Healthcare Advisory Board

As a Healthcare Advisory Board member you will have an opportunity make your expertise available to both MS Focus and the community we serve. All members are experienced in conventional and/or complementary disciplines, and they generously volunteer their time and knowledge to help guide and direct both our educational programs and our patient services.

Duties of the Healthcare Advisory Board include:

• Identifying trends in MS treatment and/or management of and 
• Identifying advances in relevant and promising MS research
• Providing context and clarity to new information in their respective fields
• Highlighting under-addressed topics of interest to the MS community
• Guiding the efforts of the MS Focus staff to educate and assist the MS community

Candidates for the Healthcare Advisory Board must be:

• Licensed or certified in medical or health-related fields
• Available to answer questions from MS Focus staff
• Provide periodic updates on advances in their area of specialty
• Willing to meet semi-annually, by phone or in person

To be considered as a member of the Healthcare Advisory Board, please send a letter of interest and a copy of your CV to Co-Executive Directors Jules Kuperberg and Alan Segaloff at director@msfocus.org. 

MS Focus Speakers Bureau

Year-round, and across the nation, MS Focus presents patient education programs regarding all aspects of life with MS. MS Focus encourages qualified healthcare professionals to speak during these programs. We utilize a variety of communication mediums, including teleconferences, streaming video, and conventional in-person meetings. The topics vary, but have covered subjects such as: 

• Symptom management,
• Current research,
• Coping and emotional adjustment
• Psychology and MS

 Qualified professionals must have:

• Public speaking experience 
• Professional or academic experience with MS
• The ability to convey information in a clear, concise, and compassionate manner that is understandable to the layperson

If you are interested in joining the MS Focus Speakers Bureau, please send a letter of interest, including your availability and topic preferences, along with a copy of your CV to National Program Development Coordinator Natalie Blake at natalie@msfocus.org, or call 800-225-6495.