Special Interest Group 2021: Multiple Sclerosis (recording)
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Description: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has long been considered more aggressive in people who identify as Black or African Americans, and some studies have suggested Hispanic or Latinx people with MS may also have more active disease. However, there is increasing awareness that race is a social construct, making it important to more fully identify contributors to any differences in MS outcomes, as many may be modifiable. In this session, we will examine the state of the literature surrounding the course of MS in Black/African Americans and Hispanic/Latinx individuals. Speakers will discuss socioeconomic factors in their intersection with race and ethnicity and will discuss some of biological manifestations that may proximally contribute to greater disease severity in these populations.
Chair: Ellen Mowry, MD, MCR, Johns Hopkins University
Co-Chair: Stephanie Tankou, MD, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
Presentations:
Socioeconomic Status and Race as Predictors of MS Outcomes
Speaker:
Kathryn Fitzgerald, ScD
Johns Hopkins University
Latinx and Multiple Sclerosis
Speaker:
Lilyana Amezcua MD, MS
University of Southern California
Black or African Americans Experience Disproportionate Neurodegenerative Changes in Early Multiple Sclerosis
Speaker:
Darin Okuda, MD
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Plasmablasts in Black/African American and Latino/a Individuals with MS
Speaker:
Kiel Telesford, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
The Impact of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Status on Mental Health and Health-Seeking Behavior in a Multi-Ethnic Multiple Sclerosis Cohort
Oral Presenter:
Daniela Pimental Maldonado, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Interrogation of Extracellular Vesicle miRNA Repertoire in Adult and Pediatric MS
Oral Presenter:
Setty Magana, MD, PhD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Target Audience
ANA2021 Attendees
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