Duke University - Space Medicine
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Space Medicine at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Schedule type | Self paced |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Space Medicine at Coursera Highlights
- Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule
Space Medicine at Coursera Course details
- Learn about and engage in the most pressing medical challenges facing NASA and others advancing the future of space exploration
- Space Medicine is a six-week, non-credit online learning experience (July 12 - August 23) featuring interactive modules and weekly live discussions
- Participants will reflect on questions pertinent to the future of human health in space, such as:
- - How do humans respond to extreme environments?
- - How can engineers, doctors, and scientific researchers come together to prevent space related health issues before they occur?
- - If future generations of humans attempt to live in space, what challenges will they face?
- - Which evolutionary adaptations to living on Earth are useful to surviving a months- or years-long voyage?
Space Medicine at Coursera Curriculum
History of Medicine and Aviation
Welcome to Space Medicine
Meet your Instructors
Case Study: Icarus
History: Origins of Medicine and Aerospace
Job of a Flight Doctor
The Harshest Space
Astrobiology: Life Finds a Way
Course Structure
Week 1 Graded Quiz
Out of Thin Air
Case Study: What Goes Up
Physiology: The Fire of Life
Pathophysiology: Hypoxia
Physics: Solubility, Altitude and Pressure
Engineering: Countermeasures
Week 2 Graded Quiz
The Price of Leaving
Case Study: Caisson Worker's Disease
Physics: Partial Pressure and Orthostatic Pressure
Pathophysiology: Barotrauma and Decompression Sickness
Pathophysiology: Hyperoxia
Space Medicine: Hyperbaric Chambers and The Space Walk
Guest: Hyperbaric Medicine at Duke with Dr. Richard Moon
Guest: Uncovering Medical Mysteries with Dr. Rachel Lance
Pre-Recorded Guest Speakers: Dr. Richard Moon and Dr. Rachel Lance
Week 3 Graded Quiz
Extremes of Acceleration
Case Study: Major Stephen Del Bagno
Physiology: Blood Pressure
Physics: Forces, Acceleration and G-Forces
Pathophysiology: Shock, Orthostatic Intolerance, A-LOC and g-LOC
Pathophysiology: Crashes, Trauma and Safety
Guest: Extremes of Aerospace Medicine with Lt Col Patrick Falvey
Pre-Recorded Guest Speaker: Lt Col Patrick Falvey
Week 4 Graded Quiz
Breaking Points
Case Study: NASA Twin Study
Physics: Microgravity and Pathophysiology: Eyesight
Pathophysiology: Bone and Muscle Atrophy in Microgravity
Pathophysiology: Radiation
Pathophysiology: Psychology of Isolation and Confinement
Week 5 Graded Quiz
Martian Medicine
Case Study: Far from Home on Mars
Engineering: Designing for a Resource-Constrained Environment
Engineering and Botany: Closed Systems and Agriculture on Mars
Astrobiology and Ethics: Martian Diseases
Do you have what it takes to be an Astronaut?
Week 6 Graded Quiz
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