John Hopkins University - Ebola: Essential Knowledge for Health Professionals
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Ebola: Essential Knowledge for Health Professionals at Coursera Overview
Duration | 17 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Schedule type | Self paced |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Ebola: Essential Knowledge for Health Professionals at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Ebola: Essential Knowledge for Health Professionals at Coursera Course details
- March 2014 marked the starting point of the largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in history. Although the disease seems to be on a decrease, we are not there yet and new outbreaks will surely emerge. New efforts to combat the outbreak are necessary. This is why we developed this online course about Ebola, targeted at health professionals across the world.
- In this course you will cover the fundamental knowledge any health professional should have with expected or confirmed cases or a general interest in the Ebola disease. You will discuss the epidemiology of the disease, its pathophysiology and transmission, the clinical presentation including differential diagnosis and confirmation of disease. You will also discuss the general therapeutic approach to the care of Ebola suspected or confirmed patients and discuss the novel vaccine and drug developments.
- As the Ebola crisis continues to rage through the affected areas, we need health professionals like yourself to be informed and involved.
- This course is developed in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Amsterdam, the University Medical Center Utrecht (Julius Center/Julius Global Health), Elevate Health, M©decins Sans Fronti¨res and the Lion Heart Foundation.
Ebola: Essential Knowledge for Health Professionals at Coursera Curriculum
About the course
Welcome to the course
Introduction
Course syllabus
Short survey
Credits
Epidemiology
Introduction lecture
Introduction
The Filoviridae family
Classification
History of the filoviruses
Ebola in the news
Current outbreak
Past outbreaks
References
Final Quiz Epidemiology
Transmission and natural reservoirs
Introduction lecture
Introduction
Introduction
The 'hunt' for the natural reservoir
Risk of transmission through animals
Risk of transmission from person to person
Assignment
Answers
A matter of discussion
References
Final Quiz Transmission and natural reservoirs
Pathophysiology
Introduction lecture
Introduction
Pathogenisis and pathophysiology
Glossary
Relevant literature
References
Final Quiz Pathophysiology
Clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnosis
Introduction lecture
Introduction
Modes of infection and incubation ime
Symptoms
Differential diagnosis
Assignment
Answers
Complications and outcome
Clinical characteristics
Diagnostics
References
Short self-test
Final Quiz Clinical presentation
Therapeutic approaches
Introduction lecture
Introduction
Supportive care
Useful links and case reports on supportive care
Medical interventions
Experimental supportive care and treatment
Prevention
Vaccine development
Interactive medical case
References
Final Quiz Therapeutics
Ebola in the field: The M©decins Sans Fronti¨res experience
Introduction lecture
Lecture
Main stakeholders in the current outbreak
Introduction
Ebola Management Center (EMC)
Protection of patients
Protection of staff
Protection of Community
Assignment part I
Assignment part II
Introduction
Six Pillars
Dilemmas
Assignment
Final Quiz MSF
Ebola in the field: confronted with Ebola in an existing hospital of the Lion Heart Foundation in Sierra Leone
Introduction lecture
Welcome from Sierra Leone
Community and Trust
Interview with cleaners
Stigma of Ebola
Introduction lab technician Roosevelt Lahai
Medical Staff Survivor
Reopening the hospital for basic health care
Impression of the operation room
Trust and experience in the team
Impression of cautionary measures and preparations
Introduction
Preparations
Safety
Distrust towards the health care system
Coordination of the fight against the outbreak
Closing down the hospital
Reopening the hospital
A new case definition
Deliveries
Conclusion
Assignment
Final assignment and survey
Final survey
Farewells
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