Two free online health education resources

Special supplement on Parkinson’s disease

Nature has made a special supplement on Parkinson’s disease free online for a limited time.

In the introduction Michelle Grayson writes,

As this Nature Outlook reveals, we might be on the brink of a revolution in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The frustration of failing to find a simple or single cause is giving way to the hope that the complex web of gene and protein interactions might be starting to untangle. Candidate biomarkers for earlier diagnosis are emerging, and many new and exciting treatments are working their way into the clinic.

The supplement includes articles on research on the causes of Parkinson’s and new diagnostics and treatments.

To learn more:

• Go to natureoutlook

Global Health Education

USAID’s Global eLearning Center offers free online courses on a range of global health topics. According to USAID site aims to:

• Provide useful and timely continuing education for health professionals
• Offer state-of-the-art technical content on key public health topics
• Serve as a practical resource for increasing public health knowledge

And, according to USAID, the site offers:

A flexible learning program for busy professionals

Each course is authored by a subject matter expert or a team of experts, is highly focused, and can be completed in about one to two hours. Although courses are designed to be taken online, a printer-friendly format allows you to download course materials for further study.

A blend of technical and programmatic content

The courses combine technical content with program principles, best practices, and case studies. They are intended to provide concrete examples and to stimulate your thinking about ways you can use the principles you have learned in the course to solve problems in the field.

Among the courses offered:

• Antenatal Care
• Maternal Health
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Cervical Cancer Prevention
• Family Planning and Reproductive Health
• Commercial Private Health Sector Basics
• Diarrheal Disease
• Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care
• Essential Newborn Care
• Fostering Change in Health Services
• HIV Basics
• Human Resources for Health Immunization Essentials
• Logistics for Health Commodities

To learn more:

• Visit the USAID Global Health eLearning website

Tags: Global Health, Parkinson's Disase, USAID

Category: Brain & Nervous System, Parkinson's Disase