healthcare

Overview Learn how to design effective health responses Health systems across the world are facing unprecedented challenges financially, socially and environmentally. This course will provide you with an introduction to the skills and knowledge required to solve some of the world’s biggest...

Overview Learn how to help build a more resilient, more effective healthcare workforce. The health workforce is a critical building block in a strong healthcare system, but skills shortages are a problem across the world, particularly in rural and remote areas. So, how do we keep the health...

Overview Gain insight into healthcare service improvements for both patients and staff Creating beneficial change requires analysis and research. On this course, you will be introduced to analysis models and service improvement methods that can help create change in the healthcare environment...

Overview If you are a carer for a person living with dementia then this is a course for you. When it comes to understanding and supporting a person living with dementia, family carers are very often the most skilled and knowledgeable. Yet, you will know that carers can face a number of really...

Overview Discover how personalized medicine can be used in treatment decisions Personalized medicine and pharmacogenetics both promise exciting new developments in healthcare. On this course you will explore their potential, taking a close look at the human genome, genome and exome sequencing...

Overview Improve working relationships between disabled people and personal assistants Disabled people can now receive funding from their local authority to employ a personal assistant. While this gives them more personalised care in their own home, it also turns them into an employer. This...

Overview Everything we do in healthcare has to be discovered and thoroughly tested before it can be put into practice. In this course you will explore clinical research – its challenges and its huge benefits to modern healthcare. You will work through case studies and examine how research...

Overview Understand prescribing and using insulin The current spend on diabetes care by the NHS is estimated to be £1.6 million pounds per hour. 80% of this is spent on managing diabetes complications, the risk of which can be significantly reduced through effective blood glucose control using...

Overview Grow your confidence in answering common weight management questions The obesity crisis means that healthcare professionals talking confidently to patients about weight is more critical than ever. On this course, designed for healthcare professionals by an international team of experts...

Overview Humanitarian crises due to armed conflict, natural disasters, disease outbreaks and other hazards are a major and growing contributor to ill-health and vulnerability worldwide, and their continuing effects on health and health systems can undermine decades of social development...

Overview Understand how social media is used in healthcare to improve communication. Social media has emerged as a new channel for both seeking information, and for creating and exchanging user-generated content among peers. But as the amount of information being uploaded to social networks...

Overview Learn how to answer questions related to inflammation and disease, and food On this course, designed specially for healthcare professionals, get an introduction to current evidence surrounding the impact of nutrition and foods on development and treatment of chronic low-grade...

Overview Why is quality improvement in health and social care systems so difficult? Why is it so challenging to bring in new and better ways of organising health and social care services? Many reasons have been put forward: lack of money; lack of appropriate or complete knowledge; excessive and...

Overview Why are some treatments made available to patients while others are not? Explore how Health Technology Assessment (HTA) informs decisions about whether we should have access to certain treatments. This course is based on the University of Sheffield’s online distance-learning programme...

Overview Deepen your understanding and improve communication with patients & colleagues Thanks to ground-breaking research over the past 20 years, new, more targeted treatments have been developed that are changing the way we treat cancer, and providing new hope for patients. Join us and...

Overview Understand the physical, psychosocial, financial effects of cancer Cancer is a major burden of disease across the globe. Every year, millions of people are diagnosed with the illness. This course will explore the importance of cancer survivorship, and show you how to develop an...