Health Equity in Multiple Sclerosis Management: The Time Is Now

Program Description

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can lead to significant disability if not promptly diagnosed and effectively managed. Health care disparities and persistent medical myths contribute to diagnostic delays, treatment inequities, and underrepresentation in clinical research. While MS affects individuals across all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, systemic barriers—such as limited specialist access and delayed diagnoses—disproportionately impact specific populations. Implicit bias, social determinants of health, and structural racism widen these gaps, leading to worse patient outcomes. To advance MS care, clinicians must challenge misconceptions, provide culturally competent care, and promote diversity in research participation. This activity will equip health care professionals with strategies to incorporate social determinants of health into MS management, enhance equitable access to high-quality treatment, and improve representation in clinical trials.

Intended Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of neurologists, primary care clinicians, advanced practice neurology clinicians, neurology nurses, pharmacists, mental health professionals, and other members of the health care professional team involved in the care of patients with multiple sclerosis.

Faculty

Mima (Jemima) Akinsanya, DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Georgetown University Medical Center
Director, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
Georgetown Neurology at Southern Maryland

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and CMEology. CMSC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Physicians
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers designates this enduring material for 0.5 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) credit.

Pharmacists
This knowledge-based activity (UAN JA4008165-9999-25-002-H01-P) qualifies for 0.5 contact hour (0.05 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit.

Instructions

In order to receive CME/CE credits, participants must complete the pre-assessment questions, post-assessment, and program evaluation. Participants must also score at least 70% on the post-assessment. Certificates will be distributed online at the conclusion of the activity. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME within your Dashboard or Transcript, which you can access at any time.

For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact [email protected].