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COVID-19: What You Need to Know (CME Eligible)
by Rishi Desai, MD, MPH , Mary W. Ales, CCMEP, FACEHP- 4.8
Approx. 3 hours to complete
Register for this free CME course here: https://www. coursera. org/learn/covid-19-what-you-need-to-know? edocomorp=public-health-free-courses COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has already resulted in hundreds of thousands of infections and thousands of deaths, with many more anticipated. As a healthcare professional, you can earn CME credit and help to #RaiseTheLine by becoming prepared to treat COVID-19....
Systems Thinking In Public Health
by David Bishai, MD, PhD , Ligia Paina, PhD- 4.6
Approx. 15 hours to complete
This course provides an introduction to systems thinking and systems models in public health. Problems in public health and health policy tend to be complex with many actors, institutions and risk factors involved. If an outcome depends on many interacting and adaptive parts and actors the outcome cannot be analyzed or predicted with traditional statistical methods....
Foundational Skills for Communicating About Health
by Brian Zikmund-Fisher- 4.7
Approx. 14 hours to complete
Effective communication is a core skill that nearly every health professional will need and use during their careers. Yet, few health professionals receive even basic training in how to design communications to be clear and successful. As “foundational skills,” the content in this course can be applied to both oral and written communication, within and beyond health....
Public Health Perspectives on Sustainable Diets
by Roni Neff , Becky Ramsing , Brent Kim , Pamela Rhubart Berg- 4.8
Approx. 7 hours to complete
What we eat and how we produce that food have significant effects on human health and the sustainability of our planet. But what is a ‘sustainable’ diet? A sustainable diet, as defined by the FAO, promotes health and well-being and provides food security for the present population while sustaining human and natural resources for future generations....
Confronting Gender Based Violence: Global Lessons for Healthcare Workers
by Michele Decker, ScD, MPH- 4.8
Approx. 22 hours to complete
This course introduces participants from the healthcare sector to gender based violence (GBV), including global epidemiology of GBV; health outcomes; seminal research; and clinical best practices for GBV prevention, support, and management. A core curriculum is supplemented by lectures that contextualize the content with specific examples and programs from around the world....
Stories of Infection
by Maya Adam, MD- 4.9
Approx. 12 hours to complete
This course introduces learners to a variety of infectious diseases using a patient-centered, story-based approach. Through illustrated, short videos, learners will follow the course of each patient’s illness, from initial presentation to resolution. Integrating the relevant microbiology, pathophysiology and immunology, this course aims to engage and entice the learner towards future studies in microbiology, immunology and infectious diseases....
Antibiotic Stewardship
by Stan Deresinski, MD , Elizabeth Robilotti , Marisa Holubar , Lina Meng, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP , Emily Mui- 4.5
Approx. 6 hours to complete
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 Stanford University School of Medicine NOTE: These videos were produced as part of a free online course offered by the Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education (SCCME)....
Fundamentals of Immunology: Dueling with the Dark Side
by Alma Moon Novotny, Ph.D.- 0.0
Approx. 15 hours to complete
Fundamentals of Immunology, Course 4: Dueling with the Dark Side, covers the constant battle between your immune system and threats to your health. The first two lectures discuss viral and cellular pathogens, focusing on specific tactics they use to deflect immune attack. Viral Strategies Welcome Video Lesson 1: Viral Structure and Function...
Drugs, drug use, drug policy and health
by Michel Kazatchkine , Barbara Broers , Jennifer Hasselgard-Rowe , Aymeric Reyre- 4.7
Approx. 29 hours to complete
This MOOC is the first of its kind, since it addresses critical issues related to drugs from a multidisciplinary, health and human rights-based approach. Throughout the course you will cover a range of questions including what are drugs and why they controlled? What are the benefits and harms of taking drugs?...
Diabetes - a Global Challenge
by Jens Juul Holst , Signe Sørensen Torekov , Nicolai Jacob Wewer Albrechtsen- 4.8
Approx. 17 hours to complete
Diabetes and obesity are growing health problems in rich and poor countries alike. With this course you will get updated on cutting-edge diabetes and obesity research including biological, genetic and clinical aspects as well as prevention and epidemiology of diabetes and obesity. All lectures are provided by high-profile scientists from one the world's leading universities in diabetes research....