SMA Patient Advocate Training
SMA Patient Advocate Training

SMA Europe’s SMA Patient Advocate Training is a unique, SMA-focused training designed to provide patient advocates with essential knowledge and skills to represent people living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
This learning programme equips SMA patient advocates from all around the globe with the foundational tools they need to act as informed partners in patient engagement collaborations with a wide range of stakeholders, from industry to clinicians, governments and beyond.
The training is structured in five self-paced e-learning units that cover a comprehensive overview of SMA, patient advocacy principles, the medicines lifecycle, healthcare systems and access pathways, and key challenges in the SMA landscape.
Upon completion of all dedicated modules, trainees receive the SMA Patient Advocate Training Certificate issued by SMA Europe, as proof of their expertise.
Check out our Info Sheet and learn more!
To learn more, please join our Info Session on 22 May 2026 at 3pm CET.
Apply now through our Patient advocate training application .
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Training structure and application
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please download the Patient advocates training application, read and complete it carefully and email it back to SMAcademy by 30th of June 2026, with subject line “Application to the SMA Patient Advocates Training – First Name Last name”.
TIMELINE
- Deadline for applications: 30th June 2026
- Admission decisions: 20th July
- Programme start for admitted trainees: September 2026
- Programme end: March 2027
Programme structure:
- Module 1: Introduction to Patient Advocacy in SMA
- Module 2: What is SMA?
- Module 3: Medicines’ lifecycle
- Module 4: Healthcare systems and access
- Module 5: Critical issues in SMA (*in person)
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