Masterclasses
TREAT-NMD Masterclasses bring the latest in diagnosis, standards of care and emerging therapies to healthcare professionals working with patients and families. TREAT-NMD has been designing and delivering expert masterclasses, workshops and conferences on a range of neuromuscular diseases since 2015.
Such events are delivered by world-leading experts in the field and are a great platform for sharing knowledge and expertise as well as providing an excellent opportunity to network.
*Please Note:
Due to COVID 19, the DMD Masterclass 2020 will now take place 2021. Further details to follow soon.
DMD Masterclass – 5th-6th May 2020 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
The programme, speakers and key topics for the DMD Masterclass are currently being finalised.
Interested applicants are asked to complete an application form. Applications are reviewed by the Chair and Committee who assess a person’s eligibility to attend based on a pre-defined selection criteria with priority spaces allocated to:
- Healthcare providers who demonstrate the greatest need in their short written application
- Healthcare providers who practise in low income countries
- Healthcare providers who specialise in or work closely in an area where a need for improved awareness has been identified.
- Healthcare providers who are the only attendees in a given institution or country
Application Process: applications are now closed.
For information about the draft agenda, please click here: DMD Draft Agenda.
To Apply, click here. DMD Masterclass Application Form
E-learning Expert LGMD Masterclass*
*The LGMD Masterclass which was due to take place as a face-to face meeting in Washington DC on 23/24 September, will now take place as a virtual e-learning event*
The programme, speakers and key topics for the LGMD Masterclass are currently being finalised. A draft agenda is available below. This will be updated to reflect the e-learning modules by July 2020.
Interested applicants are asked to complete an application form. Applications are reviewed by the Chair and Committee who assess a person’s eligibility to attend based on a pre-defined selection criteria with priority spaces allocated to:
- Healthcare providers who demonstrate the greatest need in their short written application
- Healthcare providers who practise in low income countries
- Healthcare providers who specialise in or work closely in an area where a need for improved awareness has been identified.
- Healthcare providers who are the only attendees in a given institution or country
For further Information regarding this event, please see the draft agenda:
TREAT-NMD LGMD Expert Masterclass Draft Agenda
To apply for a place, click here:
DMD Expert Masterclass, Amsterdam, Netherlands:
The 2019 TREAT-NMD DMD Expert Masterclass took place in Amsterdam on 16th-17th May. The event was chaired by Annemieke Aartsma-Rus and Elizabeth Vroom and delegates had the opportunity to hear from experts in the field of DMD about a range of aspects from genetics and new therapies to Standards of Care and physiotherapy. For more information refer to the delegate booklet and report on the event.
DMD Expert Masterclass Delegate Booklet 2019
Post Masterclass Report
An attendee, Anri Human (Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University), wrote a blog on the 2019 DMD Masterclass which was published in the TREAT-NMD monthly newsletter. To read her article please click here.
SMA Masterclass London, UK
The 2019 SMA Masterclass was co-chaired by two highly respected paediatric neurologists; Professor Nathalie Goemans from Leuven University, Belgium and Professor Laurent Servais from Oxford Neuromuscular centre, UK. The focus of this masterclass was to deliver information on best standards of care, learn about what therapies are available or emerging for both the paediatric and adult population.The programme for the Masterclass can be found below.
DMD Expert Masterclass, Madrid, Spain:
The TREAT-NMD DMD Expert Masterclass took place in Madrid on 3rd-4th May 2018. For further information, please refer to the agenda below.
Expert Masterclass on DMD Agenda 2018
SMA Expert Masterclass, Rome, Italy:
The 2018 TREAT-NMD SMA Masterclass took place in Rome, Italy. Please find the detailed programme of events below.
Expert Masterclass on Spinal Muscular Atrophy 2018
DMD Expert Masterclass, Lisbon, Portugal:
The TREAT-NMD Expert Masterclass took place in Lisbon in 2017. For further information, please refer to the agenda below.
DMD Masterclass Agenda 2017
DMD Expert Masterclass, Warsaw, Poland:
DMD Expert Masterclass, Amsterdam, Netherlands:
