eLearning Courses

ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2)

Providing a framework of principles aiming to ensure the safety of research participants and the integrity and validity of data.

✎ 1 module | 45-60 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português | Русский | Việt

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

Introduction to Clinical Research

Basic concepts of clinical research, why and how clinical research is carried out, the importance of ethics in research and the five main clinical study designs.

✎ 1 module | 45 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português | Swahili | Việt | 中文

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

Introduction to Reviewing Genomic Research

Providing an overview of how genomic research differs from other research, and the specific ethical issues to consider when conducting an ethics review of this research.

✎ 1 module | 30-40 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

Introduction to Informed Consent

An introduction to the processes and wider factors which need to be taken into consideration when involving participants in clinical research.

✎ 1 module | 30-40 mins
🌎 English | Français

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

The Research
Question

Forms the foundation of any study and is vital to the effectiveness and validity of the research to be carried out.

✎ 1 module | 30-40 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Việt |
 中文

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

The Study Protocol

Guiding researchers through the basic stages and concepts surrounding the creation of a protocol. This course is split into two parts, with separate quizzes and certificates.

✎ 2 modules | 30-40 mins
🌎 English | Français | Español

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

How to Conduct GCP Inspections/Audits at the Clinical Investigator Site

Aimed at regulatory good clinical practice (GCP) inspectors and sponsor auditors who audit clinical trials, covering the procedures involved in planning, conducting and reporting inspections/audits.

✎ 1 module | 30-45 mins
🌎 English

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

Clinical Research
Operations for Study Coordinators

This course is designed specifically for Study Coordinators, and those working in related roles, who conduct clinical trials in Low-and Middle-Income Countries.

✎ 10 modules | 1-2 hours’ study per module
🌎 English

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

Tools for Public Health Emergencies in the context of civil society

This course aims to share technical and scientific knowledge about public health emergencies. Intended for representatives of, and those involved with, social movements of vulnerable populations in Latin America.

✎ 9 modules | 30 hours
🌎 English | Español | Português

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

Tools for Scientific Dissemination

Intended to help the reader plan and execute scientific advertising activities in different formats and by targeting different audiences.

✎ 11 modules | 15 hours
🌎 English | Español | Português

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

Introduction to Reviewing Genomic Research

Genomic research examines the whole of the genome. This course aims to provide an introduction and overview of the subject and is aimed at everyone involved in genomic research.

✎ 1 module | 30-40 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

Open Access

Open Access refers to the practice of making research publications freely available to the public so that anyone can read and use them. It can also come in the form of reusing content shared by other researchers.

✎ 5 modules | 10 hours
🌎 English | Español | Português

RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND METHODS 

Scientific Publication

This set of 8 videos, aim to present a set of guidelines that can assist the process of preparation and publishing scientific articles.

✎ 8 videos
🌎 English | Español

Essential Elements of Ethics

Protocol authors should address certain ethical issues in the design of studies and document their rationale in a section of the protocol that will be easily understood by review boards and investigators.

✎ 11 modules | 8 hours
🌎 English | Español

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Introduction to Informed Consent

An introduction to the processes and wider factors which need to be taken into consideration when involving participants in clinical research.

✎ 1 module | 30-40 mins
🌎 English | Français

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2)

Providing a framework of principles aiming to ensure the safety of research participants and the integrity and validity of data.

✎ 1 module | 45-60 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português | Русский | Việt

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Tools for Addressing Public Health Emergencies

Aims to share technical and scientific knowledge about public health emergencies. It presents how global governance operates, ways of civil society action and tools to help social movements to act as mediators and producers of knowledge.

✎ 9 modules | 30 hours/9 modules
🌎 English | Español | Português

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Research Ethics Online Training (V2)

Research is a vital ingredient for improved global health, and scientifically sound and ethically appropriate research is especially important in resource-poor settings where the need for locally applicable research findings is so great.

✎ 10 modules | 15-30 mins/module
🌎 English

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Ethics and Best Practices in Sharing Individual Level Research Data

This introductory course aims to describe the potential benefits and risks of sharing data, discusses the ethical challenges involved and proposed best practices insharing research data.

✎ 1 module | 45-60 mins
🌎 English

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Research in Global Health Emergencies: Ethical Issues

This course explores core ethical issues that arise during research in global health emergencies, and highlights how they sometimes go beyond those covered in traditional research frameworks.

✎ 1 module | 120 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Practice and Ethics of PVM

This course provides guidelines on the practice and ethics of participatory visual methods (PVM) with emphasis on their use in low and middle-income countries for community and public engagement in health and health science.

✎ 8 modules | 6-8 hours
🌎 English

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Introduction to Reviewing Genomic Research

Providing an overview of how genomic research differs from other research, and the specific ethical issues to consider when conducting an ethics review of this research.

✎ 1 module | 30-40 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Children and Clinical Research

This course aims to give researchers and members of ethics committees confidence in thinking through the challenges of carrying out research with children and young people.

✎ 1 module | 45-60 mins
🌎 English | Español

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Ethics of Ancillary Care in Research

This course covers the main ethical questions associated with providing or facilitating ancillary care, including the various philosophical approaches to establishing whether or not researchers have ancillary care obligations.

✎ 1 module | 45-60 mins
🌎 English

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Introduction and Practical Guide to CEI

Aims to develop learners' understanding and knowledge of community engagement and involvement (CEI), supporting their ability to plan and design ethical and impactful CEI in health research.

✎ 7 modules | 14 hours
🌎 English

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Ethics in Epidemics, Emergencies & Disasters: Research, Surveillance & Patient Care

Exploring the wide range of ethical issues faced by health professionals and policy makers working in the context of epidemics/pandemics and disaster situations, focusing primarily on the key areas of research, surveillance and patient care.

✎ 7 modules | 8-10 hours
🌎 English

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Ethics Review of Social Research on Health-Related Topics

Designed for biomedical research ethics committee members and managers who review health-related research protocols that use SR approaches, as well as for social researchers who are preparing protocols for review by biomedical research ethics committees.

✎ 1 module | 60-90 mins
🌎 English

SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETHICS & COMMUNITIES 

Introduction to Collecting and Reporting Adverse Events

A general introduction to adverse events during clinical research and how to deal with them when they occur, suitable for everyone involved in clinical research.

✎ 1 module | 35-45 mins
🌎 English | Français

DATA MANAGEMENT & SHARING

Data Safety and Monitoring Boards for Clinical Trials

Examines the role of Data Safety and Monitoring Boards (DSMBs) in assessing the overall progress of a clinical trial and analysing the safety and efficacy data.

✎ 1 module | 30-40 mins
🌎 English | Français  | Español

DATA MANAGEMENT & SHARING

What is
Open Science?

Open Science is a scientific activity practiced in an open, collaborative and transparent way in all knowledge domains, from fundamental science to social and human sciences.

✎ 1 module | 10 hours
🌎 English | Español | Português

DATA MANAGEMENT & SHARING

Introduction to Data Management For Clinical Research Studies

Good data management is key to maintaining, processing, analysing and storing high-quality data. This overview is aimed at everyone involved in clinical research.

✎ 1 module | 30-40 mins
🌎 English

DATA MANAGEMENT & SHARING

The Data Life Cycle: Practices and Policies

Aimed at early career researchers, postgraduate students and clinical research support staff who are collecting, managing and using health data. This is an update and relaunch of the popular Data Sharing course.

✎ 6 modules | 45-60 mins
🌎 English

DATA MANAGEMENT & SHARING

Introduction to Reviewing Genomic Research

Genomic research examines the whole of the genome. This course aims to provide an introduction and overview of the subject and is aimed at everyone involved in genomic research.

✎ 1 module | 30-40 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português

DATA MANAGEMENT & SHARING

Geographical Access in Healthcare

This short course seeks to equip learners with the basic knowledge and techniques required to quantify Geographical/spatial access to care.

✎ 1 module | 50 mins
🌎 English

DATA MANAGEMENT & SHARING

Health
Geography

This short course is aimed at health researchers needing to understand how to incorporate geographical thought into their work.

✎ 1 module | 120 mins
🌎 English

DATA MANAGEMENT & SHARING

Introduction to Good Clinical Laboratory Practice ( GCLP)

Understanding GCLP and its application in laboratories. This peer reviewed course provides an introduction to GCLP, summarises the principles and offers an overview of the implementation of GCLP within a clinical trial.

✎ 1 module | 60-120 mins
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português

RESEARCH LABORATORIES 

Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP)

Good Clinical Laboratory Practice is a multi-module course for all those wanting to gain an in-depth understanding of GCLP and how each principle of GCLP can be applied in clinical trial laboratory. Prerequisite: ICH Good Clinical Practice.

✎ 7 modules | 7 hours
🌎 English | Русский

RESEARCH LABORATORIES 

Basic Malaria
Microscopy

The Basic Malaria Microscopy Learner’s Guide is a World Health Organisation (WHO) publication. The WHO have very kindly granted permission for the replication of the Guide in an e-learning format.

✎ 5 modules
30-45 mins per module | 🌎 English

RESEARCH LABORATORIES 

Children and Clinical Research

Aims to give researchers and members of ethics committees confidence in thinking through the challenges of carrying out research with children & young people.

✎ 1 module | 45-60 mins
🌎 English | Español

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

Maternal Infections

For each major maternal infection, this course addresses the global burdens, the effects on mother and fetus, diagnosis and treatment based on current evidence.

✎ 6 modules | 7 hours
🌎 English

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

Obstetric Fistula

This course addresses the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, classification and management of obstetric fistula.

✎ 5 modules | 4 hours
🌎 English

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

INTERGROWTH-21st Course on Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Growth Monitoring

This course communicates the methodology of maternal, fetal & newborn growth monitoring and the application of the INTERGROWTH-21st international growth standards to make judgement about appropriateness of growth.

✎ 2 modules | 180 mins
🌎 English | Italiano | Español

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

COVID-19 in Pregnancy, Delivery and the Neonatal Period

Aims to provide healthcare providers with evidence-based recommendations for disease prevention and management of pregnant women and their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic and thereby lessen the adverse maternal and newborn outcomes from the disease.

✎ 1 module | 60-90 mins
🌎 English | Español

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

Speech Therapy Healthcare: Oral Sensory-Motor Disorders in the Field of Neonatology

This course aims to enhance understanding, prevention, and care in feeding dynamics, breastfeeding, and dysphagia management in newborns and infants, while fostering multidisciplinary collaboration and informed decision-making to improve outcomes.

✎ 8 modules  | 40 hours
🌎 English | Português | Español

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

Toolkit for Research and Development of Paediatric Antiretroviral Drugs and Formulations

This toolkit identifies the challenges and outlines possible solutions for promoting and accelerating timely and high-quality research and development of antiretroviral drug formulations suitable for infants, children, adolescents and pregnant and breastfeeding women.

✎ 10 modules | 6 hours
🌎 English

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

Preterm Infant Feeding and Growth Monitoring: Implementation of the INTERGROWTH-21st Protocol

This course provides a background on preterm birth, gastrointestinal development in preterm infants, and feeding recommendations for the routine care of preterm infants.

✎ 3 modules | 4 hours
🌎 English |  Italiano | Português | Русский | Español

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

The Evidence-Based Management of Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia: An Interactive Course for Health Professionals

This is an interactive e-learning course aimed at health professionals. The course aims to build on and develop knowledge around Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia, for health professionals around the world.

✎ 5 modules | 6 hours
🌎 English

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

Basic Malaria Microscopy

The Basic Malaria Microscopy Learner’s Guide is a World Health Organisation (WHO) publication. The WHO have very kindly granted permission for the replication of the Guide in an e-learning format.

✎ 5 modules | 4-5 hours
🌎 English

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

Transmission, Surveillance, Control and Prevention of Yellow Fever

This course presents general concepts of yellow fever, aimed at health professionals who work in primary healthcare.

✎ 1 module | 60 mins
🌎 English | Português

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

COVID-19: Management of Infection Caused by the Novel Coronavirus

This course provides training for professionals working in health services for the clinical management of COVID-19.

✎ 2 modules | 15 hours
🌎 English | Português | Español

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

Curso Virtual de Capacitación Para la Vigilancia y Monitoreo del VIH en América Latina y el Caribe

Quienes completen este programa obtendrán una mejor capacidad para, desde sus respectivas responsabilidades, contribuir a mejorar la calidad de la información estratégica del VIH y ayudar a los Estados Miembros y a la OPS a alcanzar el objetivo de eliminación del VIH como problema de salud pública.

✎ 5 modules | 4 hours
🌎 Español

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES 

Neurological Infectious Diseases

These Neurological Infectious Diseases eLearning modules are aimed at medics of all grades, from undergraduate students to consultants and senior academics. Each module can be taken independently.

✎ 18 modules | 6 hours
🌎 English | Español | Français | Português

DISEASE SPECIFIC RESOURCES