Palliative Care Courses

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

The Horse Course: Introduction to Basic Care and Management

995 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

3 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

Easing Physical Symptoms: It's Not Just Hospice Anymore

90 ratings at Coursera

Explore symptom assessment, management techniques, and emotional support for individuals with serious illnesses. Learn to address common issues like appetite loss, breathlessness, fatigue, confusion, and digestive problems.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

ON DEMAND: The GI Hospitalist Model: Addressing the Needs of Hospital-Based Care

1 rating

Explore the emerging GI hospitalist model, its benefits for inpatient care, and strategies for implementing this approach to improve hospital-based gastroenterology practice.

• Independent
• 4-5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Health Care and Promotion for Infants and Toddlers

21 ratings at Coursera

Comprehensive guide to infant and toddler healthcare, covering development, nutrition, common health issues, and preventive care for caregivers and healthcare professionals.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

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Coaching for the Caregiver: Improving Dementia Care Interactions

8 ratings

Improve dementia caregiving skills with hands-on techniques, communication strategies, and emotional connection methods for better care interactions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Acupressure Essentials: Pressure Point Techniques for Symptom Management and Self-Care

40 ratings at Coursera

Learn acupressure principles, applications, and techniques for symptom management and self-care. Explore East Asian Medicine concepts, evidence-based practices, and protocols for pain, gastrointestinal issues, and wellbeing.

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

Social Determinants of Health: Health Care Systems

Explore health literacy, mental health, trauma, ethics in health systems, and data analysis techniques to understand social determinants of health and improve outcomes.

• Coursera
• 22 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Thinking About Care

12 ratings at Coursera

Explore the underappreciated concept of care, its societal impact, and controversies. Gain insights into care providers, motivations, and the value placed on caregiving in modern society.

• Coursera
• 7 hours 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Credential

Newborn Baby Care

In this specialization learners will acquire the skills necessary for newborn baby care to optimize their health in the hours, days and weeks after they are born.

• Coursera
• 26 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Shared Decision Making and Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care

2 ratings

This is the first MOOC on Shared Decision Making and Interprofessional Collaboration. Join Prof Elwyn and numerous renowned experts in various health care fields as they share their first hand experiences, eliciting profound insights on how they affect…

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Creating a Care Signature - Communication and the Patient Experience

Learn effective patient communication techniques to enhance care quality, improve outcomes, and create a positive patient experience in healthcare settings.

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

Mating Systems and Parental Care in Evolution and Ecology - Lecture 34

Explore diverse mating systems and parental care strategies across species, examining environmental and behavioral factors influencing reproduction and offspring protection in evolutionary biology.

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