Understanding Multiple Sclerosis - MS

16/07/2025

Here are 5 reasons why you should do our Understanding MS online course:

1. It will improve your understanding of MS
2. It has achieved 'Best Of All Time' status from Class Central, based on thousands of participant reviews
3. You will earn a certificate of completion
4. It's accessible any time of day or night and you can learn at your own pace
5. It's FREE!

Done it already? Why not recommend it to a friend!
It opens on 8th September and you can enrol now here: https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msums

02/07/2025

❤️ We're proud of the positive feedback we receive from course participants, and delighted that it's having a meaningful impact on people's lives.

Our next course opens on 8th September. If someone you know could benefit from understanding more about MS, please tag them or encourage them to enrol today here 👇
https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msums

11/06/2025

⏳There's still time to enrol in and complete Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Symptoms and Diagnosis, a special World MS Day edition of our award-winning Understanding MS course. But hurry, it's closing soon! Enrol here: https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msdm

🕙Enrolments close: 12th June 22:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)/13:00 British Summer Time (BST)
🕙Course closes: 15th June 2025, 22:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)/13:00 British Summer Time (BST)
✅ Total effort: 6 hours
💻 Location: 100% Online
💲 Cost: Free

MS Symptoms and Diagnosis was developed by Menzies Institute for Medical Research in collaboration with Multiple Sclerosis International Federation and with support from MS Australia and MS Plus.

Learn about multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, how its diagnosed and the experience of people living with MS in this free short course that has been curated in support of the World MS Day campaign My MS Diagnosis.

30/05/2025

🌏 Officially marked on 30 May, World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day brings the global MS community together to share stories, raise awareness and campaign for change.

In collaboration with Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, and supported by MS Australia and MS Plus, we've launched the course 'MS Symptoms and Diagnosis.' This free online course, which takes around six hours to complete, is open until 15th June.

To learn more about MS symptoms, the impact of a diagnosis, and the global barriers to early MS diagnosis and solutions across the world, register for the course here:
https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msdm

Learn about multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, how its diagnosed and the experience of people living with MS in this free short course that has been curated in support of the World MS Day campaign My MS Diagnosis.

13/05/2025

If you loved our course, please leave your review of Understanding MS on Class Central* here: https://www.classcentral.com/course/independent-understanding-multiple-sclerosis-ms-13338

Not only is a review a great way of providing additional feedback that will help us improve the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS) free online course, it can also help other people to discover it. Please join us in spreading the word!

*Class Central is a leading aggregator of online courses. 250,000 courses are listed on the site from 1300+ universities. Understanding MS was the first to be offered on the topic of multiple sclerosis and increasing the number of ratings for our course will help get it noticed, which will help more people to learn about multiple sclerosis.

08/05/2025

🎓 Get your certificate today!
The Understanding Multiple Sclerosis – March 2025 course closes Monday 12 May at 5:00pm AEST. After that, you'll no longer have access to the course content.

Head to the Course Completion section to download your free certificate or upgrade to a premium version. Don’t miss out — finish the course before it closes to to secure your certificate of completion!

To enter the course please log in at ms.mooc.utas.edu.au

01/05/2025

📢 We have exciting news to share! In support of World MS Day this year we have collaborated with Multiple Sclerosis International Federation to create 'MS Symptoms and Diagnosis,' a special edition of our award-winning course.

Enrol here👇
https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msdm

Whether you’re newly diagnosed, supporting someone with MS or working in healthcare, this course will increase your knowledge of MS symptoms, how MS is diagnosed and the impact of an MS diagnosis. You will also learn about the global barriers to early MS diagnosis and explore solutions. Through interactive content and real-world insights you’ll gain valuable knowledge about MS.

⭐ Opens: 01 May 2025, 22:00 AEST, 13:00 BST (London Time)
⭐ Closes: 15th June 2025, 22:00, 13:00 BST (London Time)
⭐ Total effort: 6 hours
⭐ Location: Online Course
⭐ Cost: FREE

‘MS Symptoms and Diagnosis’ was developed by Menzies in collaboration with MS International Federation and with support from MS Australia and MS Plus.

This World MS Day course is part of the 'My MS Diagnosis' campaign — a global initiative calling for or early and accurate diagnosis for everyone living with MS.

29/04/2025

🎉 Menzies Institute for Medical Research is excited to announce the launch of its 'Ageing Well with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)' online course!

This new course, a companion to our award-winning course 'Understanding MS', explores ageing and how it intersects with multiple sclerosis, provides strategies for healthy ageing, and help you plan for the future.

'Ageing Well with MS' will be open all year round and is:
➡️ open to anyone with an interest in MS
➡️ accessible whenever it suits you, day or night
➡️ entirely online and free

You can enrol now here 👇

Ageing Well with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a free online course that explores ageing and how it intersects with multiple sclerosis. The course provides strategies for healthy ageing and helps you plan for the future.

23/04/2025

The ‘Completion Section’ of Understanding MS opens today. In this section you will find a link to download your free, personalised certificate of completion.

The completion section also includes opportunities to provide feedback and discuss the course with others as well as information about the next offering of the course.

Please note that there are just over two weeks remaining for you to finish the course and earn your certificate of completion. You're on the home stretch!

To access the completion section please log in at ms.mooc.utas.edu.au

16/04/2025

We are pleased to announce that Module 6, ‘Living with MS’, is now open.

In Module 6 we discuss how MS affects aspects of everyday life such as employment. We also explore strategies for developing resilience and effective communication.

For anyone wanting to join us for our September 2025 course you can sign up here https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msums

09/04/2025

We are pleased to announce that Module 5, ‘Disease Management', is now open.

In Module 5 you will learn about various aspects of MS disease management including monitoring, symptom management, disease modifying therapies and support. Module 5 also includes new content on stem cell therapy.

If you'd like to join us for the next course we are taking enrolments for September 2025 at https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msums

Please share the link or tag anyone here that you think might be interested!

02/04/2025

For our Understanding MS followers in Australia, please make sure your voice is heard to ensure that MS Australia's research and advocacy priorities reflect what matters most to the MS community.

Have your say before 13 April and help make a difference!
HAVE YOUR SAY 👉 https://bit.ly/41pdJoJ

Haven’t had your say on the future of MS research and advocacy yet? There’s still time!

We’re keeping the 2025 MS Community Priorities Survey open a little longer — 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹.

We’ve had a fantastic response so far, but we want to hear from as many voices as possible to ensure our priorities reflect what matters most to the MS community.

The last survey helped shape real outcomes:

🔬 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: Since 2022, MS Australia has invested over $6 million into research focused on finding a cure for MS via cell repair and regeneration — the top research priority identified in the 2021 survey.

💊 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆: Survey feedback helped guide our efforts to improve access to MS medications. Since the last survey, we’ve supported nine new PBS listings, helping make treatments more affordable for people with MS.

If you haven’t completed the survey yet, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

Thank you for having your say and making a difference.

HAVE YOUR SAY 👉 https://bit.ly/41pdJoJ