Develop effective communication skills to support your patients who may be trying to improve their diet to prevent or manage type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Learn how to apply techniques for communication of evidence-based brief nutrition messages, explain common misconceptions, and identify...

Provides an overview of Alzheimer’s disease, including pathophysiology, risk factors, stages, symptoms, diagnosis, including medications used to enhance cognitive function. Reviews modified communication strategies that optimize interactions and reduce behavioral expressions. Explores the topic of dementia...

Learn about the Patient Journey Mapping method for innovative product and service design in healthcare. In this course you will learn about the different experiences patients go through in a medical context. The patient journey explores the interaction between the patient and the healthcare providers...

Este curso en línea busca hacer una introducción de los principales aspectos relacionados con el Coronavirus COVID-19. El curso resume los principales aspectos que los médicos tendrían ante un paciente con sospecha clínica de infección por Coronavirus. Los aspectos que se abordan son: Prevención, Diagn...

Aborda aspectos relacionados con las medidas de protección y bioseguridad, intubación orotraqueal, ventilación mecánica, Síndrome de Dificultad Aguda Respiratoria en el marco de la contingencia actual mundial por el coronavirus. Según las proyecciones más optimistas de la infección por SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus...

Develop a clearer understanding of what mental health is, and learn how best to recognise and respond to mental health concerns, such as negative thoughts and behaviours, in yourself and others. This short course is a German-Australian collaboration developed in response to the growing need to provide...

In this course, we explore what it means to be a leader in the context of healthcare. How is it different to leadership in other industries? What are the particular skills and attitudes leaders need to have to navigate the complexity of healthcare leadership? Strong leadership is essential for the creation...

Learn the basic principles for design of randomized clinical trials and how they should be reported. Clinical trials are experiments designed to evaluate new interventions to prevent or treat disease in humans.  The interventions evaluated can be drugs, devices (e.g., hearing aid), surgeries, behavioral...

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. Este curso se desarrolló con el apoyo del Proyecto Empodera...

The Business of Aging in the Longevity Economy will introduce you to the interdisciplinary field of aging, important concepts of senior living administration, and to the master of science degree at Georgetown University in Aging & Health. This three-module course is appropriate for anyone interested...

Regardless of where physicians practice they are expected to be calm, cool, and collected when confronted with undifferentiated, critically ill patients. Medical education in most countries however, focuses on approaching patients in a methodical, time intensive manner. Although this approach can be...

Small bugs serious diseases, with knowledge they are seized. Ning Wu, M.D. is an acossiate professor in School of Medicine,Tsinghua University. Dr. Wu gained her Doctor of Medicine degree from Peking Union Medical College, the top 1 medical school in China. Afterward, she went to Johns Hopkins University...

Aprende sobre las herramientas y canales que te llevarán a un balance en tu vida, para un mejor desarrollo personal y profesional, logrando conseguir un estado de bienestar integral. El bienestar se ha convertido en una tendencia global que busca el equilibrio y balance en la vida de cada persona. Sin...

As a student, parent, teacher, coach, or health professional, learn strategies to help improve the mental health of young people in your life, recognise concerning behaviours, and feel better prepared to have conversations about mental health. Poor mental health affects one in four people, and young...

Health professionals and students, family caregivers, friends of and affected individuals, and others interested in learning about dementia and quality care will benefit from completing the course. Led by Drs. Nancy Hodgson and Laura Gitlin, participants will acquire foundational knowledge in the care...

This course provides an overview of the Design Thinking process and tools used for business innovation. Design Thinking is a popular new idea in the business world – organizations as diverse as entrepreneurial start-ups, big established corporations, and government and social service organizations...

During this course, students will gain an understanding of the Disaster Cycle, concentrating on the Mitigation Phase. They will examine disaster planning on a personal level developing a disaster plan and examine Awareness and Attitude during disasters and daily life. This course will teach the student...

Students will learn the process of drug discovery and development through specific examples of case studies to better understand the issues facing the challenges of delivering a new drug on the market. At the completion of this course you will be able to have a better understanding of how a small or...

Desarrolla competencias emocionales a través de la educación emocional que favorezcan herramientas para el manejo de aspectos individuales, relacionales y contextuales, que permitan alcanzar tus metas personales. Desde el punto de vista de la formación humana, existen diversos campos en los cuales el...

El curso te presenta una visión integral de la gestión de empresas prestadoras de servicios de Agua y Saneamiento; así como la relevancia de aspectos claves como la eficiencia, la sostenibilidad y el fortalecimiento de los recursos; tanto técnicos como humanos. Adicionalmente, revisarás conceptos vinculados...