PURPOSE AND TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is designed to provide psychiatrists and other healthcare professionals with the latest information concerning multiple sclerosis.


CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
Physician Credit - University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 hours of Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Nursing Credit - This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 2.0 contact hours through the University of Louisville School of Nursing, 3-0046-7-07-032, expiration date July 1, 2007. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Participants must complete entire session, provide license and social security number and complete evaluation to receive contact hours.


INSTRUCTIONS
The course takes approximately 1.5 hours. During the course you will watch and listen to a lecture and view a slide show. After reviewing the materials, you will take an online test and receive your results instantly.

If you pass, you will be taken to a web page confirming your continuing education credit, which you will need to print for your records. If you do not pass, you may retake the course as many times as necessary at no additional charge. The course costs $15.
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COURSE DIRECTOR
Stephen Kirzinger, MD
Assistant Professor
Director, Multiple Sclerosis Program
University of Louisville
E-mail: sskirz01@gwise.louisville.edu


LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this course, healthcare professionals should be able to:

• Identify the criteria for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
  
  
• Review the selection of the various disease-modifying therapies in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
In order to take this course, you must have a PC that runs Windows XP and has at least 500 MB of RAM. You must have a broadband internet connection or better; the course will not work with a dialup internet connection. You must also have the following programs installed: Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Windows Media Player 10.0 or higher and Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher.


COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
Support for this program was provided by Othro-McNeil, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Accredo Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim, Biogen Idec, Abbott Laboratories, Cyberonics and Merck and Co.


DISCLOSURES
Dr. Kirzinger's disclosures: Biogen Idec (Speaker's Bureau), Teva, Belex (Advisory Board)


ORIGINAL RELEASE/TERMINATION DATES
Course Originally Released On: 11/18/05
Date of Most Recent Review: 11/18/05
Course Termination Date: 11/18/08


ACCREDITATION
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


TECHNICAL SUPPORT/QUESTIONS
If you need technical support or have questions about the course, please e-mail us at chse@louisville.edu or call us at 502-852-5329.


PRIVACY POLICY
All information provided by course participants is confidential and will not be shared with any other parties for any reason.