RealTalk MS Jon Strum

Their website says that Destination Rehab takes an "innovative, out-of-the-box approach to physical therapy." This week, my guests are Sally McAllister and the founder of Destination Rehab, Dr. Carol-Ann Nelson. Sally is 70 years old and living with primary progressive MS. We're talking about how Sally's work with Dr. Nelson produced life-changing results.

MS affects almost 3 times as many women as men. Have you ever wondered why? When it comes to investigating sex differences in MS, my guest, Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl, has done more than just think about it. And her recent research may have uncovered an MS treatment for women undergoing menopause.

Dr. Voskuhl is the President-elect of the International Organization for the Study of Sex Differences and the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program at UCLA.

More than half of all the people living with MS will develop problems with cognition. And while experiencing cognitive dysfunction can be challenging and frustrating, these kinds of changes can also be frightening.

Joining me to talk about things you can do to better manage cognitive changes and preserve healthy cognition is neuroscientist and neuropsychologist, Dr. Victoria Leavitt.

Joining me with updates on progressive MS research, treatment, and rehabilitation are Dr. Kathy Zackowski and Dr. Daniel Ontaneda. Dr. Ontaneda is an associate professor of Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and a staff member at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute's Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis. And Dr. Zackowski is the Senior Director of Patient Management, Care and Rehabilitation Research at the National MS Society.

When you're living with the uncertainty of MS, you come to realize that resilience is one of the most important tools in your self-care toolbox. 

Joining me to talk about building your resilience is Dr. Meghan Beier. Dr. Beier is a Rehabilitation Neuropsychologist and an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she specializes in cognitive rehabilitation and neuropsychological assessment and intervention.

We're less than one week away from the National MS Society's Public Policy Conference. This year, the Public Policy Conference is virtual, which means that you have an opportunity to attend and learn how you can advocate for change on important policy issues affecting the MS community.
 

 
 
Joining me to talk about the Public Policy Conference and the issues that MS Activists will be discussing with our congressional representatives in the days following the conference is the Executive Vice-President of Advocacy and Healthcare Access for the National MS Society, Bari Talente.
This is Episode #185 of RealTalk MS, which means our 200th episode will be here before you know it. We're inviting you to help us figure out how to celebrate that milestone!
Developing breakthrough treatments for progressive MS? We'll share the info about a video replay of an International Progressive MS Alliance global webcast that you won't want to miss.
We're also talking with a biopharmaceutical company that's conducting clinical trials to investigate a solid gold nanomedicine treatment for remyelination.
And we'll tell you about a study that shows how an adaptive video game that you can play on your tablet provides a reliable measure of cognitive function for people living with MS.
We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!

Episode 200 of RealTalk MS is coming...what should we do???  :22
Thank you, Dave Bexfield and ActiveMSers!  1:14
You can support the RealTalk MS RealWalkers WalkMS Team   3:41
The Progressive MS Alliance Webcast Replay  6:45
Nanotechnology to solve remyelination?  8:20
My interview with Clene Nanomedicine's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Robert Glanzman  9:45
Can video game technology make MS cognitive assessment easier, faster, and more accessible?  23:44
My interview with the National MS Society's Executive Vice-President of Advocacy and Healthcare Access, Bari Talente  26:46
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STUDY: Application of an Adaptive, Digital, Game-Based Approach for Cognitive Assessment in Multiple Sclerosis: Observational Study
 
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RealTalk MS Episode 185
Guests: Dr. Robert Glanzman, Bari Talente
Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, MSSociety, MSActivist, PPC2021, Nanotechnology, RealTalkMS
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