MS in Practice archive

MS in Practice was a publication from the MS Trust for MS health professionals. It provided essential updates on the latest thinking in multiple sclerosis care in a digestible format.

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Read the seventh edition of MS in Practice (PDF, 4.2 MB)

In this edition:

• 2019 MS Trust Conference Review
• Poster Exhibition
• Qudos Awards
• Demonstrating Value for commissioners and managers
• Gut microbiota and the immune system - Dr Peter Connick
• Food Coma - Prof Gavin Giovannoni
• Pelvic-floor issues for women with MS - Dr Sohier Elniel
• MS and Sleep - Dr Neil Stanley
• Vitamin D and bone health in MS - Dr Joost Smolders
• Pregnancy and MS - Trudy Williams, Sarah White and Dr Peter Brex
• Palliative Care - Dr Jonathan Koffman
• Advanced Care Planning - Dr Ruth Isherwood and Catherine Kelly

Read the sixth edition of MS in Practice (PDF, 1.4 MB)

In this edition:

• Study finds MSSNs are still under pressure from increasing workload
• £3m funding boost will increase international research into brain tissue
• Raising the bar on services for everyone living with MS
• Introducing Helen Govey, Health Professional Programme Coordinator
• AFOs and FES are comparable as foot drop interventions
• MS Trust celebrates awards for patient information
• NICE rejects Sativex as a treatment for MS spasticity
• Talking MS with young people

Read the fifth edition of MS in Practice (PDF, 410 KB)

In this edition:

• Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) for people with Primary Progressive MS
• New DMD pregnancy guidelines
• Introducing Paru Naik, interim Director of Health Professional Programmes
• QuDoS in MS 2019
• Reducing wait times in the Leicester MS service
• Encouraging people to be more active - talking about exercise
• Quality of Life checklist tool
• The costs of DMD monitoring

Read the fourth edition of MS in Practice (PDF, 522KB)

In this edition:

• MS nurses are overstretched despite increase in numbers
• Joint working creates progressive neurological condition pathway
• Helping people to get active for MS Awareness Week 2019
• Talking is the first step to treating sexual dysfunction in MS
• Managing neuropathic pain in MS is about so much more than drugs
• It’s everyone’s job to promote the role of a healthy lifestyle in managing MS
• Record-breaking year for poster entries

Read the third edition of MS in Practice (PDF, 522KB)

In this edition:

• Ten years on: Risk Sharing Scheme has transformed MS care and provided hope
• Happy birthday, MS Trust
• Talking about… Clinical trials: Research in clinic
• View from the frontline: Creating MS nurse clinic template letters
• Boosting access to specialist nurses: looking back over one year of the SNP
• Festive fundraising
• Download the Clinic Consultation Template (Word) referred to in this issue.

Read the second edition of MS in Practice (PDF 522KB)

In this edition:

• Increase in requests for stem cells as a 'miracle cure'
• The app for reducing fatigue
• Using holistic care and multidisciplinary working for shared decision making with MS patients
• Online mindfulness
• TiMS competency tool for delivering the best standards of care
• Using digital health to improve patient experience
• MS Trust fundraising news

Read the first edition of MS in Practice (PDF, 479KB)

In this edition:

• Report on the 2017 MS Trust Conference: key highlights from lectures, seminars and workshops
• MS Trust charity news
• Policy news – including recent NICE recommendations
• QuDoS in MS recognition programme
• MS Trust fundraising news