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These free online healthcare courses will teach you the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for diseases, illnesses, injuries, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Healthcare refers to the organized provision of medical care to communities. You will learn about how healthcare professional maintain and protect the physical, mental, or emotional well-being of their patients....…Read More
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Elderly Care and Caring for the Disabled
- Differentiate between the process of ageing and disabili...
- Describe the manner in which a range of the body’s syste...
- Discuss the implications the deterioration of... Read More

Medication Management and Administration
- Discuss the numerous benefits of proper medication manag...
- Recognise the legal consideration of medication administ...
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of he... Read More

Safe Handling and Administration of Medication
- Explain the importance of medication safety
- Distinguish between policies and protocols in medicine a...
- State the standard operating procedures (SOP)... Read More

CPR, AED and First Aid
- Define ‘first aid’ and list the items found in a first-a...
- Discuss personal protective equipment (PPE), scene safet...
- Identify medical problems, their causes, symptoms and fi...
- Explain how to handle traumatic injuries Read More

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Describe the intended use of advanced cardiovascular lif...
- Explain how to determine if an individual is conscious o...
- Outline the steps in the chain of survival Read More

Infection Control in Health Care
- Define infectious diseases and various types of infectio...
- List the common pathways of transmission in healthcare s...
- Identify the core principles underlying effective infect...
- Describe the correct technique for handwashin... Read More

Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Illness
- Explain why quality care services depends on understandi...
- List the four guiding principles of support work
- Describe how support workers use the strength... Read More

Medication Safety: Handling and Administration
- Describe the medication administration process to ensure...
- Identify essential components of prescriptions for medic...
- Review techniques for various medication admi... Read More

Introduction to Caregiving
- Define the roles and responsibilities of a carer.
- Describe the various legal issues that carers must be fa...
- Develop the skills necessary to communicate effectively ...
- Develop an understanding of how to communicat... Read More

Dysphagia Awareness Training
- Outline the subcategories of dysphagia
- Distinguish between the incidence of a disorder and the ...
- Discuss the medical and psychological consequences of dy...
- Identify the specialists who make up a team f... Read More

Introduction to Epilepsy Awareness
- Evaluate the causes and treatment of partial, generalise...
- Explain the differential diagnosis of epilepsy
- Describe the management of epilepsy found in ... Read More

Fundamentals of Health and Social Care
- Explain who provides healthcare and the advantages of ha...
- Determine the significance and value of communication
- Describe the rights and obligations of a heal... Read More

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Explain the importance of pediatric advanced life suppor...
- Explain PALS basic life support (BLS)
- Describe how to administer BLS for children a... Read More

Telehealth for Healthcare Providers
- Explain the concepts of telemedicine
- Discuss the benefits of telemedicine
- Define ‘remote monitoring’ and describe its h... Read More

Control and Administration of Medication
- Summarise the principles of safe medication control and ...
- Apply practical skills for handling, administering, and ...
- Recall the legal and regulatory framework gov... Read More

Dementia Awareness Training
- Recognise signs and symptoms of dementia
- Analyse the effects of dementia on the brain
- Identify different types of dementia and their possible ...
- Classify dementia based on its symptomatic ma... Read More
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