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Preventing and Managing Infections in Childcare and Pre-school
BSACUnderstand how infectious diseases spread and how to protect children from infections.
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e-Bug Health Educator Training
BSACImprove your ability to teach children and young people how to prevent the spread of infection and to use antibiotics responsibly.
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Using Infection Control to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
UEA (University of East Anglia)Find out how effective infection control in health and social care can tackle the global risk of antimicrobial resistance.
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Fungal Diagnostics in Critically Ill Patients
BSACUnderstand the role of fungal diagnostics to guide treatment decisions and identify what makes a ‘good’ fungal diagnostic test.
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Causes of Human Disease: Transmitting and Fighting Infection
University of LeedsLearn how pathogens cause infectious diseases, how these diseases are transmitted and how our immune systems respond to infection.
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Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance: Gram Negative Bacteria
BSACThis course by BSAC is for healthcare professionals managing infections. You will learn about Gram Negative Bacteria.
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Infection Prevention for Vulnerable Patients
BSACPersonally contribute to the fight against healthcare inequalities in vulnerable patients using a range of case studies.
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Allergies: When the Immune System Backfires
University of BaselWhat do allergies reveal about our immune system's capabilities? Learn more about allergy symptoms and treatments on this course.
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OPAT: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
BSACLearn how patients with a serious infection can be managed in outpatient settings with the help of an OPAT service.
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The Role of Diagnostics in the Antimicrobial Resistance Response
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnderstand how diagnostics can be used in both the prevention and treatment of antimicrobial resistance.
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TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care
BSACHelping primary care professionals to target the use of antibiotics to reduce antimicrobial resistance
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Protecting Children during Infectious Disease Outbreaks
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian ActionHow to adapt child protection programming to support the wellbeing and development of children during infectious disease outbreaks
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Discovering Science: Global Challenges
University of LeedsCan chemistry help to feed a growing population, or overcome increasing bacterial resistance?
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Lyme Disease: Prevention and Management
St George's, University of LondonExplore the prevalence of Lyme disease, how to recognise and treat it and how to manage it going forward.
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Introduction to Nursing: The Role of Nurses Around the World
King's College LondonUnderstand the role of nurses: from personal care, to supporting families and communities, to public health and infection control.
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Tackling Antibiotic Resistance: What Should Dental Teams Do?
BSACDiscover the danger posed by antibiotic resistance, and how dental teams can meet the challenge to protect patients.
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COVID-19 in Africa: Managing the Outbreak in Primary Care Settings
St George's, University of LondonLearn how to better manage COVID-19 patients in African primary care settings where patient attendance is down due to COVID-19.
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Procalcitonin: PCT as a Biomarker for Antimicrobial Stewardship
BSACLearn about the clinical properties of procalcitonin, and discover its benefits in diagnostics and antimicrobial stewardship.
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Syndromic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship
BSACExplore how syndromic testing can aid rapid disease diagnostics and what this means for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs.
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Vaccine Development: Finding a Vaccine for COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
BSACLearn how new vaccines for infectious diseases work, and how a vaccine for COVID-19 could be developed quickly and safely.
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Human Blood and Blood Functions
Universiti MalayaDevelop your knowledge of blood, its components, and its different functions to gain a better understanding of the human body.
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Occupational Safety and Health Hazards
Universiti MalayaLearn how to identify different types of occupational health and safety hazards in the workplace to protect workers.
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Introduction to Practical Microbiology
BSACDiscover the basics of microbiology and the principles of antimicrobial stewardship from a practical standpoint.
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Cyber Security Foundations: Why Cyber Security is Important
EC-CouncilLearn how to defend yourself from common cyber attacks, such as phishing, ransomware, and social engineering attacks.
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Liver Disease: Looking after Your Liver
University of BirminghamLearn about how your liver works, ways to look after it and how liver damage is caused, studied and treated around the world.