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Multiple Sclerosis Outcome Measure Case Study

In this interactive case study, learners will apply knowledge gained from readings in addition to the course module to determine the most appropriate outcome measures for a patient with MS along the continuum of care, from in-patient rehab to out-patient.

Learning Objective:

1. Evaluate the factors that physical therapists should consider when selecting outcome measures for clinical practice.
2. Use a deductive reasoning approach to select appropriate measures for patients with MS, applying the MS Outcome Measure Recommendations and Evaluation Database to Guide Effectiveness (EDGE) documents. 
3. Verify that measures selected have acceptable psychometrics and clinical utility.
4. Modify the selection of measures across the continuum of care for patients with MS.

Course Launched 2017

Evan Cohen

PT, MA, PhD, NCS

Evan T. Cohen, PT, MA, PhD, NCS earned his MA in Physical Therapy from Touro College (NY) in 1992, and his PhD in Health Sciences from Trident University (CA) in 2010. He has been an ABPTS Neurologic Certified Specialist since 2002. His clinical practice has focused primarily on neurologic rehabilitation with a specific concentration on the rehabilitation of people with multiple sclerosis. He has published and presented extensively about physical therapy examination, outcomes measurement and physical therapy for people with multiple sclerosis. He has served as a member of the Neurology Section’s MSEDGE Task Force, and co-authored the Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Summary and supporting cases on PTNow, the translational knowledge portal of the APTA. He is an Associate Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Arcadia University.

Kirsten Potter

PT, DPT, MS

Kirsten Potter, PT, DPT, MS is a Professor at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO. Her teaching and research expertise is in adult neurologic rehabilitation.  Kirsten serves as a consultant for the development of online courses for the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy and has developed a courses for the Synapse Education Center on selecting outcome measures for a client with multiple sclerosis and IV STEP – Prevention.  She was an instructor in a CSM pre-conference summit on online education and was Co-Chair of the IV STEP dissemination team, responsible for developing and implementing educational programs related to IV STEP content.

Jane Sullivan

PT, DHS, MS

Jane E. Sullivan PT, DHS, MS has a background in clinical research focused on testing rehabilitation interventions using appropriate standardized measurement tools. Dr. Sullivan was the principle investigator on a study entitled “Afferent Stimulation during Task-specific Exercise Following Stroke”, and was a co-investigator on a NIDRR grant titled, "The Development of A Real Time Platform for Intuitive Control of Grasp And Release During Functional Arm Activities Following Stroke”. In 2008, she became the course coordinator for a course on neurological outcome measures. She has utilized electronic venues to promote education in this area, serving as author on two online learning modules and a podcast on outcome measurement. She was an Associate Editor on the Tests and Measurement section of PTNow. She serves on the APTA Evidence Database to Guide Effectiveness (EDGE) committee. She was co-chair of the StrokEDGE task force. In 2014, Dr. Sullivan was part of a team awarded funding from APTA to develop a Clinical Practice Guideline on Outcome Measurement in neurological clinical practice.

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Multiple Sclerosis Outcome Measure Case Study
Begin self-paced component package.
Begin self-paced component package. In this interactive case study, learners will apply knowledge gained from readings to determine the most appropriate outcome measures for a patient with MS along the continuum of care, from in-patient rehab to out-patient. Resources are available in the upper right hand corner of the course.
Course Evaluation
9 Questions
9 Questions Completion of this evaluation will help with the development of additional courses.
Post Test
10 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  7/10 points to pass
10 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  7/10 points to pass Must receive a 70% pass rate to receive the CEU/Contact hour certificate
Completion Certificate/CEU
0.30 Contact Hours/CEU credits  |  Certificate available
0.30 Contact Hours/CEU credits  |  Certificate available
MS EDGE Website
Select the "ANPT MS EDGE Resource" button to begin.
Select the "ANPT MS EDGE Resource" button to begin. ANPT Resource