Healthcare & Medicine courses

Total courses: 272
Duration
Chinese Medicine: Treatise on Febrile Diseases Caused by Cold (Shang Han Lun)
5

Improve your clinical efficacy using Chinese medical theoryOn this eight-week course from the HKU SPACE, you’ll explore the different syndromes of the Six-Meridian Syndrome Differentiation from the Treatise of Febrile Diseases Caused by Cold. You’ll...

Medical Equipment Donations to Low Resource Settings
5

Navigate the pitfalls of planning and organising donations of medical equipment Unavailability of essential clinical equipment can be a serious problem in low-resource settings. Whilst medical equipment donations can play a critical role in filling...

Antimicrobial Stewardship for Africa
4.66

Learn how to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Africa Communicable diseases remain to be a leading cause of death in African countries (WHO). This course will look at the threat of antimicrobial resistance in Africa and...

What Is the Body?
4.65

Explore how your body works through the study of body anatomyHow does the body work? What is it made of? What are the different parts of the human body and what are their functions? From...

eHealth: Combining Psychology, Technology, and Health
4.75

eHealth refers to the use of technologies to improve well-being, health, and healthcare. It is an umbrella term that captures concepts about the health context, technology, and people. In this free online course, we will...

Global Disability: Research and Evidence
4.89

Understand why and how to do research in the field of global disabilityAround 15% of the world’s population, or one billion people, live with some form of disability. With ageing populations, the global number of...

Procalcitonin: PCT as a Biomarker for Antimicrobial Stewardship
4.57

Explore the various uses and benefits of PCT within the medical fieldProcalcitonin (PCT) is a crucial biomarker in clinical diagnostics. Its wide usage in diagnosing infections and sepsis saves lives every day. Discover its various...

Introduction to Randomised Controlled Trials
4.84

Explore how successful clinical trials are designed and deliveredRandomised controlled trials have a huge impact on society by providing evidence of the effectiveness of healthcare, social care, and public health interventions. On this three-week co...

Disease Outbreaks in Low and Middle Income Countries
4.8

Explore disease outbreaks and outbreak preparednessOn this 3-week course, you will explore disease outbreaks, discovering what outbreaks are and why they matter as well as the different responses to such outbreaks. You will also consider...

Social Care During COVID-19: Coping with Self-Isolation and Social Distancing
4.65

Learn coping strategies to respond to the impact of COVID-19 social distancingThe increase in anxiety and uncertainty due to COVID-19 is placing increased pressure on the social care workforce, as well as those receiving help....

Managing COVID-19 in Primary Care
4.7

Access up-to-date advice to keep your primary care practice running safelyCOVID-19 is having unprecedented effects on healthcare systems around the world. As a healthcare professional, it’s important to know how to respond safely and effectively....

Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Causes of Disease
4.62

Discover epidemiology: the study of diseases. What causes human disease? Why do some people get a disease but others don’t? Through this course, you’ll learn how epidemiologists are helping to find answers to these complex...