As a service and courtesy, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society wants to inform you of educational opportunities from the NYC - Southern NY MS Care Centers. However, we want to be clear that the chapter has played no role in developing the content or choosing speakers for the programs. Please use the phone numbers provided to register.
Be advised, by calling the centers to register for programs, you are giving your name and information and may receive information from them or their commercial partners in the future. These are not National MS Society programs.
Programs available through MS Care Centers
November 1, 3, 10, 15, 17, 22, and 24, 2009
Yoga
Tuesdays from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. and Sundays from 2:30- 4 p.m.
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases MS Comprehensive Care Center
301 E17th St., Bamboo Room
New York, NY 10003
Beginner and intermediate yoga classes.
Registration: Call J. Tamar Kalina, MS, OTR/L, CCRC at 212-598-6585.
November 5, 9, 17, 24 and December 3 and 10, 2009
Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop
3 - 5 p.m.
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases MS Comprehensive Care Center
301 E 17th St., Garden Room
New York, NY 10003
Improving working memory and speed of processing.
Registration info: Call J. Tamar Kalina, MS, OTR/L, CCRC at (212)598-6585.
November 6 and 20, and December 4 and 18, 2009
Game day
12 - 3 p.m.
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases MS Comprehensive Care Center
301 E 17th St., Garden Room
New York, NY 10003
An afternoon of fun and laughs through social interaction.
Registration: Call J. Tamar Kalina, MS, OTR/L, CCRC at 212-598-6585.
November 7, 2009, Saturday
Support for People with Multiple Sclerosis and their Children
10 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
NY Hospital Queens
56-45 Main Street, Classrooms 1, 2 and 3
Flushing, NY 11355
This is a program for parents and their children centered around managing MS in the family. Peggy Murphy, LCSW will be presenting to the parents and there will be simultaneous activities for the children around coping with a parent's illness.
To register or for more information, please contact Peggy or Rita at
718-670-2090.
November 11, 2009
Infinite Possibilities: What do Stem Cells Have to Offer?
5:30-7 p.m.
Judith Jaffe MS Center at NY Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell
1305 York Avenue @ 70th Street
2nd floor, Selma Ruben Conference Center
New York, NY 10021
Please join Dr. Timothy Vartanian, Director of the MS Care Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell, for a discussion of the latest advances in stem cell research and the implications for MS management and care.
Registration is required. Please call 646-962-5733 to register.
November 12, 2009
New Patient Dinner
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
NYU- Hospital for Joint Diseases MS Comprehensive Care Center
301 E17th St., Cafeteria
New York, NY 10003
Learn at the center and meet its members over a friendly dinner.
Registration: Call J. Tamar Kalina, MS, OTR/L, CCRC at 212-598-6585.
Sponsored by: Bayer HealthCare
November 15, 2009
MS Symposium 2009: Vision for the Next Decade Presented by the International MS Management Practice
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Annual research and treatment symposium for people with MS, their families, and interested others. Topics include “Treatment for the Newly Diagnosed” (Andrew Sylvester, M.D.), “Coping with MS” (Beth DiBiase, LCSW), “Naturopathic Medicine” (Deneb Bates, ND), “Physical Therapy for MS” (Stephen Kanter, PT, DPT), “Treatment of Progressive Disease” (Armistead D. Williams, III, MD), “Research at the MS Research Center of NY” (Saud A. Sadiq, MD) and the ever-popular “Patient Profiles.” For more information, please visit http://www.imsmp.org/events.asp.
Please register at http://www.imsmp.org/register.asp or by calling 646-557-3919.
Funding for this symposium has been provided by EMD Serono, the makers of Rebif.
November 18, 2009
Meet Me at the MET
1 – 3 p.m.
Metropolitan Museum of Art - wheelchair entrance,
1000 5th Avenue @ 81st Street
New York, NY 10028
An afternoon of culture and company with a guided highlights tour
Registration info: Call J. Tamar Kalina, MS, OTR/L, CCRC at (212)598-6585.
November 19, 2009
2 – 3 p.m.
December 10, 2009
3 – 4 p.m.
Fall Prevention
NYU- Hospital for Joint Diseases MS Comprehensive Care Center
301 E17th Street, Garden Room
New York, NY 10003
Ways to make your home and work environment safer as well as strategies to prevent slips and falls.
Registration: Call J. Tamar Kalina, MS, OTR/L, CCRC at 212-598-6585.
November 22, 2009
Taking Control of your Relapsing MS
8:30 a.m.
Courtyard Marriott
410 East 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
Lecture with Dr. Joseph Herbert followed by Q&A. Breakfast will be served.
Registration info: Call Pfizer registration number at 1-800-292-6204. Please note you will be giving your contact information to a commercial entity when you use this registration line.
Sponsored by: Pfizer
November 30 and December 14, 2009
Art Therapy
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases MS Comprehensive Care Center
301 E17th St., Garden Room
New York, NY 10003
Expressing yourself through art can help you heal.
Registration: Call J. Tamar Kalina, MS, OTR/L, CCRC at 212-598-6585.
ONGOING: Ask the Doctor
the first Monday and third Wednesday of every Month
White Plains Medical Center MS Care Center
111 South Ridge St., Rye Brook, NY 10580
Registration suggested: Call 914-681-1126
The staff at the White Plains Medical Center MS Care Center will host a drop-in program the first Monday and third Wednesday of every month with MS Specialists, Dr. Ute Traugot and Dr. Rene Elkin. The doctors will be available during lunch to answer general questions and concerns about MS. This is not a personal consult, but an interactive lunch with the doctors. Please stop by, have lunch and have your questions answered by a neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis. RSVP’s are encouraged, please call 914-681-1126.