MSAA’s “Living Rural With MS” Webinar Series is Now Available to Watch On-Demand

When living with multiple sclerosis in a rural or underserved area, an MS specialist may be several hours away from your home, making it difficult to seek treatment or find the answers to your questions about MS.

MS resources for rural areas

To expand the information available to the entire MS community no matter one’s location, the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) hosted a free webinar series, “Living Rural with MS” that provides valuable information on different topics relevant to anyone in rural and underserved areas. This recently archived four-part series is available to view at any time on MSAA’s website. Each video features a dynamic conversation between experts and people living with MS in rural areas and covers topics, such as:

Close to Home: How to Leverage Your Relationship with Your PCP
In this first program in our “Living Rural with MS” series featuring Ann Cabot, DO and Lauri Ann Maitland, DO, MPH, you can learn how to make the most of the resources that are closest to you to help ensure that you can reach your health goals.

Rural Perspectives on Living with MS
Living in a rural or underserved area presents unique challenges to people with MS. In this second program in the series featuring Brant Oliver, PhD, MS, MPH, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC; E. Chandlee Bryan; and Rayna Kenney, you can listen in on a panel discussion regarding these challenges and potential solutions.

The Medical Road Trip: Seeking Care and Resources Outside of Your Hometown
In this third webinar featuring Alisa Druzba and E. Chandlee Bryan, learn about considerations to remember when seeking care outside of your immediate area, as well as barriers to seeking care outside of your area and how to overcome them.

Creative Communities: Taking Advantage of Unconventional Resources
In this fourth and final program in our series featuring Brant Oliver, PhD, MS, MPH, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC and Cheryl Breton, listen in on a discussion of what creativity in MS care looks like and how to advocate for additional resources.

You can view the complete library of on-demand educational videos from MSAA at mymsaa.org/videos.