Geriatric Care Courses

What is Palliative Care?

304 ratings at Coursera

Explore suffering, communication, self-awareness, and whole-person assessment in palliative care. Learn skills to support patients with serious illnesses and their families, improving quality of life and treatment outcomes.

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

Trauma Emergencies and Care

485 ratings at Coursera

Explore trauma mechanics, injury types, and emergency care. Learn patient assessment, specific trauma systems, and mass casualty incident management for comprehensive trauma response skills.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Rationing Care

Explore ethical frameworks for healthcare resource allocation, focusing on equality, prioritizing the worst-off, maximizing benefits, and promoting social usefulness.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Career Certificate

Home-Based Child Care

177 ratings at Coursera

Comprehensive training on operating a home-based childcare center, covering child development, learning stimulation, safety measures, and business fundamentals over 22 weeks.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Child Care as a Business

19 ratings at Coursera

Learn to establish and manage a successful home-based child care business, covering finances, contracts, policies, and pricing strategies for a professional and sustainable operation.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Emergency Care: Pregnancy, Infants, and Children

313 ratings at Coursera

Welcome to the final course of lectures in your quest to master EMT basics. In this course, we will cover some of the highest-stress patient populations: pregnant patients and kids, also known as pediatrics.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRD) in Primary Care Settings

Comprehensive introduction to diagnosing and managing chronic respiratory diseases in primary care settings, focusing on asthma and COPD. Covers global burden, diagnosis, treatment, and improving care practices.

• Coursera
• 19 hours 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Speech-Language Pathology for Ataxia Care - Evaluation and Strategies

9 ratings

Explore speech therapy for ataxia patients, including evaluations, exercises, and strategies to improve communication and swallowing with a Johns Hopkins expert.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

National Scleroderma Foundation

Taking Care of the Caregiver: Survival and Self-Care Techniques

9 ratings

Learn survival and self-care techniques for caregivers, including burnout prevention, advocacy, and finding support. Discover practical tools and strategies to maintain well-being while caring for others.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Horse Course: Introduction to Basic Care and Management

997 ratings at Coursera

Learn essential equine care, from physiology and behavior to nutrition and health. Explore breeding, training, and management practices for horses, donkeys, and mules across diverse global contexts.

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

Introducing social care and social work

6 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore social care and social work roles, contexts, and practices in the UK. Develop understanding of practitioner responsibilities, identity, reflection skills, and legal frameworks guiding these vital professions.

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Care: The First Step in Tech Innovation for Entrepreneurs

15 ratings at Coursera

Develop an innovator mindset through evidence-based entrepreneurship, problem-solving, and intrapreneurship. Learn to identify valuable problems and create impactful solutions using practical skills and methodologies.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Palliative Care: It's Not Just Hospice Anymore

510 ratings at Coursera

Aprenda a brindar apoyo integral a personas con enfermedades graves, abordando el sufrimiento físico, psicológico, social y espiritual para mejorar su calidad de vida más allá del cuidado de hospicio.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Palliative Care

92 ratings at Coursera

Explore emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of serious illnesses. Learn to support patients and families, recognize depression, manage anxiety, and facilitate advance care planning and decision-making.

• Coursera
• 15 hours 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care

194 ratings at Coursera

Develop a systems approach for assessing and managing pain in palliative care, covering assessment basics, integrative therapies, and pharmacological strategies including opioids and non-opioids.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course