Karolinska Institutet Courses

CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults

2 reviews

This course serves as an introduction to care and support for older adults, senior citizens, and the elderly. Together we can help deliver personalized caregiving, helping citizens age well and with dignity.

• edX
• 1-3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Urology

2 reviews

Introduction to Urology will set you on a path to a basic understanding of urology geared towards anyone interested in clinical medicine.

• edX
• 5-8 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Behavioral Medicine: A Key to Better Health

Learn how to change everyday behaviors for healthier lives using basic behavioral medicine concepts. Test yourself with virtual patient scenarios.

• edX
• 30-40 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

eHealth – Opportunities and Challenges

An introduction to the eHealth field featuring practical examples.

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

Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trials in Health Care

Pragmatic randomized controlled trials reliably work out which of several healthcare interventions works best under real-world conditions.

• edX
• 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CARE: Age related diseases and disorders

This course explores a range of diseases, disorders and conditions that we may encounter as we age, and how it can look when an older adult has more than one medical condition, known as comorbidities.

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

The Ethics of Biomedicine

We will addresses the most interesting and important areas of contemporary bioethics. It is the first edX MOOC that is primarily directed towards students reading biomedicine and who will often end up in development and research or at biomed laboratories.

• edX
• 3-6 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CARE: Promotion of Healthy Ageing

Learn how to promote active and healthy ageing when caring for an older adult. Explore lifestyle-related factors and their role in the prevention of diseases and disorders in old age.

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

CARE: Supporting Older Adult Personal Care & Independence - Part 1 of 2

This course details the mindset and important practices associated with giving care. With instruction on how to provide assistance in bathing, showering, and use of toilet facilties, we can inspire quality caregiving in intimate spaces.

• edX
• 1-3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CARE: Supporting Older Adult Personal Care & Independence - Part 2 of 2

This course illustrates best practices associated with everyday assistive caregiving, from daily grooming, mobility, and support around the home.

• edX
• 1-3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Systematic Innovation for Life Science

Gain knowledge and understanding of how innovative thinking skills benefit the Life Science sector, including several cross-functional tools and a powerful method called TRIZ for faster, more radical innovation.

• edX
• 4-5 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

An Introduction to Global Health

2 reviews

Understanding challenges and solutions to global health issues from an inter-disciplinary perspective.

• edX
• 2-5 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Explore Statistics with R

14 reviews

Learn basic statistics in a practical, experimental way, through statistical programming with R, using examples from the health sciences. 

• edX
• 4 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to: Physical Examination and History Taking

Learn examination techniques that more accurately identify pathologies and help lead to correct diagnoses. Get insights into the fundamentals of history taking: the art of asking patients the right questions.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)