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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Diálisis peritoneal

      Skills you'll gain: Nephrology, Dialysis, Patient Education And Counseling, Chronic Diseases, Physiology, Home Health Care, Nursing Care, Hand Hygiene, Clinical Nutrition, Asepsis, Anatomy

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Wesleyan University

      Schizophrenia

      Skills you'll gain: Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Pharmacology, Psychiatric Assessments, Psychotherapy, Psychology, Mental Health Therapies, Patient Evaluation, Neurology, Scientific Methods, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical History Documentation, Medical Imaging

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      2.5K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Stanford University

      Symptom Management in Palliative Care

      Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Patient Communication, Psychosocial Assessments, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient Evaluation, Nursing Practices, Patient-centered Care, Basic Patient Care, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Clinical Assessment, Communication, Pharmacology

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      32 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      The Effect of Fires on People, Property and the Environment

      Skills you'll gain: Fire And Life Safety, Safety Standards, Accident Prevention, Hazard Analysis, Environmental Issue, Environmental Science, Building Design, Risk Management, Property Maintenance, Emergency Response

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      573 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Rust Basics and Core Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Software Installation, Programming Principles, Integrated Development Environments, Command-Line Interface

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      ChatGPT Playground for Beginners: Intro to NLP AI

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Patient Communication, Generative AI, LLM Application, Health Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      73 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Novartis

      Introduction to Drug Hunting

      Skills you'll gain: Pre-Clinical Development, Clinical Trials, Pharmacology, Drug Development, Clinical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Competitive Intelligence, Safety Assurance, Biotechnology, Biochemistry

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      129 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Managing Asthma, Allergies, Diabetes, and Seizures in School

      Skills you'll gain: Chronic Diseases, Student Support and Services, Parent Communication, Care Management, Health Education, First Aid, Patient Education and Support, Pediatrics, Emergency Response, Nursing Care, Respiratory Care, Medication Administration, Nutrition and Diet

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      717 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Acupressure Essentials: Pressure Point Techniques for Symptom Management and Self-Care

      Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Mindfulness, Manual Therapy, Treatment Planning, Clinical Practices, Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, Patient Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      37 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Stanford University

      AI in Healthcare Capstone

      Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Clinical Data Management, Healthcare Ethics, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Collection, Applied Machine Learning, Application Deployment, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Data Ethics, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Performance Tuning, Feature Engineering, Risk Modeling

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      283 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Stanford University

      Antibiotic Stewardship

      Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Infection Control, Pharmacotherapy, Medical Prescription, Hospital Medicine, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Practices, Public Health, Long Term Care

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      764 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Java Core Review and Interview Guide

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Diálisis peritoneal: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Schizophrenia: Wesleyan University
    • Symptom Management in Palliative Care: Stanford University
    • The Effect of Fires on People, Property and the Environment: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Rust Basics and Core Concepts: Packt
    • ChatGPT Playground for Beginners: Intro to NLP AI: Coursera Project Network
    • Introduction to Drug Hunting: Novartis
    • Managing Asthma, Allergies, Diabetes, and Seizures in School: University of Colorado System
    • Acupressure Essentials: Pressure Point Techniques for Symptom Management and Self-Care: University of Minnesota
    • AI in Healthcare Capstone: Stanford University

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