Pandemic Courses and Certifications

Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic

22 ratings at edX

Understanding the context for the Ebola outbreak: What went right, what went wrong, and how we can all do better.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Use of mRNA Vaccines

1 rating

A brief course led by Dr. Drew Weissman, a pioneer of mRNA technology. Learn the facts about how mRNA vaccines work and what role they play in halting the COVID-19 pandemic from a team of experts in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pe…

• edX
• 2 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Safe Surgical Care: Strategies During a Pandemic

Prepare surgical care providers to deliver safe and effective care during pandemics, focusing on protection, essential services maintenance, and long-term impact mitigation strategies.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

One Health: Pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response

44 ratings at Coursera

Explore One Health approach for pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response. Learn about gaps, obstacles, and best practices in implementing this interdisciplinary framework across human, animal, and environmental health sectors.

• Coursera
• 19 hours 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases

11 ratings

Explore infectious disease dynamics, including flu pandemics, childhood diseases, drug resistance, and digital epidemiology. Learn about pathogens, hosts, ecology, and control mechanisms for a comprehensive understanding of epidemics.

• Coursera
• 17 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

COVID-19 Contact Tracing

16 ratings

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 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854

7 ratings

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

• edX
• 1 week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Crisis Resource Management

50 ratings

Learn the skills critical for effective teamwork in a crisis situation with focus on preparation, decision-making, and reflection across multidisciplinary teams.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 3-6 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

The Royal College of Pathologists

The Pandemic Century: Lessons from Past Global Contagions

Explore past pandemics with author Mark Honigsbaum and expert panelists, discussing key themes from 'The Pandemic Century' and lessons for future global health challenges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Investigating Epidemics like COVID-19: An Analyst's Guide

Learn to detect, analyze, and respond to epidemics using data-driven methods. Gain practical skills in outbreak investigation, including creating epidemic curves, identifying disparities, and calculating key metrics for public health decision-making.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Ebola Virus Disease: An Evolving Epidemic

222 ratings at Coursera

Learn about the evolving Ebola epidemic and its various aspects including disease prevention, management and treatment, response to the epidemic, ethical considerations, and the post-Ebola global health landscape.

• Coursera
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

University of Amsterdam;  Utrecht University

Ebola: Essential Knowledge for Health Professionals

168 ratings at Coursera

Comprehensive training for health professionals on Ebola virus disease, covering epidemiology, transmission, clinical aspects, treatment approaches, and field experiences from MSF and NGO hospitals.

• Coursera
• 17 hours 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Developing the SIR Model

274 ratings at Coursera

Explore infectious disease modeling using the SIR model, covering basic concepts, epidemic behavior, and factors affecting disease dynamics like R0, susceptibility, and interventions.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Interventions and Calibration

56 ratings at Coursera

Learn to model infectious disease interventions, including vaccination effects, and calibrate SIR models to real-world epidemic data using least-squares and maximum-likelihood approaches in R.

• Coursera
• 1 day 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Building on the SIR Model

31 ratings at Coursera

Explore advanced epidemic modeling techniques, including stochasticity, heterogeneity, and vector-borne diseases. Learn to critically assess models and conduct peer reviews using R.

• Coursera
• 20 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course