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Community Wellness Program Models for People Living with MS Course

Presented by 

Daniel Reich, MD, PhD

Activity Overview

Year

2026

CREDIT HOURS

2.0

CREDIT/S AVAILABLE

AAPA, ACPE, ANCC, APA, ASWB, CME, RD, IPCE, Certificate of Completion

Level of Information

Intermediate

Duration

Course Duration: 1h53m

Track/s

Categories 2026, Mental Health, MS Management, Wellness
$70.00
  • Duration
    1 hour53 minutes
  • Last Updated
    August 19, 2026

About This Activity

This Clinical Course would cover different models in delivering wellness for people living with MS. The course would highlight the type of information and interventions delivered to better form community and decrease social isolation. It would also highlight how the community programs can be a part of or extension of comprehensive care for people living with MS.  The participants will learn the importance of wellness interventions in comprehensive care approach for people living with MS, will be able to identify different models of community wellness programs for MS, and will learn how to incorporate different program models into their clinical practice.

Target Audience

  • This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nursing professionals, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation specialists, dietitians, researchers, advocates, and other members of the healthcare team involved in the management of patients with MS.

Learning Objectives

  • Compare MS models of care in order to support the provision of team-based, comprehensive care via the most appropriate model for a given practice setting that appropriately incorporates roles and responsibilities of clinicians and ensures the delivery of evidence-based MS care.
  • Summarize methods to monitor treatment outcomes including patient self-report, automated self-assessment, data from wearable devices, clinician reported outcomes, imaging, and biomarkers in order to optimize their utilization in clinical practice and research.
  • Conduct a thorough patient assessment that allows for differentiation between mental health, psychosocial, and cognitive issues in MS and incorporates information obtained into therapeutic plans of care.
  • Identify professional and community resources that support the work of the mental health team in providing comprehensive care that monitors changes in quality of life and promotes optimization.
  • Recognize the importance of focusing on wellness outcomes and incorporate this perspective into all clinical care and patient and family education.
  • Integrate wellness concepts into long-term planning as the patient condition changes to optimize wellness strategies at all stages of disease.

Course Content

Community Wellness Program Models for People Living with MS

  • Introduction to Community Wellness Programs
    11:36
  • John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center: A Day Wellness Program Model
    30:19
  • My Strength Wellness Program
    28:18
  • The Can Do Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle
    46:09