Health Care Courses

University of Cape Town

Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics

734 reviews

If you’ve ever skipped over`the results section of a medical paper because terms like “confidence interval” or “p-value” go over your head, then you’re in the right place.

• Coursera
• 27 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Discover Dentistry

166 reviews

An entertaining and illuminating course for everyone to explore the impact dentistry has on our lives.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

University of Cape Town

Medicine and the Arts: Humanising Healthcare

102 reviews

Explore the field of medical humanities - the intersection of the arts, humanities and healthcare - with this free online course.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Improving Healthcare Through Clinical Research

69 reviews

On this free online course, find out how medical treatments are discovered, tested and evaluated to improve healthcare for all.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Harvard Medical School;  Harvard

Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management (HE)

63 reviews

With the increasing focus on research data, this course has been developed to address present and future researchers’ data management learning needs.

• Canvas Network
• 7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Professor Dave Explains

Pharmacology

54 reviews

Learn the basics of Pharmacology to understand drugs on a molecular level.

• YouTube
• 1-2 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Health Across the Gender Spectrum

5 reviews

This course offers an intimate, story-based introduction to the experiences of six transgender children and their families. Through illustrated stories and short teaching videos, learners will gain a better understanding of gender identity and the gender…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Radiology

17 reviews

Radiographic techniques are explored in this course: Conventional Radiography, Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

• YouTube
• 2-3 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Healthcare

631 ratings at Coursera

This course explores the fundamentals of the U.S. healthcare system. It will introduce the principal institutions and participants in healthcare systems, explain what they do, and discuss the interactions between them. The course will cover physician pra…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health After Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care

56 ratings at Coursera

This course presents basic principles of cancer survivorship to primary-care physicians. Developed by a team of experts in caring for cancer survivors, and narrated by a primary-care physician, this course provides practical tips and tools that can be ea…

• Coursera
• 2-3 hours worth of material, 1 week long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Essentials of Palliative Care

45 ratings at Coursera

Palliative care can help ease suffering and improve wellbeing in people living with serious illnesses such as cancer. Palliative Care Always is an online, case-based course for health care practitioners who work in cancer care.

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Symptom Management in Palliative Care

14 ratings at Coursera

This course should be taken after the Essentials of Palliative Care course and continues building your primary palliative care skills – communication, psychosocial support and goals of care. You will learn how to screen, assess, and manage both physical…

• Coursera
• 10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Supporting Families and Caregivers

14 ratings at Coursera

This course takes a deep dive into the challenges families and friends of a patient with serious illness face and how you can care for and support them as a provider, social worker or family friend.

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Transitions in Care from Survivorship to Hospice

12 ratings at Coursera

This course should be taken after the Symptom Management course and continues building your primary palliative care skills – communication, psychosocial support, goals of care and symptom management. You will explore transitions in care such as survivors…

• Coursera
• 10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Teaching LGBTQ+ Health

This curriculum is designed for faculty members and health professions educators. The course goals are to improve your knowledge, teaching skills, and attitudes pertaining to the provision of health care to LGBTQ+ patients.e.g. This is primarily aimed at…

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 2 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)