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Webinar – You Can Ride, Walk, or Fly! Successful Travel with MS

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 8:00 pm 9:00 pm

Travel with MS can be challenging, but it can be achieved with advanced planning and flexibility. This webinar will discuss helpful tips to make your trip by boat, bus, plane, or even cruise ship enjoyable.

Join MSAA and Dr. Yolanda Wheeler for our “Successful Travel with MS” webinar to gain valuable resources that you may need to provide support and safety while traveling to and from your destination.

Photo of Dr. Yolanda Wheeler wearing glasses and red blazer for Successful Travel with MS webinar

Yolanda S. Wheeler, PhD, CRNP, CPNP-AC, MSCN is an assistant professor and nurse researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. In addition to her duties as a professor at the nursing school and various research endeavors with the US Network of Pediatric MS Centers, she has been a nurse practitioner at the UAB’s Center for Pediatric Onset Demyelinating Disease for nearly 18 years where she cares for children and their families with MS and other demyelinating diseases. Dr. Wheeler is a longtime volunteer and patient advocate and has collaborated with organizations like MSAA to ensure that patients and their families receive quality and equitable care no matter their age, sex, gender, race, or sexual orientation. She is also a member of MSAA’s Healthcare Advisory Council and African American Advisory Board.

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