The European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJPRD) has developed so far two MOOCs: ·
1) From Lab to Clinic: Translational Research for Rare Diseases, developed by FFRD, EATRIS, Eurordis, EURO-NMD, and LUMC. It was launched in October 2022, and so far over 1500 participants enrolled the course.·
2) Diagnosing Rare Diseases: from the Clinic to research and back, developed by FFRD, ERN Genturis, ERN Ithaca and Eurordis, launched in April 2021, and attraced over 5400 participants.
Enrollments are possible throughout the year and the content is freely accessible for 5 weeks.
To support participants during their learning experience, we recruited expert mentors to answer to learners’ questions online. In particular, for the MOOC From Lab to Clinic: Translational Research for Rare Diseases, mentors will be online from Monday October 9th to December 2nd. Diagnosing Rare Diseases: from the Clinic to research and back, mentors will be online from Monday October 16th to December 8th.