Author: Rachelle Ramirez

Poster-Methods of Care

Improving Communication Gaps between Physicians Who Treat MS and the Health Insurance Community

Background: Bridging gaps in communication between managed care decision makers and multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical specialists can...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

National African American Multiple Sclerosis Registry: Advancing Equitable Care and Outcomes for African Americans with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Historically, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been underdiagnosed among African Americans with MS (AAwMS). Recent evidence suggests...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Health Resource Utilization Among Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis from the North American Registry for Care and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (NARCRMS)

Background: The North American Registry for Care and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (NARCRMS) is a physician-based longitudinal registry of...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

The Treatment with Physiotherapy and Pilates and the Impact on Functionality and Quality of Life of Patients with Recurrent Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the Central Nervous System, causing destruction of myelin, and...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Diving into Complex Durable Medical Equipment Needs: The Multiple Sclerosis at Home Access Program (MAHA)

Background: Updated prevalence estimates indicate that nearly 1 million Americans are living with MS including a large cohort of aging...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Integrated Clinic-Based Pharmacist Impact on Time to Fingolimod Treatment Initiation

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has no cure and causes irreversible damage to the brain and spinal cord leading to physical and...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Holy Name MS Center Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution Experience

Background: Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, NJ was an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in early March 2020. By December 11, 2020,...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Religiosity and Mental Health in Multiple Sclerosis

Background: People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) often face the dysfunctions that accompany the disease, experiences that can lead to...

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Poster-Imaging

Influence of Imaging Parameters on MRI Contrast Using Qualitymetrix

Background: Acquiring brain magnetic resonance images (MRI) with sufficient tissue contrast is important for supporting diagnosis and...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Association between Patient Reported Outcomes and Gait in People with Multiple Sclerosis with Differing Disabilities

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease characterized by ambulation deficits, fear of falling and subjective fatigue. Altered...

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