Multiple Sclerosis Explainer Video

Internet Enduring Material sponsored by Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Neurology and Center for Continuing Medical Education.

This explainer video is a short animation that illustrates the immune processes of Multiple Sclerosis in relation to the gut microbiome and how that plays a role in disease progression.

  Original Release Date: June 29, 2022

  Review Date: May 29, 2025

  Expiration Date: June 03, 2028

  Estimated Time To Complete: 10 minutes

  Registration Fee: FREE

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1. Providers will be able to explain the fundamentals aspects of Multiple Sclerosis.
2. Providers will be able to summarize research findings concerning Multiple Sclerosis and the gut microbiome.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine 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 healthcare team. 

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American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Lucas B. Kipp, MD
Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Course Director

Grant or research support-Genentech, Inc.

Ruth Adewuya, MD
Managing Director
Stanford University School of Medicine

Planner

Nothing to disclose

Amanda Jane Morris, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Stanford University School of Medicine

Planner

Jamie McDonald, MD
Stanford Health Care

Reviewer

This educational activity is supported in part by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.