Foundations of Client Care 1: Human Body and Disease Basics (edX)

EdX

University of Texas at San Antonio - UTSA

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease: A Molecular and Genetic Approach (edX)

Sci: Biology & Life Sciences Health & Society

Understand the evolution of Alzheimer’s Disease through a molecular and genetic perspective and the contribution of a biological approach to the prevention and treatment of this disease. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most financially costly disease in developed countries. Even if knowledge of molecular changes in Alzheimer’s disease is extensive, and new areas of investigation have been explored, the cognitive trajectory of Alzheimer’s disease is still unknown, as it was in 1906, when this disease was described for the first time.

No sessions available

5-12 Weeks

Health Healthcare Alzheimer

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EdX

HarvardX,Harvard University

Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results (edX)

Management & Leadership Health & Society

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life. Developed through a collaboration between HarvardX and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, PH 556x: Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A roadmap for getting results will provide learners with the valuable skills and simple, well-tested tools they need to translate promising innovations or evidence into practice.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Health Science Healthcare

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EdX

Universidad Anáhuac,AnahuacX

Foundations of Medical Spanish (edX)

Languages & Literature

Enhance your communication skills as a doctor or healthcare professional with this introductory Spanish course to engage better with Latin and Hispanic patients. This course has the specific purpose to aid healthcare professionals interested in learning medical Spanish. We teach doctors the language to communicate when their patient’s visit takes place. This course not only helps you to greet patients but also interview them to find out the chief complaint.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Healthcare Spanish Spanish Language

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EdX

Wageningen University,WageningenX

Nutrition and Cancer (edX)

Sci: Biology & Life Sciences Food & Nutrition

Discover the latest insights on the role of diet, nutrition and lifestyle in the prevention, occurrence and progression of cancer. Is cancer partly preventable through a healthy diet? Cancer has overtaken cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the leading cause of death in many parts of the world. It causes one in eight deaths worldwide. Global trends show that the majority of all cancer deaths occur in the low- and middle-income countries. Yet, cancer can be partly prevented and many of these deaths can be avoided.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Health Nutrition Food

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EdX

University of Queensland,UQx

Well and Able - Improving the Physical Health of People with Intellectual Disability (edX)

Health & Society Medicine & Pharmacology

Learn how to help those with intellectual disability achieve better health. This health course will examine the specific physical health issues that affect people with an intellectual disability including, oral health, syndrome specific health issues, health communication, especially for non-verbal patients, sexual health, and interactions between tertiary and primary healthcare systems. There is a special section on complex care including issues associated with aging and spasticity, and the health impacts of epilepsy.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Health Healthcare Wellbeing

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EdX

Politecnico di Milano

Trustworthy AI for Healthcare Management (Coursera)

Health & Society CS: Information & Technology

This MOOC gives an introduction to trustworthy artificial intelligence and its application in healthcare. This includes modules on basics of artificial intelligence and an introduction to trustworthy and ethical applications of artificial intelligence. A dedicated lesson will present the Z-Inspection® process for assessing trustworthy AI, and real-world case studies will illustrate how to apply the knowledge.

Jun 15th 2026

3 Weeks

Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Management

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EdX

Kyoto University,KyotoUx

Ethics in Life Sciences and Healthcare: Exploring Bioethics through Manga (edX)

Social Sciences

Learn about the ethical decisions surrounding critical health and life science issues through Manga. Is it okay to take pills to help you ace exams? Should you be able to choose the sex of your child? Is abortion murder? These controversial questions will be explored through Manga in this bioethics course. Bioethics is an interdisciplinary field of study that looks into ethical, legal, and social implications of life sciences and health care.

This course is archived

5-12 Weeks

Health Healthcare Ethics

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EdX

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Fisiopatología renal y enigmas de la vida cotidiana (edX)

Health & Society Medicine & Pharmacology

En este curso encontrarás respuestas a preguntas de la vida cotidiana al entender el funcionamiento de tus riñones.

Self Paced

Self-Paced

Health Disease Renal Pathophysiology

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EdX

McGill,McGillX

The Body Matters: Why Exercise Makes You Healthy and How to Stay Uninjured (edX)

Health & Society

Learn from leading global experts about the benefits of physical activity and how to prevent and treat injuries. This health course will show you why exercise is a fundamental component of a healthy lifestyle. Exercise is more than just an “art of converting big meals and fattening snacks into back strains and pulled muscles by lifting heavy things that don’t need to be moved, or running when no one is chasing you.” (Anonymous quote) Our bodies evolved to move over several millennia.

No sessions available

5-12 Weeks

Health Human Body Body

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EdX

Stanford University,StanfordOnline

Your Body Inside and Out: Using Exercise Physiology to Slow Aging (edX)

Sci: Biology & Life Sciences

This online class will present the latest scientific information on the interaction between aging and physical activity. In an approachable style, you will learn how your physiology changes with age and how different types of movement can impact that trajectory of aging. Physical activity is a powerful medicine and you will learn how to harness its benefits to improve your health and wellness throughout the lifespan. Whether you are new to exercise or a life-long athlete, this class will open your eyes to the amazing systems within your body and help you strategize on activities that fit your goals for a healthy life.

Self Paced

5-12 Weeks

Health Brain Physiology

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EdX

KU Leuven University

Data Analytics in Health - From Basics to Business (edX)

Health & Society Medicine & Pharmacology

Improve diagnostics, care and curing by effectively applying data analytics in healthcare and spot entrepreneurial opportunities. Many people talk about the promise of “big data” to health care. But how can the application of data analytics to big data actually improve health and health care? We will show that novel data analytics based solutions can result in better diagnosis, better care and better curing. This provides fertile ground for entrepreneurship and the development of new businesses.

No session available

4 Weeks

Health Healthcare Entrepreneurship

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EdX

University of Queensland,UQx

Specialized Cells (edX)

Sci: Biology & Life Sciences Medicine & Pharmacology

An introduction to cell physiology. Learn how specialized cells perform specific functions. The human body is composed of trillions of cells working together to perform essential body functions. Cells operate in a regulated internal environment, with different types of cells having unique properties suited to their specific functions. In this course we will dive into the complex world of human physiology, starting at the cellular level.

May 31st 2022

5-12 Weeks

Biology Human Body Nervous System

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