Disease & Disorders Courses

Medical Parasitology | 医学寄生虫学

189 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

367 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
• 5th Jul, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nutrition and Cancer

260 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
• 5th Jul, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Understanding Dementia

11415 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
• 5th Jul, 2022
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

821 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
• 14th Mar, 2022
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

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.

• Independent
• 2 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• 28th Mar, 2022
• Free Online Course

Preventing Dementia

6073 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
• 1 month from now (17th May)
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

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

100 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)

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

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
• 22 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

LSHTM

COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus

63 reviews

What is COVID-19? Find out more about the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and its implications around the world.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment

31 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
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

UCT

Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability: Circles of Care and Education

19 reviews

This course is about caring for and educating children (and youth) with severe to profound intellectual disability.

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health After Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care

This course presents basic principles of cancer survivorship to primary-care physicians. Developed by a team of experts in caring for cancer survivors, and narrated by a primary-care physician, this course provides practical tips and tools that can be ea…

• Coursera
• 2-3 hours worth of material, 1 week long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)