Charcot Multiple Sclerosis Master (M.Sc.)
In Cooperation with the European Charcot Foundation
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
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.
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

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

Prof. Dr. Gilles Edan
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Member of the Executive Board of the European Charcot Foundation – France
Professor of Clinical Neurology and chair of the Department of Neurosciences, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France.

Prof. Dr. Kazuo Fujihara
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Member of Board of the European Charcot Foundation - Japan
Fukushima Medical University School of Medicinem, Fukushima, Japan

Prof. em. Dr. Hans-Peter Hartun
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Member of the Executive Board of the European Charcot Foundation - Germany
Departement of Neurology Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Hans Lassmann
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Member of the Executive Board of the European Charcot Foundation - Austria
Center for Brain Research, Dept. of Neuroimmunology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Prof. Dr. Letizia Leocani
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Member of the Board of the European Charcot Foundation - Italy
Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele | UniSR · Department of Neurology MD, PhD, Neurologist,Milano, Italy

Prof. Dr. med. Xavier Montalban
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Member of the Board of the European Charcot Foundation - Spain
Director of Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat), Spain

Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Palace
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Member of the Board of the European Charcot Foundation – United Kingdom
University of Oxford, Nuffield Departement of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Scienes Devisision, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Per Soelberg Sørensen,
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Member of the Executive Board of the European Charcot Foundation - Denmark
Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Prof. Dr. Maria Trojano
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Member Scientific Committee of the European Charcot MS Management Master
Professor of Neurology & Head of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Italy
Personal Advice

Franziska Ramisch, M.A.
Overview
- degree:
- Master of Science (M.Sc.)
- place of study:
- primarly virtual
- field trips in MS Centres with hands-on units, shadowing and practical workshops in combination with congresses visits
- programme start:
- November 2022
- duration:
- 4 semesters
- ECTS (European Credit Transfer System):
- 60 ECTS
- mode of study:
- part time
- course language:
- English