Five years ago, James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd decided to hold a barbecue event in his restaurant's parking lot, to raise money for the National MS Society. Today, the Southern Smoke Festival has grown into the largest 3rd party MS Society fundraising event in the United States, and with the 5th Annual Southern Smoke Festival just a few weeks away, we're talking with Chris about how this event got its start, and how it's grown to be one of the most noteworthy culinary events in the country.      We're also talking about the new vaccination guidelines (including flu shots!) that were just published by the American Academy of Neurology for people living with MS. We'll tell you about a study that gives you one more reason to start disease-modifying therapy early...and stay on it! We'll also tell you about a study that shows the cost of MS disease-modifying therapy has increased 7X over just 10 years for Medicare patients. And we've found one more study that demonstrates how people with more advanced progressive MS can still benefit from physical rehabilitation.   We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??! ___________   Where You Can Find Me in September  :32

American Academy of Neurology Issues Vaccination Guidelines for People Living with MS   4:39

The Long-Term Effects of Disease-Modifying Therapy   6:15

DMT Costs Increase 7X for Medicare Patients  7:49

Upper-Limb Task-Oriented Rehab Shows Benefits for People Living with Progressive MS  11:56

My Interview with Chris Shepherd  15:01

Subscribe to RealTalk MS or Just Ask Alexa  27:13

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Southern Smoke Festival

Practice Guideline Update Summary: Vaccine-Preventable Infections and Immunization in Multiple Sclerosis -- Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

The Long-Term Effects of Disease-Modifying Therapies on Disability in People Living with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Trends in Prices, Market Share, and Spending on Self-Administered Disease-Modifying Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis in Medicare Part D

Preserved Brain Functional Plasticity After Upper Limb Task-Oriented Rehabilitation in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

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RealTalk MS Episode 105 Hosted By: Jon Strum Guest: Chris Shepherd

Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, MSSociety, SouthernSmokeTX, RealTalkMS