Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month 2019
March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, and MSAA is proud to support this national campaign with several educational activities. MSAA has focused the 2019 awareness campaign on MS and the Family, with specific topics including: Relationships and MS and Spotlighting Care Partner Needs.
Please join us for the following MS Awareness Month activities:
Relationships and MS
- MSAA’s free live webinar, “Intimacy and Family Planning with MS” was held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 8:00 – 9:00 pm Eastern and featured Kimberly Castelo, LMFT, CST, CIIP. To watch an archived video of the webinar, please visit our MSi Video Library.
- MSAA and Kimberly Castelo, LMFT, CST, CIIP held a live “Ask Me Anything” event with a special focus on relationships and MS on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm Eastern. This online event was hosted on My MSAA Community, MSAA’s peer-to-peer forum. To read a transcript of the discussion, please visit My MSAA Community.
- Listen to MSAA’s podcast, featuring psychologist, social worker, certified guided imagery practitioner, and multiple sclerosis specialist Miriam Franco, MSW, PsyD, MSCS discussing Relationships and MS.
Spotlighting Care Partner Needs
- MSAA’s free live webinar, “The Partnership of Care” was held on Monday, March 18, 2019 from 8:00 – 9:00 pm Eastern and featured MS nurse practitioner Megan Weigel, DNP, ARNP-c, MSCN. To watch this archived video of the webinar, please visit our MSi Video Library.
- MSAA and licensed clinical social worker, therapist, and wellness educator Lara Krawchuk, MSW, LCSW, MPH held a live “Ask Me Anything” event with a special focus on care partner needs on Monday, March 25, 2019 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm Eastern. This online event was hosted on My MSAA Community, MSAA’s peer-to-peer forum. To read a transcript of the discussion, please visit My MSAA Community.
- Listen to MSAA’s podcast, featuring licensed clinical social worker, therapist, and wellness educator Lara Krawchuk, MSW, LCSW, MPH discussing Care Partner Needs.
- Free in-person educational programs will also be available on the topic of care partner needs. Please check MSAA’s Calendar of Events page for more details.
MS Conversations blog – Read new posts from MSAA and our guest bloggers during MS Awareness Month.
MSAA’s 2019 MS Awareness Month’s MS and the Family campaign is supported through educational grants from EMD Serono and Sanofi Genzyme.
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Other Awareness Month Links
- MS Awareness Month Badge
- Press Release from MSAA
- Art Showcase 2019 – Enjoy new submissions from artists with MS, including our latest Artist of the Month
- MS Conversations blog – Read new posts from MSAA and our guest bloggers during MS Awareness Month
- My MSAA Community – Join our growing online community platform and share your own story about MS during March
Learn more about the stories behind the MSAA clients featured in our Changing Lives Monday to Sunday video.