The Chapter offers education programs on the medical, social, and psychological aspects of MS. These may be whole-day and half-day sessions with guest speakers and workshops, or may take one of the following forms:

• Education nights at venues throughout the metropolitan area
• Knowledge Is Power, a series of articles on subjects of special interest to persons newly diagnosed with MS and their families
• Video and telephone conferences
• In-service education programs for employers and for health-care professionals in hospitals, health-care agencies, and nursing homes
• The annual Charcot Lecture, presented by a noted MS researcher, for local neurologists and other health-care professionals
• MS Learn Online, an Internet education series
• One-day educational and social programs for specific participants (e.g., men, women, families, couples, caregivers, young adults).

For a list of upcoming chapter programs, please visit our Calendar of Events.

Please call the Chapter Programs & Services Department at (202) 296-9891 for more information about these programs.

top

© Copyright 2008, National Capital Chapter - National Multiple Sclerosis Society. All rights reserved.

privacy policy | legal notices