Episode 66: Embracing Carers with EMD Serono's Scott Williams

We're into the final few days of National Family Caregivers Month, and my guest on the podcast is Scott Williams, Vice President, Head of Global Patient Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships at EMD Serono. We're talking with Scott about EMD Serono's commitment to MS caregivers.      We're also talking about creating a caregiver protocol that becomes part of the conversation in the neurologist's office as soon as someone is newly diagnosed with MS. We'll tell you about the FDA's new warning about stopping Gilenya. We'll share news about two different clinical trials that are exploring two different cell therapies for treating progressive MS. And we'll share some amazing statistics that demonstrate the reach and effectiveness of the National MS Society's MS Navigator program, a remarkable one-on-one MS support program.   We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS?! ___________ Can We Talk About Establishing a Caregiver Protocol?  1:04 FDA Warns About Severe MS Worsening After Stopping Gilenya  4:54 Phase 2 Clinical Trial Planned for NurOwn Cell Therapy for Treating Progressive MS  6:30 ATA190 Cell Therapy Shows Promising Phase 1 Clinical Trial Results for Treating Progressive MS  7:43 MS Society's MS Navigator Program Demonstrates Reach & Effectiveness  10:36 Scott Williams, Vice-President, Head of Global Patient Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships Discusses EMD Serono's Commitment to MS Caregivers  14:08  ___________ LINKSIf your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com Download the RealTalk MS App for iOS Download the RealTalk MS App for Android FDA Warns About Severe Worsening of Multiple Sclerosis After Stopping the Medicine Gilenya BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Announces Submission of IND for NurOwn in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Epstein-Barr Virus-Specific T Cell Therapy for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Ask An MS Navigator RealTalk MS Episode 19: MS Navigators -- A Seriously Remarkable Service That You Need to Know About DOCUMENTARY: Seeing MS From the Inside Out Embracing Carers Give RealTalk MS a Rating & Review ___________ Follow RealTalk MS on Twitter, @RealTalkMS_jon, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website, RealTalkMS.com. RealTalk MS Episode 66 Hosted By: Jon Strum Guest: Scott Williams Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSsociety,  Gilenya, ProgressiveMS, MSInsideOut, EmbracingCarers, Caregiving, RealTalkMS