{"id":381,"date":"2016-01-15T12:07:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T12:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imperialighi.wordpress.com\/?p=381"},"modified":"2019-03-29T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T10:56:09","slug":"introducing-harvardxs-massive-open-online-course-mooc-practical-improvement-science-in-healthcare-a-roadmap-for-getting-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2016\/01\/15\/introducing-harvardxs-massive-open-online-course-mooc-practical-improvement-science-in-healthcare-a-roadmap-for-getting-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing HarvardX\u2019s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Practical Improvement Science in Healthcare: A Roadmap for Getting Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Professor the Lord Ara Darzi on Harvard\u2019s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bORrOEYWqPw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Developed through a collaboration between HarvardX and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement<em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/ph556x-practical-improvement-science-harvardx-ph556x#!\">\u2018Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A roadmap for getting results\u2019<\/a><\/em> is a free online course, which starts 20th January and lasts for 6 weeks.\u00a0 It aims to provide learners with the valuable skills and simple, well-tested tools they need to translate promising innovations or evidence into practice.<\/p>\n<p>Learners will dive into short, engaging lectures\u00a0and have access to additional materials and resources. 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