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