Taipei Medical University in Taiwan is located in Taipei's Xinyi District. Founded as Taipei Medical College in 1960, it was renamed as Taipei Medical University in 2000.
Understand the potential of new technology in managing cancerRecent advances in cancer treatment and management have lead to people with cancer living longer than ever before, now healthcare must begin to consider how to help people with cancer live healthily.On this course you will explore and discuss how new digital health technologies, like wearables, social media and home sensors, are starting to transform the management of cancer. There are hundreds of apps for people living with cancer, are they helpful? Can wearable devices promote healthier lifestyles in patients with cancer? It’s time to find out.This course has been created for healthcare professionals looking to increase their knowledge of managing cancer.
Improve your professional abilities for better servicesOn this three-week advanced course from Taipei Medical University, you’ll learn how to provide better pharmaceutical services while also improving your professional abilities as a pharmacist.This course builds on the Good Pharmacy Practice: Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy Services course. If you’re new to pharmaceutical services, we recommend that you complete the introductory course first.Develop your medication safety and dispensing skills with automationIncreased automation has improved the processes and efficiency of many industries, one of which is the medical and pharmacy sector.Over the first week of this course, you’ll look at the purpose of automation in pharmacy practice and how you can use it to increase patient safety and dispensing. You’ll cover the types of medication errors and the methods you can use to prevent them.Assess and evaluate ethical decision making in pharmacy practiceFor patient safety, it’s important that pharmacists know and follow ethical approaches. Being able to assess and evaluate ethical decisions is a key skill for pharmacists.You’ll dive into ethics for pharmacy practice, including bioethics, medical ethics, and pharmacy ethics. You’ll also look at the pharmacy codes of ethics from the American Pharmaceutical Association to gain an understanding of the rules surrounding ethics.Explore how to continue your professional developmentWith constant changes and updates to medications, delivery systems, and process models, professional development is vital for pharmacists.To round this course out, you’ll look at international models of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and how to improve your professional medical performance.This course is designed for anyone with an interest in pharmaceutical service, especially those currently practising pharmacy.It may also be useful if you’re studying pharmacy or related biological sciences.
Study the use of AI, machine learning, and deep learning in bioinformaticsThis course will teach you the fundamentals of how AI is applied in the field of bioinformatics.You’ll explore how AI, machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing (NPL) concepts are used in the design and discovery of drugs, as well as for modelling complex biological systems.Learn about AI-based bioinformaticsArtificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the field of bioinformatics.On this course, you’ll learn the basics of collecting, analysing, and modeling bioinformatics data using AI.You’ll find out how to collect and explore bioinformatics data from public resources and then use AI to analyse and model this data in order to better understand key biological processes.Discover AI applications in bioinformatics research, such as genome sequencingAs you develop your knowledge of both the bioinformatics and artificial intelligence industries, you’ll explore how different AI concepts are applied in bioinformatics to mathematically interpret biological data and provide statistical information.You’ll develop your understanding of different cases of AI-based bioinformatics research, including genome sequencing, protein function prediction, and gene expression examination.Build your AI toolkit for working in bioinformaticsThis course will provide you with the AI knowledge and skills you need to apply AI in practice.You’ll build data analytics and visualisation techniques that you can apply to a range of bioinformatics datasets and explore the latest machine learning concepts like feature engineering and feature learning.You’ll put your learning into practice at the end of the course when you’ll be asked to organise and summarise data results for an academic paper in bioinformatics that’s fit for publication.This course is designed for any student, biologist, or researcher who would like to learn the basics of using AI to study bioinformatics data.You do not need any experience in AI, bioinformatics, or programming.Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis (Weka).
Build your tools for efficient medication managementOn this three-week advanced course from Taipei Medical University, you’ll build your knowledge of medication use and management.This course builds on the Good Pharmacy Practice: Introduction to Medication Delivery Systems course. If you’re new to medication management, we recommend that you complete the introductory course first.Develop your drug safety and inventory control skillsEvery pharmacist needs to know the process of ordering and purchasing medicines as well as how to manage inbound and outbound medicines.On this course, you’ll look at the main tools used for procurement and inventory in a hospital. You’ll then delve into medication safety and how to manage drug shortages effectively and efficiently.Explore the benefits and challenges of patient counsellingIt’s vital that patients understand their medications to ensure drug safety.You’ll develop general communication skills to help with patient counselling as well as when interacting with special populations. You’ll also learn about advanced medication education systems, their benefits and the challenges you might face with patient education.Discover the importance of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics CommitteeWith so many medications available for a number of conditions, a hospital needs to decide which drugs to approve. That’s where the pharmacy and therapeutics committee comes in.You’ll look at the structure of the committee, how the organisation functions, and what their responsibility is. You’ll then learn about the ongoing formulary maintenance, routine drug evaluations, and the role of the pharmacist in the formulary system.This course is designed for anyone with an interest in pharmaceutical service, especially those currently practising pharmacy.It may also be useful if you’re studying pharmacy or related biological sciences.
With the increased life-expectancy, living a healthy life becoming important. Health promotion provides individuals with means to improve and manage their health. This course provides basic information on health promotion. Upon completion of the course, students will have a better understanding of the process and implementation of health promotion.As the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health, health promotion is a behavioral social science enhancing the quality of life for all people.A minimum set of six competencies were identified according to the Australian Health Promotion Association. Of these, 1) program planning, implementation, and evaluation, 2) partnership building, and 3) special competencies for the Asia-Pacific region—diversity and inclusiveness, were included in this course.This course is for any students who are interested in health promotion, or who would like to be health promotion specialists. No previous health-related experiences are needed.
Understand how AI can be used in healthcare and the challenges it createsThe use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been a major development in healthcare. With the availability of vast amounts of health data, and the increasing possibilities of data analytics, understanding AI, and the challenges and opportunities it creates has never been been more important.On this course you will consider why we might need AI in healthcare, exploring the possible applications and the issues they might cause such as whether AI is dehumanizing healthcare. You should leave the course more confident in your knowledge of AI and how it might improve today’s healthcare systems.This course is for anyone wants to understand artificial intelligence and its application in healthcare. It will be particularly relevevant for those with some existing knowledge healthcare, especially students, researchers and healthcare professionals.
Improve your digital literacy to address eHealth for growth disordersWith the combination of COVID-19 and the rise of new technologies, telemedicine has become essential in providing healthcare. Doctors and health practitioners can use technology to deliver care to patients at a distance, but it requires a level of digital literacy.On this four-week course, you’ll learn how to improve digital literacy in diagnosis management. In particular, you’ll examine the ways eHealth can support individuals with growth disorders based on case studies from pediatric patients requiring growth hormone treatment.This course will help you improve your knowledge and confidence in using eHealth and telemedicine to support clinical decision-making.Explore the challenges and opportunities in eHealthAt all stages of the patient journey, eHealth tools can have a significant impact. You’ll discover various digital tools as you build your knowledge on the evaluation and management of growth disorders.You’ll explore the best practices for utilising eTools and data science to manage growth disorders in children and adolescents.Considering the viewpoints of caregivers, patients, and health care providers, you’ll identify challenges, opportunities, and solutions in eHealth to better understand its role in clinical care.Understand chronic disease management with Taipei Medical UniversityYou’ll learn alongside experts at TMU to research the long-term impact of digital health in managing growth disorders.You’ll examine factors such as usability, impact on quality of life, and implementation strategies, and understand how to apply this knowledge to broader chronic disease management.By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and confidence to start implementing telemedicine techniques into your practice.This course is designed for those with experience and an interest in growth disorders.Whether you’re a student, doctor, or pediatric endocrinologist, this course is designed to help you learn more about digital health.
Learn how renal disease affects kidney function and how to apply dosing regimensOn this course, you will learn the principles of pharmacokinetics and drug dose adjustment in patients with renal disease. You will be introduced to basic kidney physiology and functions, including the filtration, secretion and reabsorption of water, and the mechanisms of renal drug excretion.You will learn how to calculate renal clearance, and how to recommend dosing regimen for patients with the disease. You will also explore the general principles for dosage adjustment in dialysis patients, and be able to describe the typical clinical presentation of chronic renal failure.This course is for anyone requiring clinical pharmacokinetic knowledge, including undergraduate pharmacy students, post-graduate pharmacy students and pharmacists in clinical practice.
Improve and measure your pharmacist servicesThe Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) guidelines are a set of standards laid out by the World Health Organisation to ensure pharmacists provide high-quality services to every patient.On this three-week course from Taipei Medical University, you’ll be introduced to clinical pharmacy services (CPS), one of the key roles of pharmacists, and learn what the service entails according to the GPP guidelines.Explore current practices of CPSClinical pharmacy services include a range of different offerings for patients. From pharmaceutical care to medication therapy management, you’ll cover the basics of CPS and the role that a pharmacist plays in carrying them out.You’ll also look at the current practices of CPS, using Taipei Veterans General Hospital as a teaching model, before focusing on pharmacy services during the COVID-19 pandemic.Discover the basics of how to start a clinicBefore setting up a pharmacist clinic, there are certain steps that you need to take to make sure the clinic is relevant, useful, and stays up to date.This course will take you through each of these steps, from literature reviews and needs assessment to clinic set-up and services assessment. You’ll learn the various models for pharmacy clinics such as the drug model and the health condition model.Learn how to evaluate clinical servicesStaying on top of the latest models and pharmacy services is vital to developing and running a successful clinic.You’ll learn about clinic assessment, including setting short- and long-term outcomes tailored to your services. As part of the assessment, you’ll also look at model literature reviews and how you can stay up-to-date with the latest successful models in pharmacy services.This course is designed for anyone with an interest in pharmaceutical service, especially those currently practising pharmacy.It may also be useful if you’re studying pharmacy or related biological sciences.
Explore the benefits of healthcare organisations sharing data.In an era where big data and artificial intelligence play an important role in healthcare, data sharing has huge potential for global health improvement and patient safety. This is especially pertinent during the COVID-19 pandemic.On this course, you’ll explore the benefits and challenges of sharing healthcare data globally.With support from industry experts, you’ll consider topics like the future of medical development, improving care, healthcare accessibility, and more.You’ll also discover the strategies used by governments, funding bodies, institutions, and publishers to get access to datasets.This course has been ranked as one of the best online courses of all time by online course aggregator class central.This course is designed for anyone interested in big data and artificial intelligence applications in healthcare for global health improvement.This is likely to include students, researchers, and healthcare professionals.
Explore how you can become a better pharmacistThis course provides pharmacists with some essential knowledge to provide better pharmaceutical services and professional abilities, related to the World Health Organisation’s Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) recommendations.You’ll learn the basic preparation of medical products, chemotherapy drugs and ideas to improve pharmacy practice.This course is aimed at learners with a background in pharmaceutical service and especially those practicing pharmacy. It will also be useful for those currently studying pharmacy and related biological sciences, as well as learners with an interest in pharmacy practices across the world.
Engage patients in the development of healthcare technology and treatmentsThe development of healthcare treatments has given people hope to fight diseases in new ways and it is critical that medical professionals have the skills to explain the benefits of treatments to patients and, ideally, involve them in the development of new treatments in the first place.This online course explores the concept of doctors as “mediators” in the changing relationship between patients and technology, and introduces the theme of “medical humanity” to improve communication and trust in healthcare. Using real-life examples from Taiwan and South East Asia, you will find out how to bring patients into the development of medical technologies and treatments.This course is designed for undergraduates and postgraduates, with some medical, healthcare or social work experience.
Explore the key principles of pharmacokinetics and how to apply themOn this course you will learn about the principles of clinical pharmacokinetics, including factors that affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and binding of drugs. You will learn how to integrate these principles into the process of monitoring, evaluating and adjusting dosing for patients.You will learn through critical thinking and problem-solving exercises that relate to drug dosing and monitoring functions, that are commonly performed by pharmacists in clinical practice.This course is for professionals or students looking to build their clinical pharmacokinetic knowledge. You might be an undergraduate pharmacy student, a postgraduate pharmacy student or a pharmacist in clinical practice.
Build a repertoire of tools to enhance medication deliveryOn this three-week course from Taipei Medical University, you’ll explore the different types of medication distribution systems in hospitals and the principle of evaluating drug delivery systems.Throughout the course, you’ll be taught by experienced pharmacists from Taipei Veterans General Hospital who will share their clinical experiences. Through these cases, you’ll see how Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) guidelines are being established in this hospital.Develop your understanding of drug delivery systems in hospitalsThe role of pharmacists has become more diverse over time, with many now providing clinical services. But medication distribution is still an important responsibility of pharmacists, especially in hospital pharmacies.This course will take you through an introduction to the medication distribution systems used in hospitals, exploring how these systems have evolved. You’ll then assess each of the four systems, identifying their pros and cons in real-world settings.Discover the importance of pharmacy informaticsHaving an effective database of data, knowledge, and information is an important part of the medication-use and patient treatment process.You’ll explore pharmacy informatics, what it is, and how to use it to improve the efficiency and safety of medication use. You’ll also look at how and when to deliver this knowledge to patients in order to educate them on their medications.Explore the medication distribution system currently being used in TaiwanThis course will guide you through practical examples of how medication distribution is used in Taiwan. You’ll dive into the standards and requirements of drug delivery systems in hospitals, using Taipei Veterans General Hospital as a case study to show you the real-world use of these systems.This course is designed for anyone with an interest in pharmaceutical service, especially those currently practising pharmacy.It may also be useful if you’re studying pharmacy or related biological sciences.
Explore fascinating examples of how artifical intelligence is shaping our futureOn this course, you’ll learn how AI technology is affecting the future of four key areas.You’ll focus on one area each week, starting with intelligent systems, where you’ll explore neural networks, genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization. In week two, you’ll consider the use of machine learning for finding clinical data patterns for forecasting models.You’ll discover deep learning in week three, as you learn how self-flying drones are trained using VR. On the final week of the course, you’ll explore fisheries management, and learn how AI can keep ocean fisheries sustainable.This course is particularly relevant for those with some prior knowledge in AI algorithms. Basic existing knowledge in AI is highly recommended.