Healthcare & Medicine Courses

Want to enhance patient care or discover the key healthcare issues of our time? From Parkinson's disease to obesity and nutrition, our online healthcare courses will provide you with vital skills, research, and training for your professional development.

Get vital skills and training in everything from Parkinson’s disease to nutrition, with our online healthcare courses.

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Care
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Anatomy
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Care
Childcare
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Dentistry
Diabetes
Diagnostics
Disease Outbreak Prevention
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First aid
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Health and Safety
Healthcare
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Microcredentials
5 Microcredentials

Our online microcredentials are designed to upskill you for work in rapidly-growing industries, without the time and cost commitment of a full degree. They can be used as an independent certification, and some even offer academic credit to use towards a degree. Each microcredential also includes a formal online assessment.

The University of Glasgow in collaboration with Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

End of Life Challenges and Palliative Care

Explore critical perspectives on dying, death, and grief to develop your professional practice or reflect on personal experience.

1 course

10 weeks

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Deakin University

Patient Flow Management

Recognise factors leading to patient flow delays, develop skills to intervene early to prevent issues or solve delays

1 course

6 weeks

Postgraduate

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Deakin University

Patient Journey and System Design

Apply systems thinking to improve organisational performance and patient experience.

1 course

6 weeks

Postgraduate

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HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education co-created by Hong Kong Pain Society

Postgraduate Certificate in Integrative Medicine (Pain Management)

Enhance your healthcare career with the application of Chinese and Western medicine to create a tangible impact on pain patients.

4 courses

24 weeks

Postgraduate

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The University of Glasgow

Trauma and Mental Wellbeing in Young People

Understand youth mental wellbeing and develop strategies for promoting social and emotional strength in children and young people.

1 course

10 weeks

Postgraduate

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Courses
410 Courses

Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with our short online courses.

BSAC
New

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Managing Antibiotic Resistance

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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NHS Leadership Academy & London Race Strategy
New

Core Managers: Leading Inclusivity within LGBTQIA+

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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BSAC
New

Optimización del uso de antimicrobianos: Gestión de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Groningen & University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
New

Cancer Fundamentals: Introduction to Basic and Clinical Oncology

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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Dublin City University
New

PRIDE at Home - Platinum Rainbow Guidance for Home Care

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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Universiti Malaya
New

Paediatric Health Essentials: Understanding Common Childhood Illnesses

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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NHS England

Safeguarding Adults: Level 3 Training

4.6 (4239 reviews)

3 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

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Wellcome Connecting Science

Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training

4.7 (22 reviews)

3 weeks

5 hrs per week

Free digital upgrade

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Universiti Malaya
New

How to Boost Your Immunity in Three Weeks

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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Taipei Medical University
New

Silver Fitness: Unlocking Holistic Health in Later Years

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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King's College London, Syria Development Centre & Syrian Board of Medical Specialities
New

Academic Writing Mastery in Health Research for Non-English Speakers

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Anatomy: Know Your Abdomen

4.7 (267 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Bergen
New

Better Workplaces in Low and Middle Income Countries

6 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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King's College London

Caring for People with Psychosis and Schizophrenia

4.8 (167 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Exploring Cancer Medicines

4.3 (91 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Food Science and Nutrition: From the Farm to You

4.4 (73 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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NHS Horizons

The School for Change Agents

4.7 (84 reviews)

5 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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UCL (University College London)
New

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Paediatric Perioperative Medicine

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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Deakin University & Food & Mood Centre

Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition

4.6 (775 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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St George's, University of London & CanGene CanVar

Interpreting Genomic Variation: Inherited Cancer Susceptibility

4.9 (15 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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NHS England, NHS North Thames & NHS North East and Yorkshire
New

Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Understanding Inherited High Cholesterol

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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NHS England & IPS GROW
New

Supporting People with Health Conditions into Work: IPS Case Management

7 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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Ferrandi Paris
New

Les secrets de l'huile d'olive : histoire, santé et gastronomie

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Premium course

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The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)
New

Paediatric Gastroenterology: Management of Foreign Body Ingestion in Children

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Deakin University, Food & Mood Centre & The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Introduction to Nutritional Psychiatry: Nutri-Psyche

4.7 (6 reviews)

3 weeks

7 hrs per week

Premium course

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Deakin University, James Cook University & The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Lifestyle Medicine for Mental Health Services: Life and Mind

3 weeks

7 hrs per week

Premium course

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Taipei Medical University
New

Designing Inclusive Communities for All Ages

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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Taipei Medical University
New

Effective Management of Healthcare Systems and Patient Safety

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)
New

Affective Neuroscience for Healthcare Practitioners and Everyone

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Lincoln
New

An Introduction to Counselling Skills

5.0 (7 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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UK Health Security Agency

Dental Radiography: Radiation Protection in Dental Practice

4.9 (99 reviews)

5 weeks

1 hr per week

Premium course

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Foundation for Rare Diseases & European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases

Diagnosing Rare Diseases: from the Clinic to Research and back

4.9 (54 reviews)

5 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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McGraw Hill & University of Worcester

Ethics and Personhood in Dementia Care

8 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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St George's, University of London

General Paediatrics: Essentials for New Doctors

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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Taipei Medical University

Healthy Ageing of the Mind and Body

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Causes of Human Disease: Exploring Cancer and Genetic Disease

4.7 (54 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Causes of Human Disease: Nutrition and Environment

4.7 (86 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Causes of Human Disease: Transmitting and Fighting Infection

4.7 (51 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease

4.7 (63 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Causes of Human Disease: Understanding Causes of Disease

4.6 (41 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Discovering Science: Global Challenges

4.0 (5 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Discovering Science: Medicinal Chemistry

4.6 (39 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Exploring Anatomy: the Human Abdomen

4.8 (77 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

Food Safety and Nutrition: A Global Approach to Public Health

4.8 (23 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

MedTech: AI and Medical Robots

4.6 (19 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

MedTech: Digital Health and Wearable Technology

4.4 (17 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

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University of Leeds

MedTech: Exploring the Human Genome

4.4 (26 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

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University of Leeds

MedTech: Orthopaedic Implants and Regenerative Medicine

4.5 (23 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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University of Leeds

MedTech: Trends and Product Design

5.0 (6 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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UCL (University College London)

Road to Recovery: Mastering Postoperative Care of the High-Risk Patient

8 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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EIT Food & University of Turin

Understanding Mediterranean and Okinawa Diets

4.6 (176 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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NHS England & IPS GROW

Supporting People with Health Conditions Into Work: Job Retention Strategies

5.0 (5 reviews)

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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UEA (University of East Anglia)

Interview Skills for University Nursing Programme Applicants

4.6 (5 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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NHS Leadership Academy

Edward Jenner: 0 - An Introduction to Personal Development

4.7 (644 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The University of Melbourne, The Nossal Institute for Global Health & UNICEF

Transforming Primary Health Care through Health Systems Strengthening

4.8 (338 reviews)

7 weeks

3 hrs per week

Free digital upgrade

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Taipei Medical University

Global Health Security: Policies and Organisations

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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Foundation for Rare Diseases & European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases

Innovative Therapies and Personalised Medicine for Rare Diseases

4.6 (5 reviews)

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

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NHS England

Working with People and Communities to Improve General Practice in Primary Care

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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EIT Food & University of Reading

Food and Nutrition: The Truth Behind Food Headlines

4.5 (95 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London)

Perioperative Medicine in Action

4.7 (224 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The King's Fund

Home Work: Organisational Development for Everyone in Health and Care

4.3 (6 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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King's College London

The Science Behind Anti-Doping

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lactation After Loss: Choices for Bereaved Parents

2 weeks

1 hr per week

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University of Colorado

Palliative Care: Easing Non-Pain Physical Symptoms

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Colorado

Palliative Care: Pain Management for your Patients

5 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Colorado

Palliative Care: Providing Psychosocial and Spiritual Support

5 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Colorado

Palliative Care: Supporting Patients Living with Serious Illness

5 weeks

3 hrs per week

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BSAC & TARGET

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care

4.6 (14 reviews)

5 weeks

1 hr per week

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Taipei Medical University

Healthcare Management and Strategy

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

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BSAC & European Wound Management Association

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wound Management

4.8 (100 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Coventry University

Nursing in Crisis? Exploring Current Challenges

4.8 (20 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Coventry University

Understanding Systems Thinking in Healthcare

4.8 (19 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Lancaster University

Dying Well: The Role of Palliative Care and Sedation in End of Life Care

4.7 (33 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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King's College London, Syria Development Centre & Syrian Board of Medical Specialities

Statistical Analysis for Health Research

4.5 (6 reviews)

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

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University of Padova

Getting to Know Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies: More than Science in a Lab

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The University of Glasgow

End of Life Care: Challenges and Innovation

4.8 (174 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Foundation for Rare Diseases & European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases

Health Data Ethics & Regulatory Frameworks in Rare Disease Research

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

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The University of Glasgow

Introduction to Acute Respiratory Failure

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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UEA (University of East Anglia)

Clinical Supervision with Confidence

4.7 (43 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

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UEA (University of East Anglia)

Clinical Supervision: Assessing and Providing Feedback

4.5 (28 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UEA (University of East Anglia)

Clinical Supervision: Planning Your Professional Development

4.6 (21 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UEA (University of East Anglia)

Clinical Supervision: Teaching and Facilitating Learning

4.7 (43 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The University of Glasgow

Introduction to Critical Care Medicine

4.9 (108 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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BSAC & UK Health Security Agency

Preventing and Managing Infections in Childcare and Pre-school

4.8 (145 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

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UCL (University College London)

A Journey Through Transfer Medicine

4.7 (38 reviews)

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Taipei Medical University

AI and Big Data in Global Health Improvement

4.6 (18 reviews)

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Taipei Medical University

AI and Bioinformatics: Genomic Data Analysis

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Taipei Medical University

Agriculture and Nutrition

4.3 (12 reviews)

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Taipei Medical University

Application of Digital Health Interventions

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Taipei Medical University

Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges

4.4 (34 reviews)

4 weeks

1 hr per week

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Taipei Medical University

Artificial Intelligence in Bioinformatics

4.3 (18 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

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Taipei Medical University

Food Technology, Health and Safety

4.5 (6 reviews)

4 weeks

1 hr per week

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Taipei Medical University

Internet of Things for Active Ageing