London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Courses

La Cécité dans le Monde: Planifier et Gérer les Services de Soins Oculaires

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Apprenez comment planifier et gérer des soins oculaires pour prévenir la cécitéOn estime à 285 millions le nombre de personnes aveugles ou présentant une déficience visuelle dans le monde ; 75 % de ces cas pourraient être évités et 90 % des personnes touchées vivent dans des pays à revenu intermédiaire ou faible. Ce cours en ligne propose des informations clés sur les méthodes de prévention de la cécité et sur les initiatives mondiales dans ce domaine.En savoir plus sur ce cours PDFCe cours est destiné aux prestataires et gestionnaires de services de santé ainsi qu’aux membres d’ONG intéressés par les services de soins oculaires et bénéficiant d’une expérience dans ce domaine. Ce cours est notamment intéressant pour :Les professionnels de santé qui dirigent ou gèrent la prestation de services au sein d’un service ou d’une équipe d’ophtalmologieLes cliniciens prestataires de services de soins oculaires dans des zones isoléesLes prestataires de soins qui s’intéressent aux approches de santé publiqueLes professionnels de santé et responsables manifestant un intérêt pour la prestation de services de soins oculaires avec des ressources limitéesLes membres d’ONG impliqués dans la création de projets de soins oculaires dans les pays à revenu intermédiaire et faibleLes organisations caritatives et les philanthropes œuvrant pour le développement des services de soins oculairesLes internes en ophtalmologie et les infirmiers en formation et intéressés par les services de santé dans les pays à revenu intermédiaire et faibleLes formateurs des établissements d’enseignement supérieur souhaitant développer la formation aux approches de santé publique appliquées aux soins oculaires dans leur contexte local.

Drug Use and Harm Reduction

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Explore harm reductionOver the past decades, drug use is increasingly recognised through a public health and human rights perspective. The evidence-based harm reduction approach is based on years of global experiences and evaluated by extensive research. This three-week course provides great insight into why it is such an effective solution.See how human rights and public health relate to harm reductionPublic health measures focus on improving the overall health of a population, changing regulations, and increasing government support.You’ll learn how harm reduction is a vital part of this approach, using an effective intervention model that saves lives, as well as protecting dignity, individual agency and other human rights.Understand the importance of support instead of punishmentAt its core, the harm reduction approach is based on empowering people to better protect themselves from potential risks associated with drug use.It acknowledges the role of people who use drugs as a vital component of a public health response and promotes the idea that government and community support decrease potential risk factors.On this course, you’ll see real best-practice examples and explore how you can advocate scaling up harm reduction to make a real impact on individual and public health issues, as well as protecting the human rights of people who use drugs.Study harm reduction at a recognised leader in global and public healthThe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is strongly connected to the peer-reviewed International Journal of Drug Policy, with much of the research in this field coming from the LSHTM, while also being a world-renowned leader in global and public health.You can trust their expert guidance as you learn more about using harm reduction to address drug use.This course is designed for anyone interested in harm reduction but it will be particularly beneficial if you are already working in this field.Government officials involved in formulating drug policies, such as those in internal affairs and health, will also find it very beneficial.

Preventing the Zika Virus: Understanding and Controlling the Aedes Mosquito

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##The Zika virus is suspected to be the cause of cases of microcephaly in newborns in South America, and this outbreak has now been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. With global attention towards this disease increasing rapidly, it is becoming clear that there is limited knowledge around how the carriers, or vectors, of Zika, are best avoided and controlled.Focus on the Zika virusThis free online course will begin by considering the science behind the outbreak to try to understand where the Zika virus has come from, its symptoms, and its effect on infected individuals. Our attention will then turn towards the vector primarily responsible for transmission of Zika: the Aedes mosquito.Explore the biology of Aedes mosquitoesWe will introduce the Aedes mosquito and examine its lifecycle, behaviour, and distribution across the world, before reflecting upon the important role it plays in spreading Zika virus. Without a vaccine, prevention and control relies on reducing numbers of mosquitoes and the contact they have with people, so an understanding of the biology of Aedes is vital.Discover vector control methodsA range of methods employed to control the Aedes mosquito will be highlighted, including the use, importance, and suitability of repellents, impregnated clothing, larval control, insecticide spraying, and insecticide treated nets. The vectors of Zika virus also transmit dengue, yellow fever and the chikungunya virus, meaning there is potential to apply these techniques in other settings.Learn together and from those on the front line in South AmericaLearners will come from all over the world with their own diverse experiences and interests. You will have the opportunity to exchange thoughts and ideas through course discussion, and hear first-hand accounts from experts and individuals working in the field in South America. Contributors include:Dr Mary Cameron, Reader in Medical EntomologyDr Jo Lines, Reader of Malaria Control and Vector BiologyProfessor Laura Rodrigues, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and working with the Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group in BrazilProfessor Jimmy Whitworth, Professor of International Public Health.¡Ven y aprende con nosotros! | Venha aprender conosco!Subtítulos en Inglés, Español y Portugués serán disponibles para cada video. Estos se pueden encontrar haciendo clic en el icono en la parte inferior derecha de la ventana del reproductor. Transcripciones PDF, diapositivas y traducciones de páginas también serán disponibles en la sección ‘Downloads/Descargas’. Discusiones y avisos del curso, enviados al comienzo de la semana, estarán en Ingles solamente.Versões com legendas em espanhol e português estarão disponíveis em todos os vídeos. Para alterar, click no ícone que aparece no canto direito da tela. PDF, slides e outros materiais traduzidos estarão também disponíveis para download na seção etapa relevantes. Discussões, avisos e informações enviadas no início de cada semana serão escritas apenas em inglês.About ARCTECARCTEC is an integral part of the Department of Disease Control at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and a world-leading independent test centre for consultancy and the evaluation and development of arthropod pest control technologies.This course is designed for anyone with an interest in learning about Zika virus vector control. It is relevant to workers newly drafted into vector control work, NGO employees in affected countries, students taking a healthcare or science-related degree, medical students and postgraduates wishing to complement their studies, and academic staff in aligned disciplines.

Global Blindness: Planning and Managing Eye Care Services

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Find out how to plan and manage eye care, to avoid blindnessAround the world, 285 million people are blind or visually impaired. 75% of this is avoidable and 90% is in low- and middle-income countries.In this online course we highlight the key facts about avoidable blindness and global initiatives to address it.TranslationsContent on this course is also provided in Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese:中文：课程信息 PDFEspañol: Información del curso PDFPortuguês: Informação do curso PDFA separate French course is available:La Cécité dans le Monde: Planifier et Gérer les Services de Soins OculairesThis course is intended for all health care providers, health managers, NGO staff with an interest and some experience of, eye care health services. The course will especially benefit:Eye health providers who lead or manage the service provision of an eye unit or eye care teamAll clinical eye care providers who work in isolated and remote settingsEye care providers with an interest in public health approachesAny health providers and managers with an interest in resource limited eye care servicesNon-governmental staff involved in developing eye care projects in low- and middle-income countriesCharity organisations and philanthropists involved in supporting eye care service provisionOphthalmic residents and nurses in training programmes with an interest in low- and middle-income health servicesTrainers in academic institutions with an interest in developing training in public health approaches for eye care service provision for their local setting.

Global Health and Disability

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Around 15% of the world’s population, or 1 billion people, live with some form of disability, with numbers continuing to rise over the coming decades.People with disabilities are often overlooked in national and international development, and can face widespread barriers in accessing services, including health and rehabilitation services, even though simple initiatives are available to enable access.Our three week course aims to raise awareness about the importance of health and well-being of people with disabilities in the context of the global development agenda: Leaving no one behind.This course is designed for anyone with a professional or personal interest in disability as it relates to health, rehabilitation, international development and humanitarian assistance.There is a particular focus on low and middle income countries – both in the content of the course and the target learners.Cover photo: © Photo Robin Wyatt 2014: see www.robinwyatt.org

Control and Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis

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Control and combat visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) - also known as kala-azar - is endemic in parts of South Asia, East Africa, Southern Europe and South America. It is fatal if untreated, but the tools do exist to control and even eliminate VL transmission in some of these areas.This online course will you give you an understanding of the biology and epidemiology of VL, then explain practical control and elimination tools that you can use to combat it.You’ll look at real-world examples of current VL control and elimination programmes, and find out how to implement and evaluate a programme in your own setting.This will be the last presentation of this course.This course is designed for healthcare professionals who are working in the field on visceral leishmaniasis control. It will also be useful for those with an interest in neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and vector control.

Diagnostics for AMR: Building Back Better from the COVID-19 Pandemic

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What lessons can the antimicrobial (AMR) response take from COVID-19 events?As the world continues to deal with COVID-19, its impact on other public health issues must also be considered. This three-week course provides valuable insight into how COVID-19 affected different countries’ One Health efforts in general, and their antimicrobial resistance responses in particular.Unpack COVID-19’s impact on AMR diagnosticsThe course starts with a close examination of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on One Health projects and delivery in different countries, and on AMR stewardship and responses.With a clear understanding of the effects, you’ll be able to explore the lessons and benefits that the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic (and the pandemic itself) hold for AMR research and action plans.See what AMR and One Health can take from COVID-19 eventsThe importance of quality and informatics for AMR diagnostics, AMR data sharing, and overall collaboration within the public health sector will all be emphasised on the course.You’ll also learn more about the diagnostic technology innovations and diagnostic capacity increases that developed in response to COVID-19, and how they can be applied to the AMR response.Ultimately, you’ll gain new appreciation for the need for continuous learning, professional development, and information sharing in the fight against AMR by the end of the course.Learn at the cutting edge of AMR research with LSHTMThe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is ideally suited to present this course on AMR diagnostics, surveillance, reporting, and responding.Besides having a proven record for launching excellent online courses with Becton Dickinson and Company (their partner in this course), the LSHTM is a recognised leader in global and public health.This insightful course from the LSHTM is designed for anyone interested in the public health aspects of AMR control, including policy and decision-makers and healthcare professionals, students, and educators.

Eliminating Trachoma

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Explore how the trachoma disease is being combated across the globeTrachoma is a neglected tropical disease. It occurs in some of the poorest populations with limited access to clean water, sanitation, and healthcare, and is the leading cause of blindness in the world. Based on 2020 data, it is estimated that 137 million people are at risk of trachoma in 44 endemic countries.On this course, you’ll explore the history of trachoma, how it is graded in individuals, as well as studying the decision making involved in eradicating this tropical disease.You’ll also discover how trachoma elimination strategies are implemented across the globe.This practical course is for everyone involved, or interested in, delivering health services to eliminate blinding trachoma.It may be of interest to those working in or studying medicine, and will be of special use to those working in neglected tropical diseases (NTD), public health or ophthalmology.Content is focused on the action that needs to take place at a local community level.

Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action

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Each year, there are roughly 10 million new-born, child, adolescent, maternal, and stillborn deaths. Most of these deaths and linked disabilities can be prevented if evidence-based interventions are implemented.By signing up for this course, you’ll learn from the world’s leading experts with direct experience improving the health of women, children and adolescents across the globe. They’ll take you on a unique and compelling learning journey, summarising the latest data, evidence, and research gaps in an accessible way.Explore the lifecycle from birth to adulthoodThe course will run over six weeks, exploring the lifecycle from birth to adulthood, to look at adolescent, reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.Each week will focus on a different area, inviting you to discuss the most recent data, and the current policy, programme and research debates that inform action to improve health outcomes.At the end of the course we will reflect on the importance of lifecycle thinking for women, children and adolescents in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.Get multiple perspectives on maternal and child healthThe Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive, and Child Health (MARCH) is the central hub for women’s and children’s health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and comprises more than 150 academics working around the world in 100 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. In this course, you will hear from MARCH Centre experts in a range of disciplines, including epidemiology, demography, anthropology, medicine and public health.Contributors include:Professor Joy Lawn, Director of the MARCH CentreProfessor David Ross from the World Health Organisation Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health.Understand case studies from around the globeThrough the use of case studies, multimedia content and discussions with other learners from around the globe, we will consider the latest evidence about how to improve the health of women, children and adolescents in the context of different country settings.This course is designed for healthcare professionals or anyone working in a health organisation; undergraduate students taking a healthcare or science-related degree; medical students and postgraduates wishing to complement their studies; and anyone else with an interest in learning about the health of women, children and adolescents.

Ebola in Context: Understanding Transmission, Response and Control

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In 2014, Ebola went from a scarcely known virus to the subject of daily news reports. The epidemic in West Africa has quickly surpassed all previous outbreaks, to become an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.Understand the science behind the Ebola outbreakIn this free online course, we’ll look at the science behind the Ebola outbreak, to understand why it has occurred on this scale and how it can be controlled.Over three weeks, we’ll explore the principles of infectious disease transmission and the social context of the Ebola epidemic.We’ll look at treatment and control measures - from those already in place to those planned - and the challenges of implementation and innovation in an emergency.Learn from multiple perspectivesThe course is taught by experts from a range of disciplines, including infectious disease epidemiology, anthropology, medicine and public health. Contributors include Professor Peter Piot: Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, co-discoverer of the Ebola virus and Chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) scientific committee on Ebola; and Professor David Heymann: Co-Chair of the WHO Director General’s advisory group on the Ebola response and Chair of Public Health England.Hear from those on the front line in AfricaThe course will include first-hand accounts and interviews with those who are at the front line of the response in Africa, as well as short lectures, exercises, videos and links to further reading.Throughout, you’ll be able to discuss the Ebola outbreak with other learners from around the world.Photo by ©EC/ECHO/Jean-Louis Mosser.

The Lancet Maternal Health Series: Global Research and Evidence

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Improve the quality of and access to maternal health services.Imagine a woman in a remote village, perhaps in Africa or South Asia. She’s giving birth at home with a relative. Without access to drugs or transport, she could die.While maternal deaths have nearly halved in the past 25 years worldwide, thanks to the increased use of maternity services, progress has not been universal.This online course explores the state of maternal health globally, based on The Lancet Maternal Health Series. You will review the latest evidence from experts, and learn what is needed to ensure good-quality, woman-centred maternal healthcare for all.This course is designed for people who are studying, researching or working in maternal health or related disciplines such as public health, global health or medicine.If you’re a healthcare professional, you may find it useful to upgrade this course to support your continuing professional development (CPD). By upgrading, you’ll be able to take this course at your own pace and revisit the material at any time in future. Once you complete the course, you’ll receive a Certificate of Achievement as evidence of your CPD. This includes details of what you learnt and the number of learning hours required.You can read The Lancet Maternal Health Series open access papers and commentaries here. In addition, the series website contains further materials including videos, case studies and infographics.Please note that there are PDF transcripts available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish of all articles and videos.

Retinopathy of Prematurity: Practical Approaches to Prevent Blindness

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Learn how the screening of ROP can help manage and prevent vision loss in babiesRetinopathy of prematurity (ROP) affects babies born preterm, before 37 weeks of gestation. Over 15 million babies worldwide are born prematurely each year, and it’s estimated over 20,000 of them will become blind from ROP.On this course, you will learn how a practical team approach needs to be aligned across neonatal care and ROP screening, and treatment and follow-up healthcare services to help prevent blindness in preterm babies. You will also look at how the risk of ROP and the level of neonatal care can differ between high and low-income settings.Image © The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust / Poulomi BasuThis course is for healthcare professionals such as obstetric and neonatal nurses, neonatologists, paediatricians, ophthalmologists and clinical officers.Image © The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust / Poulomi Basu

A History of Public Health in Post-War Britain

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History can offer us a unique insight into the public health problems, policies, and practices of the past, and is of critical importance to our understanding of healthcare in the contemporary world.This online course will offer you an opportunity to bring the past into conversation with the present, enabling you to set the changing nature of public health in post-war Britain in context with changes seen today.Learners from across the world who are intrigued by the history of public health in Britain. No prior knowledge or expertise in the area is needed, although you may be a student, professional, or individual with an interest in an aligned field, such as healthcare, medicine, public health, local government, history, or science.

Global Disability: Research and Evidence

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Understand why and how to do research in the field of global disabilityAround 15% of the world’s population, or one billion people, live with some form of disability. With ageing populations, the global number of people with disabilities will continue to grow over the coming decades. Disability often affects vulnerable groups, and is more common among women, older people, and households that are poor. People with disabilities often have higher health care needs, but may find it difficult to access services. They face a range of exclusions, from employment, education or other aspects of society.These exclusions are contrary to the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) which calls upon all countries to respect and ensure the equal rights and participation of all persons with disabilities to education, health care, employment and inclusion in all aspects of society.Evidence on disability is needed for a range of reasons - to measure the magnitude, highlight inequalities in access, and evaluate interventions that aim to improve the lives of people with disabilities. This evidence can be used to advocate, inform policy, plan services, and address the exclusions that people with disabilities face.In this course you will learn from researchers, persons with disabilities and policy makers as we look to enhance our understanding of the importance of evidence, and how research can be conducted, interpreted and used to inform policy and practice.The target audience are researchers, NGO workers, disability advocates, and health professionals across a range of sectors who have an interest in gathering or interpreting evidence on disability.No prior experience or qualifications are required; however, we will encourage people with some research experience who want to learn about disability, or people who work in NGOs focussed on disability or DPOs who want to learn about research. We will focus predominantly on research from low and middle income country contexts, however the themes are also applicable to learners from high income countries.

COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus

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Understand the emergence of COVID-19 and how we respond to it going forwardThe world is paying close attention to the outbreak of novel coronavirus, following its emergence in December 2019 in Wuhan, China.With the outbreak of a novel coronavirus declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, people worldwide are working to address it.On this course, you’ll learn the latest of what we know about COVID-19, presented by international experts.The purpose of this courseThis course is provided for personal use only and not for any commercial, professional medical or business purpose. All content and opinions presented throughout this course are for educational purposes only and do not constitute the provision of professional medical or public health advice.You should not rely on the content of this course or other learners in place of professional advice from a regulated medical professional.If you have any concerns about a particular health condition or COVID-19, please seek the most current medical and/or public health advice from a qualified medical practitioner.LSHTM shall not be liable, to the maximum extent permitted by UK law, for any adverse or negative consequence arising from your reliance on the information contained in this course, or for any commercial use by a business or medical practitioner, including but not limited to loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.Please note that this course was produced in May 2020, and as such, some materials may contain out of date information due to the rapidly changing situation.Those working in or around health, or anyone interested in how we should respond to the outbreak.The course is presented in English, with translations provided in Chinese, Spanish (ES), Portuguese (BR), French, Italian, Arabic and Swahili.