506 Part-time Short courses in Health Sciences

Understanding pharmacokinetics, from basic principles to clinical applications with Clinical Pharmacokinetics - Dosing and Monitoring at Taipei Medical University delivered through FutureLearn.

Learn how to critically appraise published medical research literature to keep up with research developments in your field with Critical Appraisal Techniques for Healthcare Literature at St George's, University of London by FutureLearn.

The purpose of this Prognostic Research course from Utrecht University is to redress this imbalance. We will therefore discuss the principles and methods of non-experimental prognostic research, together with the practice of prognostic research in a clinical setting. 

Explore the relationship between nutrition and brain health, why it matters, and how to work towards positive food changes with Food and Mood - Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition at Deakin University by FutureLearn.

Lessons in this Advanced Aerobics course from Warnborough College cover elements necessary for a career in aerobic instruction such as class design, leadership, and organising classes.

The Animal Grooming course from Warnborough College helps you develop a fundamental understanding of animal grooming.

This Interventions and Calibration course offered by Coursera in partnership with Imperial College London covers approaches for modelling treatment of infectious disease, as well as for modelling vaccination. 

Learn about anxiety and discover helpful strategies to support young people struggling with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic Anxiety in Children and Young People during COVID-19 at University of East Anglia delivered through FutureLearn.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Design in Healthcare - Using Patient Journey Mapping course in collaboration with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) - DelftX. Learn about the Patient Journey Mapping method for innovative product and service design in healthcare.

Helping primary care professionals to target the use of antibiotics to reduce antimicrobial resistance with TARGET Antibiotics - Prescribing in Primary Care at British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by FutureLearn.

Explore dying and palliative care practice around the world and evaluate new trends and ideas surrounding end of life care issues with End of Life Care - Challenges and Innovation at FutureLearn, The University of Glasgow delivered through FutureLearn.

Get a basic understanding of the disability sector and learn practical recovery-centred skills you can use as an Individual Support Worker, with CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) at Open Colleges.

Join this Medicinal Herbs course from the Warnborough College and learn the basics of how to identify and correctly administer herbs for medicinal purposes. 

If you are simply interested in properly understanding the published literature or if you are embarking on conducting your own research, this Understanding Clinical Research - Behind the Statistics course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Cape Town is your first step.

This Authority to Refer for Radiological Procedures course expands the nurse/midwife’s scope of practice to include radiological referral and allows them to practice at the top of their licence in meeting service need. This will reduce patient waiting times for radiological referral and will improve service efficiency. Delivered live, the course offers real-time interaction and greater value.

Learn how vaccines work and can be used for infectious disease control with The Role of Vaccines in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance at British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by FutureLearn.

Learn how to use Point Prevalence Surveys (PPS) to measure antibiotic consumption and fight antimicrobial resistance with Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance - Point Prevalence Surveys at British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by FutureLearn.

Is the application of simulation in healthcare something that interests you? Do you use simulation in your teaching practice but feel that you can improve on how you implement it, then this Application of Simulation Practice in Healthcare - Micro-credential course at Trinity College Dublin is for you. Delivered live, the course offers real-time interaction and greater value.

In this Evaluating the Quality of Healthcare Delivery course offered by Coursera in partnership with Northeastern University, you will have the opportunity to learn about the great progress that has been made in measuring and evaluating quality of care.  We will discuss key concepts and methods. 

UCL's The Professional Surgical First Assistant course, you will explore the role through various chapters, combining theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience in a surgical setting under the guidance of a consultant surgeon. You will also complete a clinical practice portfolio and an academic essay.