FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MS
Society Announces Launch of Ask the Experts Online Forum
April
10, 2006 – Toronto – The Multiple
Sclerosis Society of Canada is proud to announce the launch
of Ask the Experts, an online educational forum for individuals
with MS to discuss issues of importance and obtain accurate and timely
answers to specific MS-related topics from leading neurologists,
MS nurses, psychiatrists and other professionals. This forum will
provide those living in rural or suburban areas without immediate
access to MS care clinics or healthcare professionals with a tool
to access current MS information, latest developments in treatment
therapy and to engage in dialogue with MS subject experts. Ask the
Experts is part of the Learning for Life educational series, a set
of initiatives designed to provide people with MS and their families’ information
and tools to better their quality of life.
“This
new forum will be an innovative tool for individuals with MS who don’t
have immediate or frequent access to healthcare professionals to discuss
issues that affect their daily lives”, says Dr. William J. McIlroy.
The new web site, located at www.msanswers.ca, will enable
people to submit their anonymous questions electronically and they will
be answered by subject experts with the responses posted on the site.
“We
are very excited about this new educational tool and we are proud to
be able to offer persons living with MS access to some of Canada’s
leading MS specialists. We hope that this online resource will generate
dialogue about current issues affecting individuals with MS across the
country,” says Jon Temme, National Vice President, Client Services,
MS Society.
The Ask the
Experts forum, part of the “Learning for Life”
educational series, is made possible through the support of an
unrestricted educational grant from Biogen Idec.
About
Multiple Sclerosis and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
An estimated 50,000 Canadians have MS and three more are diagnosed
every day. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling
disease of the brain and spinal cord. It is the most common
neurological disease of young adults in Canada. Most people
with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 40, and the
unpredictable effects of MS last for the rest of their lives.
The MS Society provides services to people with MS and their
families and funds research to find the cause and cure.
Contact Information:
Stewart
Wong
National Manager, Media Relations
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada,
(416) 967-3025
Stewart.Wong@mssociety.ca
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