Episode 319: Global Survey Results Support a New Framework for Describing MS with Dr. Tim Coetzee
RealTalk MS9 Okt 2023

Episode 319: Global Survey Results Support a New Framework for Describing MS with Dr. Tim Coetzee

We've been using the same MS clinical course descriptors (relapsing-remitting, secondary progressive, and primary progressive) for almost three decades. As research has provided so much additional information and insight, is it time to update the way we describe, diagnose, and treat MS?

The International Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials in Multiple Sclerosis has established a working group to explore this question. And, as a means of eliciting feedback from stakeholders around the world, a global survey was launched.

The National MS Society's Chief Advocacy, Services, and Science Officer, Dr. Tim Coetzee, joins me to share the results of this survey, which may represent a first step toward delivering next-generation MS care.

We're just two days away from the Hispanic/Latinx MS Experience Summit! We'll tell you why you don't want to miss this free online event, and we'll even tell you how to register.

We're sharing the results of a study that provides strong evidence for adopting hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) as a standard treatment option for people living with relapsing-remitting MS.

And we're sharing evidence from a Phase 3 clinical trial that demonstrates how cognitive behavioral therapy delivered over the internet significantly reduces depressive symptoms and improves the quality of life for people with MS.

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

This Week: When it comes to adopting a new framework for describing MS, the survey says... :22

The Hispanic-Latinx MS Experience Summit is just two days away! 2:02

Swedish study shows that autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) is an effective treatment for adults with relapsing-remitting MS 3:41

Phase 3 clinical trial shows that cognitive behavioral therapy delivered over the internet significantly reduces depressive symptoms among people liviing with MS 6:07

Dr. Tim Coetzee shares the results of a global survey that asked whether it's time to update the way we describe, diagnose, and treat MS 9:36

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Do the Current MS Clinical Course Descriptors Need to Change and If So, How?: A Survey of the MS Community
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13524585231196786

RealTalk MS Episode 280: How the Proposed Framework for Diagnosing and Treating MS Will Affect You with Dr. Tim Coetzee
https://realtalkms.com/280

Register for the Hispanic/Latinx MS Experience Summit
https://nationalmssociety.org/Resources-Support/Library-Education-Programs/Hispanic-Latinx-MS-Experience-Summit

STUDY: Heaematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Treating Multiple Sclerosis in Sweden: An Observational Cohort Study
https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2023/08/14/jnnp-2023-331864

National MS Society Recommendations for aHSCT-Bone Marrow Transplant for MS
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/About-the-Society/News/National-MS-Society-Releases-Recommendations-for-a

STUDY: Internet-Derived Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programme to Reduce Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Multicentre, Randomised, Controlled Phase 3 Trial
https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589750023001097

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