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    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Palliative Care Capstone Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Caregiving, Patient Education And Counseling, Healthcare Ethics, Compassion, Patient Evaluation, Health Assessment, Self-Awareness, Communication, Cultural Sensitivity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      37 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional de Colombia

      Learning from the experiences of caregivers with chronic conditions

      Skills you'll gain: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Caregiving, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Care Management, Chronic Diseases, Psychosocial Assessments, Patient Evaluation, Organizational Skills, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Healthcare Delivery Providers

      Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Leadership Development, Health Care Administration, Medical Management, Organizational Structure, Health Care, Primary Care, Care Coordination, Payment Systems, Health Policy, Hospital Medicine, Innovation, Performance Measurement, Telehealth, Community Health, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      215 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Trauma Emergencies and Care

      Skills you'll gain: Trauma Care, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Medical Emergency, Patient Evaluation, Injury Prevention, Triage, Emergency Response, Mechanics, First Aid, Patient Positioning, Health Assessment, Vital Signs, Anatomy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      477 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Thinking About Care

      Skills you'll gain: Caregiving, Long Term Care, Health Care, Surveys, Personal Care, Socioeconomics, Cultural Diversity, Social Justice, Nursing Homes, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Sociology

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Self Publish Your Book on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

      Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Digital Publishing, Product Promotion, Intellectual Property, Account Management, File Management

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      77 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Patient Scheduling & Appointment Management

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Coordination, ChatGPT, Practice Management Software, Technology Roadmaps, Patient Flow, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Business Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Software As A Service, Patient Registration, Health Informatics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Identifying Patient Populations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Bioinformatics, Data Processing, Data Science, Health Informatics, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Research, Big Data, Analytics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Methods, Medical Records

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Immersify

      Vital Signs, Vital Skills: Essential Patient Assessments

      Skills you'll gain: Vital Signs, Patient Evaluation, Health Assessment, Patient Education And Counseling, Blood Pressure, Mental and Behavioral Health, Patient Treatment, Clinical Experience, Triage, Clinical Nursing, Nursing, Patient Safety, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Respiration, Medical Surgical Nursing

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      MedCerts

      Mental Health Care Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Conflict Management, Medical Privacy, Child Development, Cultural Responsiveness, Human Development, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Patient Education And Counseling, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity, Mental Health Therapies, Professionalism, Professional Development, Pediatrics, Time Management, Mental Health, Emotional Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Teamwork, Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      873 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Health Care Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Health Care Administration, Innovation, Process Improvement and Optimization, Performance Improvement, Process Mapping, Health Care, Lean Methodologies, Performance Metric, Health Technology, Quality Improvement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Qualitative Research

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      303 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Measuring the Success of a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety VI)

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Performance Measurement, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Data Visualization Software, Statistical Reporting, Statistical Methods, Data Collection, Systems Of Measurement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      95 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Palliative Care Capstone Projects: University of Colorado System
    • Learning from the experiences of caregivers with chronic conditions: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
    • Healthcare Delivery Providers: University of Minnesota
    • Trauma Emergencies and Care: University of Colorado System
    • Thinking About Care: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Self Publish Your Book on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing: Coursera Project Network
    • GenAI for Patient Scheduling & Appointment Management : Coursera Instructor Network
    • Identifying Patient Populations: University of Colorado System
    • Vital Signs, Vital Skills: Essential Patient Assessments: Immersify
    • Mental Health Care Fundamentals: MedCerts

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