Foundation for Rare Diseases
- Start Date: 08 Jul, 2024
- 5 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Learn how recent advances in medicine research are transforming the treatment of rare diseases.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
Explore innovative personalized therapeutic approaches for rare diseases
In this five-week course of the European Joint Programme of Rare Diseases, you will have the opportunity to explore the most recent therapeutic treatments developed within medical research, such as: gene therapy, protein-based treatments, regenerative medicine, cell therapy and tissue engineering.
Guided by experts in the field, you will gain insight into how these approaches are developed and their potential applications, especially in the field of rare diseases, where they are providing unprecedented opportunities to treat, modify, reverse, or cure diseases that were previously considered untreatable, by correcting the underlying genetic cause.
Gain an understanding of personalized medicine
Personalized medicine tailors treatments to patients’ genetic and individual characteristics, improving effectiveness and reducing side effects, unlike the outdated “one-size-fits-all” approach. It aims for targeted, preventive care, enhancing outcomes and involving patients in their treatment, crucial for rare diseases.
Take your eLearning further
By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of advanced therapeutic approaches and their potential to revolutionize treatment options for individuals living with rare diseases.
You may also consider enrolling in another course offered by the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases:
Diagnosing Rare Diseases: from the Clinic to Research and back
From Lab to Clinic: Translational Research for Rare Diseases
Health Data Ethics & Regulatory Frameworks in Rare Disease Research
This course is designed for anyone interested in knowing how recent advances in the medical research field can impact the treatment of rare disorders.
The MOOC will be particularly beneficial for medical students, researchers, patient advocacy groups, healthcare professionals, and biotech developers. However, anyone with a curiosity about science, medicine, and rare conditions is encouraged to participate.
This course has been developed through funding from the EJP RD project.
The European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases is an initiative that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N825575.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
Foundation for Rare Diseases
This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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