Descriptive Analysis of Health Disparities Between Black and White People With Multiple Sclerosis in the Deep South
Authors: Dykes Elissa M. , Zaid Ghaida K. , Ngorsuraches Surachat , Meador William 
Published: July 2024

CE INFORMATION
ACTIVITY AVAILABLE ONLINE: To access the article and evaluation online, go to https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare.
TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for this activity is physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nursing professionals, social workers, and other health care providers involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Recognize that Black people with MS may have barriers to care that potentially contribute to a more aggressive disease course in order to better address potential barriers to care. Construct patient-centered, team-focused diagnostic and management plans for Black people with suspected or diagnosed MS in order to provide clinical support that may improve outcomes.
ACCREDITATION:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and Intellisphere, LLC. The CMSC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.

This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
PHYSICIANS: The CMSC designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NURSES: The CMSC designates this enduring material for 0.75 contact hour of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) (none in the area of pharmacology).
PSYCHOLOGISTS: This activity is awarded 0.75 CE credits.
SOCIAL WORKERS: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the CMSC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 0.75 general continuing education credits.
DISCLOSURES: It is the policy of the CMSC to mitigate all relevant financial disclosures from planners, faculty, and other persons that can affect the content of this CE activity. For this activity, all relevant disclosures have been mitigated.
Francois Bethoux, MD, editor in chief of the International Journal of MS Care (IJMSC), and Alissa Mary Willis, MD, associate editor of IJMSC, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Authors Elissa M. Dykes, MD; Ghaida K. Zaid, MD; Surachat Ngorsuraches, PhD; and William Meador, MD, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
The staff at IJMSC, CMSC, and Intellisphere, LLC, who are in a position to influence content, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, CMSC continuing education director, has served as a planner and reviewer for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:
Release Date: July 1, 2024; Valid for Credit through: July 1, 2025
To receive CE credit, participants must:
(1) Review the continuing education information, including learning objectives and author disclosures. (2) Study the educational content. (3) Complete the evaluation, which is available at https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare.
Statements of Credit are awarded upon successful completion of the evaluation. There is no fee to participate in this activity.
DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. The CMSC and Intellisphere, LLC, do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the CMSC or Intellisphere, LLC.
DISCLAIMER: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any medications, diagnostic procedures, or treatments discussed in this publication should not be used by clinicians or other health care professionals without first evaluating their patients’ conditions, considering possible contraindications or risks, reviewing any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparing any therapeutic approach with the recommendations of other authorities.