In this two-part series, Dr Therese Burke AM and MS Nurse discusses when you think you may have MS, and the risks involved with getting your health information online from Dr Google. Therese talks through the risk factors for a diagnosis of MS and what we currently know from research about genetics and environmental risk factors for developing MS.
You can watch part two with Therese here: I think I Have MS, what now?
Presenter
Dr Therese Burke AM is a Multiple Sclerosis Certified Nurse (MSCN) and also Certified in Rare Neuroimmunological Disorders (CRND) including NMOSD and MOGAD. Currently Therese is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, Australia, based in Darlinghurst in Sydney. Therese worked more recently at MS Australia supporting clinical trial platform and previously as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in MS and neuroimmunology at Westmead Hospital in Sydney for over 15 years. Dedicated to MS Nurse education, Therese is Past President of both Multiple Sclerosis Nurses Australasia (MSNA Inc) and the global Multiple Sclerosis Nurses International Certification Board (MSNICB).
With a PhD research focus on understanding the lived experience and identifying ways to improve the quality of life and healthcare experience for people living with MS, Therese’s post-doctoral research has focused on exploring and defining the role of the MS Nurse in Australasia, understanding the concept of Surplus Suffering in MS, and more recently, in furthering our knowledge of the lived experience in more specific MS scenarios. Therese continues to advocate for the lived experience and improving the life journey for people living with MS through informed and inclusive research and educating health care professionals on the lived experience.
Published May 2024
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