Healthcare & Medicine courses

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Discover the principles and practices supporting IVOST and COPAT. The use of intravenous antimicrobials and complex oral antimicrobial regimes within outpatient clinical environments is helping with non-admission to and early discharge from hospital....

4.67

Understand antimicrobial stewardship Designed for healthcare professionals, this six-week course will inform you about – and empower you to provide – safe, high-quality antibiotic use. You’ll interact with colleagues globally, to understand what an...

4.85

Understand cardiovascular disease and learn how to keep your heart healthyYour heart beats around 100,000 times a day, pumping blood around your body to deliver oxygen and nutrients, while taking away waste products. When your...

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Understand the effects of ageing and fitness programming for older adults. This online Short Course provides an overview of the prescreening, testing and programming for older adults in developing health and fitness goals and programs....

4.78

Gain practical knowledge to reduce risk of vision loss from diabetic eye diseaseThe number of adults with diabetes is predicted to increase by more than 50% to 642 million by 2040. Diabetic eye disease is...

4.77

Learn what is meant by leading with kindness and compassionThis introductory three-week course from The King’s Fund is for anyone working in or interested in health and social care in its broadest sense, regardless of...

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Build alliances in global health using polio eradication as a case studyThis hands-on course will prepare you to overcome the challenges associated with alliance building within the global health sector. Using The Global Polio Eradication...

4.71

Discover the benefits of physical activity for children and babiesOn this course, you’ll discover the importance of physical activity for young children’s overall development. As you explore the holistic health and developmental benefits of physical...

4.47

Learn how to support children and young people using psychological first aid On this 3-week course you will explore the techniques of psychological first aid (PFA), the globally recommended training for supporting people during emergencies....

4.5

Recognising the need for leadership development whilst nurturing new leadersWhat are the key still required by future leaders of the 21st century? And how can you improve your understanding of the responsibilities of today’s health...

4.59

Understand how AI can be used in healthcare and the challenges it createsThe use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been a major development in healthcare. With the availability of vast amounts of health data, and...

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Discover the effect nutrition has on humans throughout their livesHave you ever wondered how what you eat affects your health? Nutrition plays a key role in human health and disease prevention. On this course, you...

4.85

Discover the inner workings of how to plan and manage a global health initiativePlanning and managing a global health initiative involves a complex set of issues. At every level from global to national and sub-national,...

Aprenda cómo un microbioma sano puede combatir enfermedadesRecuerde que este curso se realiza sin facilitación. La versión en inglés del curso puede encontrarse aquí. El microbioma -los microbios que habitan el interior del cuerpo humano-...

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Build relationships in maternity care and save livesResearch unequivocally shows that providing a woman with the same midwife before, during and after birth, results in less preterm birth, fetal death and other complications. This course...

4.67

Understand the role of genes in cancer and genetic diseaseIt’s widely known that some diseases run in families. The discovery of the structure of DNA and the unravelling of the genetic code has led to...

Explore la relación entre salud, nutrición y sostenibilidadRecuerde que este curso se realiza sin facilitación. La versión en inglés del curso puede encontrarse aquí. La dieta es el mayor factor de riesgo individual de enfermedades...

4.84

Explore the exciting possibilities of a career in nursingMost people will have interacted with a qualified nurse during their lifetime, but the profession remains largely misunderstood. On this course, you’ll develop an accurate understanding of...

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Ajustar los programas de protección de la infancia en el contexto de la COVID-19Este curso proporcionará a los profesionales de la protección de la infancia conocimientos y habilidades para implementar estrategias de prevención y respuesta...

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Discover topics like food sustainability, integrity, ethics, and constituentsPlease note this course runs without facilitation Food and health information is often oversimplified by the media, and recommendations can be inaccurately reported and contr...