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This special episode of RealTalk MS is sponsored by EMD Serono and MS in the 21st Century.

In this special episode of RealTalk MS, I'm joined by Professor Peter Rieckmann, Stanca Potra, and Maria Paz Giambastiani. We're taking a look back at the advances that have been made in treating MS and focusing our eyes ahead to determine the work that still needs to be done.

Professor Rieckmann is the Chief Physician of Neurology and Clinical Neuroplasticity at the Medical Park Loipl, Germany. Professor Rieckmann has also served as the Chair of the MS in the 21st Century initiative since its inception in 2011.

Maria Paz Giambastiani has been living with MS for the past 17 years. She's a columnist, writing about disability and inclusion for More Than Words magazine. Maria has also authored several books and publications focused on MS.

Stanca Potra is the founder of the Smile Center, a support and counseling center for people living with MS in Romania. Stanca has been living with MS for the past 9 years.

Professor Rieckmann, Stanca, and Maria are active members of the MS in the 21st Century initiative. To learn more about MS in the 21st Century, please visit www.msinthe21stcentury.com.

 

Some of you might remember that at the end of October, I was in Amsterdam, attending the 2022 ECTRIMS Congress. ECTRIMS is an acronym for the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, and their annual scientific congress is the largest MS research conference in the world.

As the conference ended, I sat on some steps outside the conference center alongside the National MS Society's Executive Vice-President of Research, Dr. Bruce Bebo. And Dr. Bebo shared his initial impressions of some of the research that had been presented over the 3-day conference.  If you missed that episode of the podcast, you may want to listen to episode number 270 of RealTalk MS

After having had a few weeks to consider all of the research that was presented at the ECTRIMS Congress, Dr. Bebo is back to share his final ECTRIMS research update, and talk about the rest of the research that caught his attention at the 2022 ECTRIMS Congress.

You'll also meet the Co-Chair of the MS Society Southern California chapter's Emerging Leaders Board and this year's recipient of the Dorothy Corwin Spirit of Life Award, Kristen Karasek. Kristen was diagnosed with MS at the age of 24, but, as will become clear to you, she hasn't let MS get in her way. I think you'll find Kristen's positivity to be infectious.

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!

This Week: Part Two of our 2022 ECTRIMS research roundup with Dr. Bruce Bebo  :22

My conversation with the Co-Chair of the MS Society Southern California Chapter's Emerging Leaders Board and Dorothy Corwin Spirit of Life recipient, Kristen Karasek  1:37

The National MS Society's Executive Vice-President of Research, Dr. Bruce Bebo, discusses the research that caught his attention at the largest MS research conference in the world  16:20

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RealTalk MS Episode 270: From the 2022 ECTRIMS Congress with Dr. Bruce Bebo
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RealTalk MS Episode 276
Guests: Dr. Bruce Bebo, Kristen Karasek

Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, MSSociety, RealTalkMS