CONSORTIUM
OF MS CENTERS AWARDS
1.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Susan E. Bennett, PT, DPT, EdD, NCS, MSCS
Jacobs Neurological Institute / Baird MS Research Center
Buffalo, NY
2.
WHITAKER CMSC FOUNDATION
AWARD
Impacts of Dalfampridine on Interhemispheric
Relationships in MS
Ioan Belovarski, BS1,2, Jeffrey D Lewine, PhD1
and Corey C Ford, MD, PhD2, (1)Mind Research Network, Albuquerque,
NM, (2)Department of Neurology, UNM Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
3. POSTERS
o Best
in Research
Longitudinal Evaluation of Cognition in Multiple
Sclerosis: Impact of Cognitive Reserve
Louise M Gresham, B.Sc.H., Faculty of Medicine, University of
Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Roxana M Barbu, M.Cog., Institute of Cognitive
Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Jason A Berard, B.Sc.H.,
Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada and Lisa A.S. Walker,
PhD, C.Psych., Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
4. PLATFORMS
o Best
in Research
Physical Functioning Among Older Adults with MS:
Evidence Based on an Objective Outcome
Robert W Motl, PhD1, Julia M Balto, BSc1,
Manuel E Hernandez, PhD1 and Brian M Sandroff, PhD2,
(1)Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ
o Best
in Patient and Family Education
A Short Film Highlighting MS in Hispanic Lives:
Fostering Cultural Sensitivity
Ozioma Obiwuru, MS1, Melanie D’Andrea, MFA2,
Lihua Liu, PhD3, Sarah Joseph, MS1, Ana Palomeque, BS1,
Leslie Tarlow, NP, MSN1, Bryce Morgan, BA2 and Lilyana
Amezcua, MD, MS1, (1)Neurology, University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, CA, (2)University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA,
(3)Department of Preventative Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, University
of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
5.
LABE SCHEINBERG AWARD
Brain Health: Time Matters in Multiple Sclerosis –
Developmental Process and Objectives of International Consensus Policy
Recommendations
Kathleen Costello, MS, ANP-BC, MSCN, Vice President, Healthcare
Access, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY, Helmut Butzkueven,
MBBS, PhD, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of
Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia, Suhayl Dhib-Jalbut, MD, Department of
Neurology, RUTGERS Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ,
Jeremy Hobart, PhD FRCP, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine
and Dentistry, Plymouth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Gisela Kobelt, PhD, European Health Economics, Mulhouse, France, George
Pepper, ., Shift.ms, Leeds, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, Maria Pia Sormani, PhD, Biostatistics Unit, University of Genoa,
Genoa, Italy, Christoph Thalheim, Patient Advocate in Multiple Sclerosis,
Brussels, Belgium, Anthony Traboulsee, MD, FRCPC, Department of Medicine,
University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Timothy Vollmer, MD,
Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO and Gavin
Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, Queen Mary University London, Barts and The London
School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Queen Mary University London,
Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry,
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6.
FRED FOLEY AWARD FOR BEST
PRACTICES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MS
Anthony Feinstein, M.B.B.Ch.,
M.Phil., PhD, FRCPC
7.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
OF MS REHABILITATION THERAPISTS “ARTY” AWARD FOR BEST PRACTICES IN
REHABILITATION IN MS
Toni Chiara, PhD, MSPT, MHS
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION OF MS NURSES AWARDS
1.
LINDA MORGANTE HOPE AWARD
The Feasibility of a Positive Psychology Group
Intervention for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Kaitlynne Leclaire, BA1, Bonnie I Glanz, PhD2,
Allison LaRussa, BA1, Fiona Stuart, BA1, Brian C Healy, PhD1, Jeff Huffman,
MD3, Tanuja Chitnis, MD4, Howard L Weiner, MD1 and
Audrey H Cecil, MSW, LICSW5, (1)Neurology, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital, Brookline, MA, (2)Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, Brookline, MA, (3)Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston,
MA, (4)Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, (5) Social
Work, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Brookline, MA
2.
JUNE HALPER AWARD
Therese Burke, RN, CNC, MSCN
Institute for Immunology and Allergy Research Westmead Hospital (Australia)
3.
THUMBS-UP AWARD
Tina Trott
Managing Director – Continuing Education (Consortium of MS Centers)
4.
RESEARCH AWARD
Heidi Maloni, PhD, ANP-BC, CNRN, MSCN
National Clinical Nursing Director (Washington DC VA Medical Center,
Washington, DC (USA)
5.
SPECIAL AWARD: INNOVATIONS
IN NURSING TO IMPACT PATIENT CARE
The MS Co-Design Project: A patient centered co-design project
focusing on methods of communication between patients and care providers with
the aim of increasing patient self-reports of suspected Multiple Sclerosis
(MS) relapses.
Fiona d’Young, MS, CNS, BN, BA, MSCN Auckland Hospital,
Auckland, New Zealand
INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL OF MS CARE ROBERT HERNDON AWARD
A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Duloxetine for
Central Pain in Multiple Sclerosis
Theodore R. Brown, MD, MPH (MS Center at Evergreen, Evergreen
Health, Kirkland, WA, USA); April Slee, MS (Axio Research, LLC, Seattle, WA,
USA)
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