Disease & Disorders Courses

Medical Parasitology | 医学寄生虫学

188 reviews

Small bugs serious diseases, with knowledge they are seized.

• edX
• 1-2 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes

322 reviews

Discover the latest insights on the importance of nutrition and lifestyle in the development and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus in the online open course Nutrition, Heart disease and Diabetes. You will learn about current prog…

• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nutrition and Cancer

228 reviews

Cancer has overtaken cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the leading cause of death in many parts of the world. It causes one in eight deaths worldwide. Global trends show that the majority of all cancer deaths occur in the low- and middle-income countries.…

• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Understanding Dementia

10829 reviews

This is a course about dementia looking at a broad range of topics including, basic brain anatomy, pathology, dementia research, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, medical management, living with dementia, progression and staging, palliation, behaviours…

• Independent
• 3 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• 15th Feb, 2022
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

664 reviews

This course aims to improve understanding and awareness of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Members of the public will increase their knowledge of MS-related issues and those in the MS Community will be empowered to create and contribute to personalised MS manag…

• Independent
• 2 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• 13th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Preventing Dementia

5486 reviews

Preventing Dementia is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), offering university-quality education about the latest research in dementia risk and protective factors.

• Independent
• 2 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• 5th Oct, 2021
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Medicine & Biology by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Videos about Medicine & Biology. Kurzgesagt's YouTube channel focuses on minimalist animated educational content, using the flat design style.

• YouTube
• 3-4 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

540 reviews

Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), offering university-quality education about TBI covering the spectrum from mild concussion through to severe injury. Traumatic brain injury is often described as a silent…

• Independent
• 2 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course

Bioseguridad y equipo de protección para la prevención de COVID-19

97 reviews

Aprende sobre la aplicaciòn de las normas internacionales de bioseguridad que garantizan un entorno laboral seguro. Seleccionando y usando correctamente el equipo de protecciòn personal para prevenir el COVID-19 u otra enfermedad infecciosa.

• edX
• 4-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Riesgo biológico y bioseguridad en el entorno laboral

68 reviews

Los agentes biológicos son un factor de riesgo presente en el entorno laboral. Debe existir una detección oportuna que permita su abordaje para la prevención de accidentes y enfermedades relacionadas a su exposición. Un ejemplo, es el actual virus SARS-C…

• edX
• 4-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment

30 reviews

Explore how nutrition and environmental factors such as toxins influence your chance of developing human disease.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• 27th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mechanical Ventilation for COVID-19

24 reviews

This course will provide licensed medical professionals with an understanding of mechanical ventilation so they can support the critical care team caring for patients receiving mechanical ventilation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• edX
• 2-5 hours a week, 1 week long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Emory University

The Addicted Brain

24 reviews

This is a course about addiction to drugs and other behaviors. It will describe what happens in the brain and how this information helps us deal with and overcome addiction. It will also discuss other topics such as government policy and our vulnerabilit…

• Coursera
• 21 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 27th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Antibiotic Stewardship

3 reviews

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Improving Clinical Outcomes by Optimization of Antibiotic Practices Internet Enduring Material Sponsored by: Stanford University School of Medicine Presented by: The Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

COVID-19 Contact Tracing

12 reviews

The COVID-19 crisis has created an unprecedented need for contact tracing across the country, requiring thousands of people to learn key skills quickly.

• Coursera
• 6 hours worth of material, 1 week long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)