Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Announces New Physician Assistant Special Interest Group (PA-SIG)

The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), the leading educational, training, and networking organization for MS healthcare professionals and researchers, announces the formation of the Physician Assistant Special Interest Group (PA-SIG).  This new group will provide PAs with a specialized forum to exchange ideas and information on MS patient care.   

            “A PA’s role in MS care is becoming increasingly important as they are often the frontline of communication with the physician, patient and other healthcare professionals.  CMSC’s PA-SIG will be an important resource for education and information sharing that will strengthen these practitioners knowledge of this complex disease,” said Amy Dix, MPAS, PA-C, MSCS, Kansas City Multiple Sclerosis Center.

            The CMSC PA-SIG will also promote the PA’s role in MS care and provide guidance on career development, latest MS treatments, management strategies and research. Other benefits include:

• Opportunities for professional collaboration
• Access to relevant CME classes
• Mentoring from CMSC members

            In addition at the CMSC Annual Meeting, May 30 – June 2, 2018, at the Nashville Music City Center in Nashville, TN, the PA-SIG will have roundtable discussions and networking opportunities for PAs to meet face-to-face. For more information on the CMSC PA-SIG, please visit www.mscare.org.

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ABOUT THE CONSORTIUM OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTERS (CMSC)

CMSC, the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, is the leading educational, training, and networking organization for MS healthcare professionals and researchers. The CMSC mission is to promote high quality MS care through educational programming and accreditation including live and online events, research grants, technical journals and papers, and targeted advocacy efforts. The CMSC member network includes more than 11,000 international healthcare clinicians and scientists committed to MS care as well as more than 60 Veterans Administration MS Programs and 225 MS Centers in the US, Canada, and Europe. The 32nd CMSC Annual Meeting, the largest gathering of MS professionals in North America, will take place May 30 – June 2, 2018, in Nashville, TN. For more information visit: www.mscare.org. Follow CMSC on Twitter: @mscare.org and Facebook: CMSCmscare.

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​Annie Scully
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