Making MS More 'VISIBL'

A great challenge in multiple sclerosis care is recognizing it soon enough to start intervention and change the disease trajectory. Social determinants of health, including cultural barriers, can make this especially difficult. Dr. Jaime Imitola, chief of UConn Health’s Division of Multiple Sclerosis and Translational Neuroimmunology, led a group that came up with a new, bilingual resource to help patients, medical students, and providers recognize the signs and avoid delays in care.

(Dr. Jaime Imitola, Carolyn Pennington, Chris DeFrancesco, March 2024)

Note: A Spanish version of this episode is in production. It will be released separately to subscribers' feeds and be available on Podbean and at https://health.uconn.edu/archives/uconn-health-podcast.

"Making Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis 'VISIBLE'" (UConn Today)
https://today.uconn.edu/2024/03/making-early-signs-of-multiple-sclerosis-visibl/

"VISIBL-MS: A bilingual educational framework to increase awareness of early multiple sclerosis" (Multiple Sclerosis Journal)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13524585241228739

VISIBL-MS tool (open access)
http://www.imitolab.org/visiblms.html

Imitola Lab
http://www.imitolab.org/

UConn Health’s Multiple Sclerosis Center
https://health.uconn.edu/multiple-sclerosis/