Joanne Robbins, PhD
Innovations in Low Vision Interventions: Joseph Maino, OD
Auditory Dysfunction and Multiple Sclerosis, A Silent Concern: Stephen Fausti, PhD