health science

COURSE DESCRIPTION In order to be a leader/administrator in the healthcare industry, you must have a basic understanding of healthcare finance, risk, legal and regulatory issues in order to navigate and change the system. Managing risk is one of the primary responsibilities of a leader. This...

! You may have already completed this course as part of the Core Course Requirements for a degree equivalent in Health Science. COURSE DESCRIPTION To be an effective agent of change, a healthcare administrator must have a foundational understanding of healthcare advocacy, law, and regulatory...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Learners in this course will explore the multi-dimensional factors related to healthcare ethics of vulnerable populations. Examine the frameworks utilized in the practice of ethical deliberation on topics of specific concern in vulnerable populations, such as healthcare...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Equipped with the appropriate tools, healthcare administrators can become the change agents within their organizations. This course provides learners with key constructs, theories and practices associated with leadership, change management, and organizational behavior...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Leading organizational change can be a challenge for anyone. Doing so in a large, heavily-regulated environment such as healthcare without the proper tools to develop, coach, and mentor employees is a recipe for failure. Such dynamic environments call for skilled, strong...

COURSE DESCRIPTION This capstone exam includes the evaluation of the competencies and performance tasks, which define a successful healthcare administrator. This capstone exam is part of the DoaneX Healthcare Administration MicroMasters program that is designed to provide you with the in-depth...

COURSE DESCRIPTION An introductory level biology course hosted by professor Eric Lander, who was one of the leaders of the Human Genome Project. The course content reflects the topics taught in the MIT introductory biology courses and many biology courses across the world. As a learner, you will...

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will highlight the most interesting experiments within the field of psychology, discussing the implications of those studies for our understanding of the human mind and human behavior. We will explore the brain and some of the cognitive abilities it supports like...

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is part of Global Freshman Academy (GFA), which means you can earn transferable ASU credit toward your college degree. In this sociology course, you will learn about the social processes groups of all sizes follow to form, function and evolve over time. You will...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, students learn to recognize and to apply the basic concepts that govern integrated body function (as an intact organism) in the body's nine organ systems. Length: 33 Hours Price: FREE (Add a verified certificate for £36) Provider: Duke University via Coursera...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Not so long ago, it was almost guaranteed that you would die of an infectious disease. In fact, had you been born just 150 years ago, your chances of dying of an infectious disease before you've reached the tender age of 5 would have been extremely high. Since then, science...

COURSE DESCRIPTION There is an overload of information about nutrition and health, but what is the truth and what can you do to improve the health of your patients? Learn more about nutrition and how our diet profoundly impacts our current and future health. This course addresses the...

COURSE DESCRIPTION The connections between prevention, wellness and behavioral health science with healthcare delivery, quality and safety, lifestyle medicine-based disease management and economic issues of value and risk—all in the service of specific populations and subpopulations - need to be...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Often called “the cornerstone” of public health, epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases, health conditions, or events among populations and the application of that study to control health problems. By applying the concepts learned in this...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Developmental psychology is the study of an individual’s social, emotional, cognitive, and biological development through his or her lifespan. The focus of this course will be from infancy to later life. This psychology course will examine how babies and young children...

COURSE DESCRIPTION Introduction to Genetics and Evolution is a college-level class being offered simultaneously to new students at Duke University. The course gives interested people a very basic overview of some principles behind these very fundamental areas of biology. We often hear about new...

COURSE DESCRIPTION In today’s world, mental illness and distress are common and these account for a significant burden of disability within our community. At the same time, there is a growing interest in understanding and enhancing positive mental health and wellbeing; particularly from...

COURSE DESCRIPTION A conceptual and interpretive public health approach to some of the most commonly used methods from basic statistics. Length: 8 Weeks Effort: 2-3 hours per week Price: FREE (Add a verified certificate for £36) Provider: Johns Hopkins University via Coursera Subject...

COURSE DESCRIPTION A practical and example filled tour of simple and multiple regression techniques (linear, logistic, and Cox PH) for estimation, adjustment and prediction. Length: 8 Weeks Effort: 2-3 hours per week Price: FREE (Add a verified certificate for £36) Provider: Johns Hopkins...

COURSE DESCRIPTION To be an effective agent of change, a healthcare administrator must have a foundational understanding of healthcare advocacy, law, and regulatory issues, as well as compliance. This course will focus on a wide range of important issues in health law, health policy and the...