The Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation
NMOSD
Education
Center
For more than 15 years, GJCF has led a revolution in research, education & inspiration for patients and all those facing NMO and related conditions.
The GJCF Education Center ® offers a convenient source of latest insights from renowned experts on topics ranging from molecules to medicines.
New !
GJCF is proud to announce its new education series —
NMOSD Grand Rounds.
This monthly series offers a succinct update on high priority topics in NMO and related conditions from expert clinicians and scientists in neurology.
Each NMOSD Grand Rounds features a renowned expert in the field organizing key concepts and practices into a practical and relatable synopsis.
For participating professionals, this series offers
Continuing Medical Education
and expert clinical pearls using a digital GJCF Pocket Guide format.
NMOSD Grand Rounds
The Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation (GJCF) NMOSD Grand Rounds program aims to inform practicing neurology specialists as well as the broader spectrum of neurologists and allied healthcare providers regarding latest information in evidence-based science and medicine of NMOSD. This program features 12 essential topics addressed by experts in the field at a monthly interval. Organized and curated by GJCF advisors, this series of educational webinars enables continuing medical education (CME) credit.
This series will recur annually to ensure that information remains regularly updated. Each webinar will be moderated
by Dr. Michael Yeaman—Chair, GJCF Medical Advisors.
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Therapeutic Decision-Making: Mechanisms & Rationale
CME Credit Expires:
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Featuring Jeff Bennett, MD, PhD
University of Colorado
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Diagnosis & Differential Diagnosis of NMOSD
Now Available for CME Until:
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Featuring Dean Wingerchuk, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Mayo Clinic -
Emerging Principles & Practices for Imaging
Now Available for CME Until:
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Featuring Frederike Oertel MD, PhD
Charité University -
Pathogenesis & Immunologic Targets
Friday, May 09, 2025
Featuring Scott Zamvil, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco -
Toward Harmonized Relapse & Severity Adjudication
Friday, May 30, 2025
Featuring Brian Weinshenker, MD
University of Virginia -
Evidence-Based Rescue Strategies for Relapse
Friday, June 27, 2025
Featuring Jaqueline Palace, BM, FRCP, DM
Oxford University -
Managing Day-to-Day Non-Relapse Symptoms
Friday, July 25, 2025
Featuring Hesham Abboud, MD, PhD
Case Western Reserve University -
Best Practice Care of Patients in Special Populations
Friday, August 29, 2025
Featuring Tanuja Chitnis, MD
Harvard University -
Evaluating & Optimizing Patient Visual Health
Friday, September 19, 2025
Featuring John Chen, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic -
Addressing Mental Health: Diagnosis & Interventions
Friday, October 31, 2025
Featuring Ira Lesser, MD
University of California, Los Angeles -
Moving to Mobility: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
Friday, November 21, 2025
Presenter TBA
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Emerging Tolerization Technologies & Clinical Trials
Friday, December 12, 2025
Featuring Michael Yeaman, PhD, MSc
University of California, Los Angeles
Support for NMOSD Grand Rounds provided by:
Featured GJCF Educational Events
Read the latest insights from recent GJCF events, sessions, roundtables, and summits, and symposia.
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2024 GJCF Pre-ECTRIMS Symposium
Copenhagen
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2024 International NMO Roundtable Conference
Los Angeles
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2024 NMO Patient Day
Los Angeles
Presentations and Media
Gain the latest information from GJCF webinars, presentations, online breakout sessions, and other resources.
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Research Rounds
Presented by Michael Yeaman, PhD, MSc
2024 Boston Regional NMO Patient Day -
Tolerization 101
Presented by Michael Yeaman, PhD, MSc
2023 Online Breakout Session -
Behind the Mystery of NMO
Presented on The Balancing Act
2024 Lifetime Television Network
