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SUMMARY:Webinar: Striving Towards Better Care for LGBTQ+ People Living with MS
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. William Conte for a conversation and understanding about living with MS as an LGBTQ+ individual and how an MS diagnosis and exploration of identity interplay with one another. \n\n\n\nDuring this one-hour presentation\, Dr. Conte will describe the differences between sexuality and gender identity\, candidly discuss health disparities among the LGBTQ+ community\, summarize how gender-affirming hormone therapy affects those living with MS\, and summarize factors that influence disease-modifying therapy (DMT) selection. \n\n\n\nDr. Conte\n\n\n\n*As a friendly note\, this program is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as individual medical advice. For information about support services for you or someone you care about please connect with your trusted healthcare provider or reach out to MSAA’s Client Services Helpline for resources.
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Disease-Modifying Therapies for MS and the Perception of the Hispanic American Community about Treatments/Terapias modificadoras de la enfermedad para la esclerosis múltiple y la percepción de la comunidad hispanoamericana acerca de los tratamientos
DESCRIPTION:*This program will be conducted in Spanish with bilingual English/Spanish presentation slides and a Q&A section.*Este programa se llevará a cabo en español con presentación de diapositivas bilingües en inglés/español y una sección de preguntas y respuestas. \n\n\n\nJoin MSAA and Dr. Erica Rivas-Rodriguez\, for a live webinar about finding resilience while living with MS. This free event will happen on June 21st from 8:00 – 9:00 Eastern.Únase a la MSAA y la Dra. Erica Rivas-Rodríguez para el seminario web en vivo y en español sobre los tratamientos modificadores en la EM y la influencia de las creencias culturales. Este evento gratuito tendrá lugar el 21 de junio de 8:00 a 9:00\, hora del Este. \n\n\n\nJoin this webinar with Dr. Erica Rivas-Rodriguez as she helps us define what disease-modifying therapies are\, understand why they are important in MS treatment\, and understand the relationship between the perception of MS treatments and beliefs in the Hispanic American community.Únase a este seminario virtual con la Dra. Erica Rivas-Rodríguez mientras nos ayuda a definir qué son las terapias modificadoras de la enfermedad\, comprender por qué son importantes en el tratamiento de la EM y entender la relación entre la percepción de los tratamientos para la EM y las creencias en la comunidad hispanoamericana. \n\n\n\nDr. Erica Rivas-Rodriguez/Dra. Erica Rivas-Rodríguez\n\n\n\n\n\nErica Rivas-Rodriguez\, MDDr. Erica Rivas-Rodriguez is the Medical Director and founder of the Multiple Sclerosis and Neurology Institute of Austin (MSNIA) in Austin\, Texas. She has postdoctoral training specializing in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology from the University of Southern California and completed her specialized training in neurology from Texas Southwestern University in Dallas\, Texas. She is a graduate of the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in Bayamón\, Puerto Rico\, and completed her Bachelor of Science majoring in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico\, Río Piedras Campus.Dra. Erica Rivas-Rodríguez \n\n\n\nLa Dra. Erica Rivas-Rodríguez es directora médica y fundadora del Instituto de Esclerosis Múltiple y Neurología de Austin (MSNIA)\, en Austin\, Texas. Consta con formación postdoctoral especializada en esclerosis múltiple y neuroinmunología de la Universidad del Sur de California y completó su formación especializada en neurología de la Universidad Texas Southwestern en Dallas\, Texas. Es graduada de la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad Central del Caribe en Bayamón\, Puerto Rico y completó su Bachillerato en Ciencias en biología de la Universidad de Puerto Rico\, Recinto de Río Piedras. 
URL:https://mymsaa.org/event/webinar-disease-modifying-therapies-for-ms-and-the-perception-of-the-hispanic-american-community-about-treatments-terapias-modificadoras-de-la-enfermedad-para-la-esclerosis-multiple-y-la-percepcion-d/
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