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Learn patient safety principles for healthcare practice. Understand strategies to prevent medical errors and improve patient outcomes.


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Child Housing Assessment for a Safer Environment Teach-Out

    Skills you'll gain: Injury Prevention, Fire And Life Safety, Electrical Safety, Accident Prevention, Safety Training, Safety Standards, Health And Safety Standards, Working With Children, Risk Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Claves para la igualdad de género

    Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Diversity Awareness, Culture, Socioeconomics, Cultural Diversity, Sociology, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Cultural Responsiveness, Conflict Management, Advocacy, Cultural Sensitivity, Family Therapy, Community and Social Work, Safety and Security, Public Policies

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    916 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Manejo moderno de la caries dental

    Skills you'll gain: Cavity Prevention, Dental Care, Dental Procedures, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene, Treatment Planning, Diagnostic Tests, Risk Analysis, Clinical Assessment

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    304 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Health Concepts in Chinese Medicine

    Skills you'll gain: Preventative Care, Pharmacology, Immunology, Chronic Diseases, Nutrition and Diet, Medical Terminology, Medical History Documentation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    425 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training: How to Talk to Parents

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Communication, Immunology, Patient Education And Counseling, Parent Communication, Pediatrics, Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Active Listening, Research, Persuasive Communication, Infectious Diseases, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Community Health, Clinical Trials, Public Health

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    1.2K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Stanford University

    Formação sobre a COVID-19 para Profissionais de Saúde

    Skills you'll gain: Airway Management, Mechanical Ventilation, Respiratory Care, Critical Care, Telehealth, Personal protective equipment, Patient Treatment, Infection Control, Acute Care, Oxygen Therapy, Clinical Assessment, Patient Evaluation, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Infectious Diseases, Vital Signs

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    72 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Reign of Pain

    Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Neurology, Chronic Diseases, Stress Management, Empathy, Mental Health, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Patient Education and Support, Mindfulness, Mental Health Therapies, Emotional Intelligence, Patient Evaluation

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    35 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northwestern University

    Career 911: Your Future Job in Medicine and Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Public Speaking, Professionalism, Leadership, Relationship Building, Personal Development

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    173 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Introduction to Clinical Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Clinical Data Management, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, R Programming, Medical Privacy, Google Cloud Platform, Data Ethics, Data Science, Health Informatics, Data Processing, Electronic Medical Record, SQL, Data Access

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    423 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Lund University

    Introduction to Particle Accelerators (NPAP MOOC)

    Skills you'll gain: Radiation Therapy, Medical Equipment, Radiography, Materials science, Semiconductors, Physics, Emerging Technologies, Laboratory Equipment, Medical Imaging, Electrical Engineering, Safety Assurance, Simulation and Simulation Software

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    203 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    AI Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, Image Analysis, Responsible AI, OpenAI, LLM Application, Cloud Applications, Multimodal Prompts, Generative AI, Cloud API, Application Deployment, Prompt Engineering Tools, API Gateway, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, User Interface (UI), Data Ethics, Application Programming Interface (API), Open Source Technology, Software Engineering

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    276 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Houston

    A Brief History of Human Spaceflight

    Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, International Relations, Aerospace Basic Quality System Standards, Human Factors, Failure Analysis, Engineering, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Safety Assurance, Engineering Practices

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    434 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Child Housing Assessment for a Safer Environment Teach-Out: Johns Hopkins University
  • Claves para la igualdad de género: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Manejo moderno de la caries dental: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Health Concepts in Chinese Medicine: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training: How to Talk to Parents : Johns Hopkins University
  • Formação sobre a COVID-19 para Profissionais de Saúde: Stanford University
  • Reign of Pain: Michigan State University
  • Career 911: Your Future Job in Medicine and Healthcare: Northwestern University
  • Introduction to Clinical Data Science: University of Colorado System
  • Introduction to Particle Accelerators (NPAP MOOC): Lund University

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