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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Trends in Absence Time and Payments Due to Long- and Short-Term Disability and Workers’ Compensation for Employees with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Employers offer a variety of absence benefits. It is unknown how benefit design impacts the use of the benefits, the length of...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Clinical and Economic Impact of Employees Who Are Care Partners of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Historically, there has been limited research on care partners of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Employers, health care...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Assessing Presence of MS-Related Symptoms As a Proxy for Disease Severity in Multiple Sclerosis Using Administrative Claims Data

Background: Healthcare claims data lack clinically relevant variables such as disease severity. Objectives: Assess multiple sclerosis...

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Poster-Programs

Regional MS Summit to Improve Access to High Quality MS Care

Background: In 2006, the Greater Northwest Healthcare Provider Council (HPC) of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) identified a...

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Poster-Internet and Information Services

MS and COVID-19: A Webinar Series for Healthcare Providers

Background: MS is a complex disease that requires a well- educated workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic added to that complexity- from the lack...

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Poster-Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Mindfulness Based Art Therapy to Improve Symptoms Among Adults with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) MS affects nearly one million people in the United States and more than two million worldwide. Symptoms...

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