A retrospective evaluation of patient characteristics and recommendations of a novel multidisciplinary clinic for persons with advanced disability from multiple sclerosis.

Context: Persons with advanced multiple sclerosis (MS) require care beyond the disease modifying treatments offered in conventional MS clinics to address their complex physical and psychosocial needs. In the novel MS Comprehensive and Palliative Care (MSCPC) Program, an MS neurologist, palliative care specialist, and physiatrist collaborate to identify these needs and improve symptom control.

Objectives: To characterize the medical, physical, and psychosocial concerns of persons with advanced disability from MS and describe the recommended interventions of the MSCPC Program.

Are Women Physicians Underrecognized for National Awards in Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine? An Observational Study.

Introduction/aims: Institutions and organizations, including the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM), have committed to embracing principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Notwithstanding this commitment, studies repeatedly demonstrate that women physicians are less likely to receive awards in medicine and research compared to their male counterparts. Whether women physicians are less likely to be recognized with AANEM awards is unknown.

An Overview of Medical, Surgical, and Rehabilitation Outcome Measures Used in Randomized Controlled Trials of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

Optimal reporting of outcomes is critical for the interpretation of research findings. This review aimed to examine the utilization of outcome measures (OMs) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of moderate to severe TBI (MSTBI). Systematic searches were conducted up to December 2022 in MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE and PsycINFO, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Taking risk to heart: An evaluation of cardiometabolic risk and screening guideline adherence in outpatients with spinal cord injury.

Objectives: To evaluate cardiometabolic disease (CMD) in outpatients with spinal cord injury/disease (SCI/D). The study aims were to (1) estimate the prevalence of CMD risk factors in a cohort of Canadian adults with SCI/D; (2) assess whether the frequency of CMD screening aligns with evidence-based guidelines; and (3) gain a preliminary understanding of the barriers to CMD screening and/or treatment within a rehabilitation program setting.

Design: Quality improvement initiative involving chart review extracting the presence of and frequency of screening for four CMD risk factors (obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus).