MS Comorbidities Toronto 2015

My comorbidity talk from the NMSS-ECTRIMS meeting in Toronto. #MSBlog #MSResearch

"As promised the following is my presentation from the NMSS-ECTRIMS comorbidities meeting in Toronto. I found preparing this presentation very difficult. I am sure I delivered on the brief. Overall the meeting made me think a lot of about how we treat MS and I will now need to update my comorbidities line on my tube map. The meeting also made we realise that if we want to optimise outcomes for MSers we need to actively and aggressively target comorbidities and health. Poor health behaviour is not only a general problem, but is a big issue in MSers as it contributes to poorer outcomes and is exacerbated by reduced activity and psychiatric problems (depression and anxiety) that impact on motivation."

"When I was on my recent trip to Australia several MS clinical nurse specialists asked me why we don't post more on diet and MS. The reason is there is not much research in this field and this is not really our area of expertise. After attending this comorbidity meeting I now realise that I have to get up to speed on diet as this is a large component of any health initiative. I also realise I better walk the talk and sort out my own lifestyle; how can I tell MSers how to live if I don't swallow my own medicine?"


"The following is the programme from the meeting; you may need to see it to put my talk into the correct context."



CoI: multiple

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