About this Course

Through ages, doctors and scientists have worked hard to fight against different diseases, but it is not easy to find the effective way to deal with them. However, it is a lot faster and easier to approach new problems nowadays with the help of past experience and modern technology. In this course, we are going to show you some common diseases and its current management. At the same time, we will also show you how modern medicine has developed and what breakthroughs are specially made in Taiwan.

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Intermediate Level

This course is appropriate for learners who are interested in Taiwan medicine.

Approx. 9 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Recognize the basics of Hepatitis B, chronic kidney disease and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

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Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Intermediate Level

This course is appropriate for learners who are interested in Taiwan medicine.

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

12 minutes to complete

Welcome to this course!

12 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 6 min), 2 readings

Week2

Week 2

1 hour to complete

W2-1 Hepatitis B: a Quest for Pathogenesis, Natural Course and Management

Many of us have received Hepatitis B vaccine in our earlier life and perhaps some of you have just received a booster shot recently. However, do you know why we should receive the Hepatitis B vaccine? Although the vaccine can prevent the contraction of hepatitis B virus, there are still many HBV carriers all around the world. Thus, the treatment of Hepatitis B should also be sought to improve the outcome of the patients. In this lesson, you will learn about how the vaccine changed the fate of many people and what antiviral treatments are available for hepatitis B.

1 hour to complete

10 videos (Total 40 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

10 videos

2-1: Dialogue before you start12m2-1-1: Introduction3m2-1-2: Route of transmission/prevention3m2-1-3: The detection and measurement of HBV infection2m2-1-4: Natural history of HBV infection3m2-1-5: Management of chronic hepatitis B3m2-1-6: When to START antiviral therapy?3m2-1-7: The efficacy of long-term therapy2m2-1-8: Prophylactic antiviral therapy2m2-1-9: How to cure hepatitis B?3m

1 reading

Extended Reading10m

1 practice exercise

W2-1 Quiz25m

1 hour to complete

W2-2 Hepatitis B: Nationwide Vaccination and Public Health Impact

The Hepatitis B immunization program has been a success in Taiwan. Since the implementation of the vaccination program, the prevalence and incidence of Hepatitis B have dropped significantly. In order to optimize the protection against Hepatitis B, the government has to prevent the transmission of the virus. One route of transmission is the vertical transmission, which is mother-to-child transmission. If a pregnant woman is a hepatitis B carrier, will the infant be infected too? What can we do to prevent vertical transmission? In this lesson, pediatrician Dr. Chang will talk about the strategy to tackle this problem.

1 hour to complete

4 videos (Total 23 min)

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

W3 End-stage Renal Disease in Taiwan: Transformation from the Worst to the Better

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is very common in Taiwan. With the progression of CKD, the patient will reach the final stage of the disease, which is called End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Most patients with ESRD will have to receive dialysis to substitute for their failing kidney. The prevalence of dialysis in Taiwan is among the top in the world due to its health care policy. In this talk, nephrologist Dr. Chao will give you an insight about end-stage renal disease and its management.

2 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 81 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

15 videos

3: Dialogue before you start3m3-1: Introduction2m3-2: Adverse influences of renal failure1m3-3: Progression and staging of chronic kidney disease3m3-4: The landscape of renal disease in Taiwan3m3-5: What happens to the kidney in the elderly?10m3-6: Risk factors for end-stage renal disease in Taiwan1m3-7: The unprecedented high rate of end-stage renal disease in Taiwan9m3-8: Renal supportive care and reimbursement schemes in Taiwan6m3-9: Frailty15m3-10: Frail renal phenotype7m3-11: Frailty as a criterion to screen for and recognize those with need of renal hospice5m3-12: Caring for renal patients at terminal status2m3-13: Renal supportive care in Taiwan5m3-14: Conclusion2m

1 reading

Extended Reading10m

1 practice exercise

W3 Quiz20m

Week4

Week 4

1 hour to complete

W4 Outcomes of Living-related Kidney Transplantation

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is the final stage of chronic kidney disease. It means that the kidney can no longer function on their own. At this point, interventions must be done to help the failing kidney. In this lesson, you will learn about the role of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation in ESRD, which have saved many lives. In this talk, Prof. Tsai, an experienced and skillful renal transplant surgeon, will also share his experience in living-related renal transplantation in National Taiwan University Hospital.

1 hour to complete

15 videos (Total 42 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

15 videos

4: Dialogue before you start8m4-1: Part one: Introduction55s4-2: End-stage renal disease2m4-3: End-stage renal disease in Taiwan2m4-4: Treatment for end-stage renal disease1m4-5: Hemodialysis3m4-6: Peritoneal dialysis2m4-7: Conundrum for end-stage renal disease care2m4-8: Part two: Outcomes of living-related kidney transplantation26s4-9: Benefits of living-related kidney transplantation2m4-10: Risks of living-related kidney transplantation2m4-11: History of renal transplantation3m4-12: Renal transplantation techniques2m4-13: The role of immunosuppressive drugs2m4-14: Renal transplantation in National Taiwan University Hospital2m

1 reading

Extended Reading10m

1 practice exercise

W4 Quiz25m

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