anytime, online course. The training module covers the fundamentals of infection prevention and control for COVID-19 including: COVID-19 – what is it? Signs and symptoms Keeping safe – protecting yourself and others Myth busting The training is for care workers across all health care settings, including: hospitals primary care aged […]

Anytime, online course. Overview: This 3-module learning package introduces the context for the need for a coordinated global response plan to the COVID-19 outbreak. It provides the required guidance to implement the Operational Planning Guidelines to Support Country Preparedness and Response. These planning guidelines describe priority steps and actions to be included […]

online course, anywhere This course provides information on what facilities should be doing to be prepared to respond to a case of an emerging respiratory virus such as the novel coronavirus, how to identify a case once it occurs, and how to properly implement IPC measures to ensure there is […]

14th to 15th August 2020, online course. The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) produces the North American Travel Medicine Review and Update Course each year. The 2020 Course will be held 14-15 August 2020. Due to the growing COVID-19 outbreak and the increasing concern that large gatherings and travel […]

anytime, online course. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). A novel coronavirus (CoV) was identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. This […]

Start: October 2019, online course. By studying the Leading Healthcare Improvements programme, offered by The Open University UK, you will explore the importance of context, aspects of leadership, working in partnership, and policy implementation. The module acknowledges the diversity of healthcare settings and provides opportunities for you to apply your […]

Start: 4th September 2019, online course. The greatest constraint to improving global healthcare delivery? Not availability, but access. Full use of existing interventions would cut the 10 million annual child deaths that occur globally by more than 60%, as well as a high proportion of the half-million annual maternal deaths […]

Start: anytime, online course. The objective of this course is to give students the most up-to-date information on the biological, personal, and societal relevance of sleep. Personal relevance is emphasized by the fact that the single best predictor of daytime performance is the quality of the previous night’s sleep. The […]

Start: anytime, online course. Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the lining surrounding the brain and the spinal cord. Public health concerns mainly focus on the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, as it can cause large-scale epidemics. This course provides a general introduction to Meningitis and is intended for incident managers […]

Start: anytime, online course. Designed for healthcare professionals, this six-week course will inform you about – and empower you to provide – safe high-quality antibiotic use. You’ll interact with colleagues globally to understand what antibiotic resistance means – and why the World Economic Forum has placed it alongside terrorism and […]