This program was developed by Serono Symposia International, Inc.

This program provided nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with practical and relevant information on issues surrounding immunomodulating therapies.


Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program, the participant will be able to:

• Identify four immunomodulating drugs that are available for MS.
• Describe the benefits of treatment with each of the immunomodulating medications.
• Outline effective patient and family education strategies.
• List three common side effects of each of the medications.
• Describe common interventions for side effect management of each of the medications.
• Discuss the importance of injection site rotation and skin care.
• Identify barriers to patient adherence to immunomodulating therapy.
• Describe the role of the nurse in promoting long term adherence to immunomodulating therapies.