title: Multiple sclerosis: managing patients in primary care.
abstract: In this era of the Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) are managed in partnership with specialty care practices. For the patient and family living with MS, assuring that patients get proper care when and where they need it requires that nurse practitioners understand their role in assessing and managing complex chronic diseases.
authors: Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence-East, Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA.
authors: Heidi Wynn
authors: HW
authors: Maloni
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000451:nursing; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000451:nursing; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D059017:Primary Care Nursing; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors