University of Bergen Courses

Addressing Violence Through Patient Care

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Understand the methods and importance of medical peace workOn this course you will learn about some of the key concepts and challenges in the field of medical peace work, particularly the importance of violence prevention and peace practice for healthcare professionals.You will cover aspects of theory, field work and advocacy focusing on working with domestic violence, refugee healthcare and healing torture victims. In each case you will consider the specific challenges of treating these victims of violence and the role you play in helping them.This course has been created for people with some experience in healthcare. It is particularly relevant to clinical healthcare professionals working in medicine, nursing, and allied health.

Global Health, Conflict and Violence

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Explore the role of medics and healthcare workers in promoting peaceOn this course you will learn about the key principles and different forms of medical peace work in the context of global health, conflict and violence. You will consider the role healthcare workers have to play in the prevention of violence and peace practices.You will examine scenarios such as working in a conflict zone, nuclear explosions, storms, floods, heatwaves, infectious disease, migration and violent conflict. In each case you will consider the effects of these on global health.This course is for global health professionals as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in healthcare professions (medicine, nursing, allied and public health) and global health and development studies.

Occupational Health in Developing Countries

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Learn how to work on the issue of occupational health in a low-income settingOccupational health is a neglected part of public health in many developing countries where industrial activity is increasing.On this course, you’ll broaden your knowledge of occupational health and learn how to prevent diseases and injuries caused by working conditions in developing countries.You’ll explore the tasks and structure of occupational health services, workplace risk factors, major occupational diseases and the steps of a risk assessment.You’ll learn about the role of different actors in occupational health, including employers, employees, health services, and the Labor Inspection.This occupational health course is designed for anyone who wants to understand how to prevent the development of diseases and injuries caused by poor working conditions in developing countries.This course is open to anyone, though study in medicine, dentistry, health sciences or natural sciences, and a good knowledge of English will be helpful to understand more complex aspects of the course.

Causes of Climate Change

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Uncover the past, present, and future of the causes of climate changeThis free online course provides the basis for understanding the underlying physical processes governing climate variations in the past, present and future.On this course, you’ll explore the main external forcing mechanisms such as the sun, volcanoes, and changes in greenhouse gasses and aerosols, which can contribute to changing the global energy budget and initiate climate variations.You’ll also consider the role of internal feedback mechanisms and the energy transport in the atmosphere and ocean, in order to understand regional variations in climate.You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the climate system, and be able to put the recently observed, man-made changes in climate in the context of past natural changes.To uncover the true causes of climate change, you’ll learn with experts from The University of Bergen. They host the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, the largest centre for natural science-based climate research in Scandinavia.This course is intended for those with an interest in the physical aspects of climate variations and change.It does not require any previous experience of studying the causes of climate change, but high school level mathematics and physics is recommended.

Developing and Testing Complex Healthcare Interventions

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The need for evolution in healthcareHealth systems, patient needs, and government priorities constantly change. It’s important that health services are constantly adapted and revised to meet these. When significant changes are made to service delivery it is vital that they improve patient care, represent value for money to the health system and are safe.On this five-week course from the University of Bergen, you’ll learn why it is important to fully develop and test any new ideas for service delivery in health (complex interventions) before performing the final definitive trial.Maximising the likelihood of successHistorically, significant amounts of research money have been wasted on trials of complex healthcare interventions that fail to recruit to target, fail to deliver the intervention effectively, fail to show an effect, or fail to transfer the findings into practice.This course will guide you through the process of conducting a trial and disseminating your results to maximise your opportunity for success.Exploring the development and evaluation of complex interventionsComplex interventions can be difficult to design, and ultimately test due to the number of interacting components.This course, which is aimed at early career researchers, will guide you through the process from idea inception to the final randomised controlled trial, explaining the rationale behind each stage of the process.This course is designed for PhD students undertaking Health Services Research, specifically pharmacists and medical practitioners.

Medical Peace Work

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##Violence affects health in many ways, from the micro (individual) to the macro (societal).This course will help you understand how healthcare professionals can build peaceful and healthy societies by recognizing, responding to, and helping prevent various forms of violence.By the end of this course, you will be able to:Recognise and respond to signs of domestic violence or torture in clinical practiceProvide appropriate healthcare in conflict areas and for refugeesPrepare for the health effects of climate change and nuclear warThis course has been created for people with some experience in healthcare. It is particularly relevant to students in clinical healthcare professions (such as medicine, nursing, and allied health) and equally relevant to those working in broader disciplines (such as public health, global health, and development studies).