ABSTRACT WINNERS
Best Poster
in Patient and Family Education
Secondary Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial of the Physical Activity Together for Multiple Sclerosis (PAT-MS) Intervention
Katherine L. Cardwell, BHSc1, Zain Awadia, MSc2, Odessa J. McKenna, MSc3, Taylor Hume, BHSc1, Julia Ludgate, BHSc4, Mark S Freedman, HBSc, MSc, MD, CSPQ, FANA, FAAN, FRCPC5, Marcia Finlayson, PhD6, Amy Latimer-Cheung, PhD7, Lara A. Pilutti, PhD8 and Afolasade Fakolade, PhD
(1)Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (2)Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (3)Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (4)Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (5)University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (6)School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, (7)School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, (8)Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Best Poster
in MS Research
Structural MRI Correlates Are Associated with Fatigue Severity and Persistence in a Large, Real-World Cohort of People with MS
Alexandra C Simpson, MD, MA, Chen Hu, MS, Kathryn C Fitzgerald, ScD and Bardia Nourbakhsh, MD, MAS
Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Best Platform
in MS Research
Longitudinal Associations between Physical Activity and Structural Visual Metrics in Pediatric Acquired Demyelinating Syndromes
Nahid Iseyas, MD Candidate, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Samantha Stephens, PhD
Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada and Ann Yeh, M.D., Dept. of Paediatrics, Div. of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
JOHN N. WHITAKER
AWARD
Fear of Falling and Concern about Falling in Individuals with Relapsing- Remitting MS and Progressive MS
Taylor N. Takla, BA
Labe Scheinberg Award
in Neurorehabilitation
Blood Flow Restriction in People with Advanced Multiple Sclerosis: “Now I Have a Sliver of Hope That I Might be Able to Build Some Strength”
Laura A Swink, PhD, OTR/L1,2,3, Wesley Thornton, DPT2, Kathryn A Nearing, PhD, MA1,2, Mark M Manago, PT, PhD1,2,4 and University of Colorado
(1)Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Administration, Aurora, CO, (2)Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, (3)Research, Veterans Administration, Aurora, CO, (4)Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Linda Morgante Award (IOMSN)
BEST POSTER WHICH INSPIRES HOPE IN MS CARE
Can Shared Experiences in Community Change Perspective?
Emily Blosberg, BS and Andrea Blosberg, BA, MA, Mr Oscar Monkey, Menomonie, WI
AWARDEES
Arty Award (IOMSRT)
BEST PRACTICES
IN REHABILITATION IN MS
Marissa Barrera, PhD, MSCS, SLP
Fred Foley Award (MS-MHP)
EXCELLENCE
IN MS MENTAL HEALTH CARE
Jeff Wilken, PhD
Promise Award (In Memory of Dr. Lael Stone)
BEST ARTICLE BY A PROMISING AUTHOR/RESEARCHER/CLINICIAN
Motivation for Physical Activity in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis: A Self-determination Theory-Based Approach
Narissa McCarty, BS; Samantha Sayer, BS; Susan L. Kasser, PhD
Herndon Award for Best Article
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MS CARE
Validity and Reliability of the Scale to Report Emotional Stress Signs–Multiple Sclerosis (STRESS-MS) in Assessing Abuse and Neglect of Adults With Multiple Sclerosis
Elizabeth H. Morrison, MD, MSEd; Dara Sorkin, PhD; Laura Mosqueda, MD; Napatkamon Ayutyanont, PhD
June Halper Award (IOMSN)
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING CARE
Marie Moore, NP
LiveWise Award (IOMSN)
WELLNESS IN MS
