Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center

Community care and support: the rocky mountain ms center joined together with the university of colorado anchutz medical campus and university of colorado hospital authority (uchealth)to form the rocky mountain ms center at university of colorado partnership. Together, we serve the rocky mountain region through state-of-the-art patient care provided by ms fellowship-trained neurologists, education, support, and research. Ms center physicians also provide care to ms patients at the veterans administration hospital and denver health. --------------------- continued on schedule o ------------------------

Education: the ms center conducts a variety of programs to educate those with multiple sclerosis, their families, the general public, and professionals providing services and care for individuals with ms. The ms center conducts a variety of public seminars and webinars, produces educational materials, and maintains an informative website at www.mscenter.org. The ms center publishes a quarterly magazine, "informs", which is available in both print and electronic versions, and distributes an electronic newsletter, "ems news", which features research information, opportunities to participate in ms clinical research, and information on upcoming events.

Research: clinical trials: the ms center, through its partnership with rmmsc@cu, supports a variety of research projects designed to improve the lives of individuals living with multiple sclerosis and related neurological conditions. Faculty initiated clinical research fuels the search for safer and more effective treatments and combination therapies to treat ms. Brain and tissue bank: the ms center, through its partnership with rmmsc@cu, administers one of the world's largest fresh brain tissue banks. The tissue is retrieved, stored and provided to ms researchers from around the world, and is essential to the global effort to find the cause of and cure for ms. The ms center raises funds for research at the university of colorado. This research applies the clinical knowledge gained over the last 20 years and actively moves us toward improved therapies and earlier diagnosis.