Charcot Multiple Sclerosis Master (M.Sc.)

In Cooperation with the European Charcot Foundation

In spring 2022, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Comi, President of the European Charcot Foundation, the experienced neurologist and recognized multiple sclerosis expert Prof. Dr. med. Tjalf Ziemssen and Dresden International University have entered into a close cooperation to jointly offer the first international part-time multiple sclerosis master programme. The master's degree programme is the only comprehensive and curricular continuing education programme in the world that allows professionals to specialize in multiple sclerosis management at the master's level.

The feedback from the participants and lecturers of the first German-speaking matriculation course is very positive and shows that the course concept is working well and that the course objectives are being met. The first pioneer study programme was presented in the Brain Science Paper of 2021: "Innovation in Digital Education: Lessons Learned from the Multiple Sclerosis Management Master´s Program".

Actually this successful study programme concept merges with the concentrated expertise of the European Charcot Foundation Board, and thus with the highest-ranking MS researches of Europe, Asia and America. With the network of the European Charcot Foundation, the program is ready for successful internationalization.

The first study intake is planned in November 2022 on the Annual Meeting of the European Charcot Foundation in Baveno, Italy!

The scientific programme is currently updated by the Scientific Committee under the direction of the European Charcot Foundation. You can apply for the first international intake as well as for the scholarship programmes starting from June.

We are continuously updating information on this homepage as well as on the homepage of the European Charcot Foundation.

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Innovation in education: the course concept

The study approach of placing a single disease entity - multiple sclerosis - at the center of a master's degree programme to train MS specialists represents a novelty within the medical training landscape. This is due to fact that no structured and industry-independent continuing education program centered around MS has existed until now. Although MS as a chronic and/or episodic neurological disease with heterogeneous symptoms and courses is very complex and, moreover, significant innovations in diagnosis and treatment have been achieved in recent years.

The program is designed to give students the opportunity to become MS specialists despite having challenging full-time jobs as the predominant part of the programme is organized with the help of a cloud-based digital hub mainly virtually in the form of lectures, expert discussions, tutorials, case conferences or journal clubs. The programme consists of four semesters. Approximately 1-2 face-to-face visits are scheduled per semester, organized around important professional events such as ECTRIM or the Annual Meeting of the European Charcot Foundation. An important study component is the visits to selected MS centers, to put the course content into practice in job shadowing, practical workshops and hands-on units.

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Target group

Physicians with advanced training in neurology
Advanced MS Nurses with academic background
Therapists with academic background
MS Scientists in clinic, science and practice
MS Professionals from the pharmaceutical industry
Biologists with professional MS Focus
Psychologists

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Module overview

Module 1

Theoretical Principles

Theoretical Principles

basics and epidemiology of MS
factors of diagnosis and therapy
immunological basics
basics of pathology and pathophysiology
therapeutic interventions
methods for disease monitoring

Module 2

Clinical & Diagnostic Aspects

Clinical & Diagnostic Aspects

differential diagnostics
cerebrospinal fluid and blood tests
image-based diagnostic procedures
functional effects of demyelination
neuropsychological and
neuro-urological examination procedures

Module 3

Studies & Statistics

Studies & Statistics

evaluation and application of study designs
selection of statistical tests
interpretation of results
analysis of real-world data in the context of MS practice

Module 4

Therapy I

Therapy I

differences between the therapy of acute relapses and a disease-modifying or progression-modifying therapy of MS
weighing of indications and patient profiles
successful therapy strategies for individual patients

Module 5

Therapy II

Therapy II

non-drug procedures to treat disease-associated symptoms
goals and implementation of symptomatic and complementary therapies
neurocognitive and psychological interventions
rehabilitative and palliative medical measures

Module 6

Monitoring & Documentation

Monitoring & Documentation

patient documentation
individual monitoring according to standards and therapy goals
health economic aspects
new possibilities in the field of e-health
MS-specific networks
associations & registers
big data

Master's thesis

Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Master's thesis or scientific paper in a peer-reviewed or Pubmed-listed journal (thematic review, meta-analysis, original scientific paper)
topic is submitted by the student and finalized by the scientific director of the program

It is important to have a list of the MS centres that will be involved for students’ visits, probably we will need from 5 to 8 MS centres to accommodate 2/4 students.

Timetable for modules in MSM master's programme with indication of ECTS credits

Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. med. Giancarlo Comi

Academic leadership of the Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Tjalf Ziemssen

President of the European Charcot Foundation

European Charcot Foundation Homepage

Prof. Dr. med. Tjalf Ziemssen

Scientific director of the course Multiple Sclerosis Management M. Sc.

in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Comi Academic Leadership of the Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master

Specialist in neurology, senior consultant and deputy director of the neurological clinic and head of the multiple sclerosis center at the

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