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Harvard University
An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.
Harvard University
How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed to control and eliminate malaria.
Imperial College London
Epidemiological studies can provide valuable insights about the frequency of a disease, its potential causes and the effectiveness of available treatments. Selecting an appropriate study design can take you a long way when trying to answer such a question. However, this is by no means enough. A stu…
Stanford University
Enhance your research skills with this course on critically evaluating clinical studies. Learn key research methodology principles, including randomization and blinding, to improve clinical practice, research quality, and peer reviews. Practice critical appraisal on real-world studies. Enroll today…
Imperial College London
Epidemiological research is ubiquitous. Even if you don’t realise it, you come across epidemiological studies and the impact of their findings every single day. You have probably heard that obesity is increasing in high income countries or that malaria is killing millions of people in low income co…
Johns Hopkins University
Professional epidemiologists are often called on to investigate outbreaks and epidemics. This course serves as an introduction to the essentials of investigation, identifying pathogens, figuring out what's going on, reporting, and responding. You'll learn how to ask precise epidemiologic questions…
Imperial College London
Choosing an appropriate study design is a critical decision that can largely determine whether your study will successfully answer your research question. A quick look at the contents page of a biomedical journal or even at the health news section of a news website is enough to tell you that there…
Johns Hopkins University
Epidemiology is often described as the cornerstone science and public health and public health surveillance is a cornerstone of epidemiology. This course will help you build your technical awareness and skills for working with a variety of surveillance systems. Along the way, we'll focus on system…
Imperial College London
Welcome to this course on the aetiology, epidemiology and interventions for non-communicable diseases of the Global Diseases Masterclass. We’ve selected four disease areas and will go through each in turn. The diseases we’ve chosen are: Colorectal Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Dementia, and…
Johns Hopkins University
In order to make a difference in the health and well-being of a population, we must understand the burden of all problems and conditions that affect the population, as well as how well our efforts to mitigate these problems are actually working. This course provides you with some essential skills a…
Johns Hopkins University
Epidemiology is often described as the cornerstone science in public health. Epidemiology in public health practice uses study design and analyses to identify causes in an outbreak situation, guides interventions to improve population health, and evaluates programs and policies. In this course, we'…
Johns Hopkins University
This course introduces participants from the healthcare sector to gender based violence (GBV), including global epidemiology of GBV; health outcomes; seminal research; and clinical best practices for GBV prevention, support, and management. A core curriculum is supplemented by lectures that context…
Delft University of Technology
Don't let the absence of data or the lack of appropriate data affect your decision-making. In this introductory course you will discover the theory behind Structured Expert Judgment.
Johns Hopkins University
Whether you've traveled before or not, living and working overseas can be challenging. Learn how best to prepare and make the most of your time internationally. This course will prepare you to work and live overseas. It explores the epidemiology of common morbidity and mortality among travelers and…
Stanford University
Improve your ability to critically evaluate clinical research papers with this CME/CE course from Stanford University. Learn research methodology principles, analyze screening study designs, and enhance your skills in evidence-based medicine.
MIT OpenCourseWare
This course draws on different disciplines, conceptual frameworks, and methodological approaches to examine gender in relation to health, including public health practice, epidemiologic research, health policy, and clinical application. It discusses a variety of health-related issues that illustrat…
The University of Hong Kong
“If history is our guide, we can assume that the battle between the intellect and will of the human species and the extraordinary adaptability of microbes will be never-ending.” (1) Despite all the remarkable technological breakthroughs that we have made over the past few decades, the threat from i…
Imperial College London
This course describes the underpinning science around vaccines and their development. It will look at the immunological underpinnings of how vaccines induce protection. It will also look at the epidemiological basis of how vaccines are rolled out. Finally it will explore how new vaccines are develo…
Imperial College London
This course is all about infectious diseases. We’ve selected four disease areas — HIV, Malaria, Emerging Infectious Diseases (Ebola and Zika), and TB — and we will go through each in turn. We’ve selected these diseases because they span a range of different types of disease and allow us to look at…
Stanford University
Discover the role the crisis response team plays in disaster management in this course from the Stanford Center for Health Education.
