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      The Chinese University of Hong Kong

      Everyday Chinese Medicine 2

      Skills you'll gain: Preventative Care, Patient Evaluation, Health Care, Patient Education And Counseling, Public Health, General Medicine, Pharmacology, Health Assessment, Nutrition and Diet, Treatment Planning, Chronic Diseases, Physical Therapy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      220 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Clinical Trials Data Management and Quality Assurance

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Data Management, Data Quality, Quality Assurance, Clinical Trials, Data Cleansing, Data Integrity, Data Governance, Microsoft Excel, Data Compilation, Data Collection, Data Sharing, Data Security, Patient Treatment

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      154 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      N

      National Academy of Sports Medicine

      Getting Started as a Personal Fitness Trainer

      Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Health Assessment, Preventative Care, Patient Evaluation, Injury Prevention, Overcoming Obstacles, Motivational Skills, Productivity, Self-Motivation, Time Management, Persistence, Needs Assessment, Chronic Diseases, Medical History Documentation, Communication Strategies

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      102 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      I

      ISC2

      Risk Management and Risk Assessment in a Healthcare Setting

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Monitoring, Medical Privacy, Risk Management, Risk Management Framework, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Information Privacy, Risk Analysis, Patient Safety, ISO/IEC 27001, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Personally Identifiable Information, Security Controls, Information Assurance, Data Security, Threat Modeling, NIST 800-53

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      I

      IBM

      Generative AI: Impact, Considerations, and Ethical Issues

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Generative AI, Business Ethics, Legal Risk, Socioeconomics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Machine Learning, Intellectual Property, Information Privacy, Workforce Management, Workforce Development, Safety and Security

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      236 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • N

      Northeastern University

      Intro to Improving the Patient Experience Through Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Care Management, Health Informatics, Patient Education and Support, Patient Safety, Health Care, Analytics, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Decision Support Systems, Artificial Intelligence

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      Universidad Nacional de Colombia

      Uso prudente de antimicrobianos en el entorno hospitalario

      Skills you'll gain: Infection Control, Pharmacology, Medical Prescription, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Medication Administration, Patient Safety, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Treatment Planning, Surgery

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      328 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • T

      Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

      Traditional herbal medicine in supportive cancer care: From alternative to integrative

      Skills you'll gain: Oncology, Patient Education And Counseling, Pharmacology, Drug Interaction, Patient Treatment, Treatment Planning, Medical History Documentation, Healthcare Ethics, Care Coordination, Clinical Research, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      91 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      I

      Imperial College London

      Survival Analysis in R for Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      325 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Terraform for absolute beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Microsoft Azure, Cloud Infrastructure

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      186 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      Neuroscience of Leadership: Leading with Your Brain

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Leadership, Team Motivation, Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation, Resilience, Team Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Business Transformation, Leadership, Personal Development, Strategic Leadership, Team Management, Team Performance Management, Persistence, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Business Leadership, Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Self-Awareness, Problem Solving

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      119 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado System

      Wilderness First Aid

      Skills you'll gain: Splinting, Patient Evaluation, Trauma Care, Medical Emergency, Sanitation, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, First Aid, Patient Positioning, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Assessment, Injury Prevention, Environment Health And Safety, Triage, Acute Care, Emergency Response, Vital Signs, Psychiatry, Emergency Medical Services, Patient Treatment

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
      ·
      92 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular patient safety courses

    • Everyday Chinese Medicine 2: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Clinical Trials Data Management and Quality Assurance: Johns Hopkins University
    • Getting Started as a Personal Fitness Trainer: National Academy of Sports Medicine
    • Risk Management and Risk Assessment in a Healthcare Setting: ISC2
    • Generative AI: Impact, Considerations, and Ethical Issues: IBM
    • Intro to Improving the Patient Experience Through Analytics: Northeastern University
    • Uso prudente de antimicrobianos en el entorno hospitalario: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
    • Traditional herbal medicine in supportive cancer care: From alternative to integrative: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    • Survival Analysis in R for Public Health: Imperial College London
    • Terraform for absolute beginners: Coursera Project Network

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