Cohen Bruce A, Thrower Ben W, Berry Carolyn A, Stowell Stephanie A, Mencia William A, Karcher Rachel B
Department of Neurology (BAC), Davee Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Shepherd MS Institute (BWT), Atlanta, GA; Department of Population Health (CAB), New York University School of Medicine, New York; and Med-IQ (SAS, WAM, RBK), Baltimore, MD.
Neurol Clin Pract. 2013 Jun;3(3):240-248. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0b013e318296f2bc.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory neurodegenerative disease marked by a heterogeneous clinical presentation and disease course. Although improvements in the recognition and management of MS have been made in recent years, challenges remain due to the complex nature of the disease. Clinicians must remain current with their skills as knowledge surrounding MS care continues to advance. Here we report results of a performance improvement (PI) continuing medical education (CME) activity that was designed to promote evidence-based care of patients with MS. Participants demonstrated significant improvements in assessing disease-related complications, treating cognitive dysfunction, assessing adherence, and providing disease-related educational materials. These data support the role of PI CME in improving clinician practices that align with quality MS patient care.
多发性硬化症(MS)是一种炎症性神经退行性疾病,其临床表现和病程具有异质性。尽管近年来在MS的识别和管理方面已取得进展,但由于该疾病的复杂性,挑战依然存在。随着围绕MS护理的知识不断进步,临床医生必须不断提升自身技能。在此,我们报告一项旨在促进MS患者循证护理的质量改进(PI)继续医学教育(CME)活动的结果。参与者在评估疾病相关并发症、治疗认知功能障碍、评估依从性以及提供疾病相关教育材料方面均有显著改善。这些数据支持了PI CME在改善与优质MS患者护理相一致的临床医生实践中的作用。