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Health, Sports & Psychology
Caring for adults
Caring for adults is an introductory course for anyone in a caring role, either paid or unpaid. It builds on what you already know to give you a better understanding of your role as a carer. It also supports your own well-being by giving you some ideas and information about looking after yourself and dealing with stress.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death
Erica Borgstrom, a medical anthropologist and lecturer at The Open University, explores why death from coronavirus is not the type of death we expect.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Making sense of sudden mass deaths
Sudden, brutal death; and so many deaths, at one time. What does it do to you to be one of the bereaved in such a traumatic event such as the 9/11 attacks or a pandemic like Covid-19?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief
The coronavirus pandemic has lead to many people across the globe facing bereavement and grief. We've pulled together some FREE resources to offer advice or comfort in these times.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Intimate not Intimidated: It's Time to Talk about Sex and Disability
We asked 6 people with life-limiting conditions to join us for a day long discussion on sex, intimacy and relationships. This film delves into the details...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care
Most people haven't heard of advance care plans or may avoid planning for end-of-life care. Dr Erica Borgstrom tells us why...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Let's talk about sex, intimacy and relationships...
... with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition or another disabling condition. Try our interactive video experience to explore the challenges around sex. It doesn't have to be embarrassing!
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History & The Arts
The Death of Socrates
Why was Socrates killed? Learn the reasons for his death.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Nine top tips on talking about sex… for young people with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition
Let's talk about sex! Sarah Earle and Maddie Blackburn outline 9 ways you can find out more about sex, intimacy and relationships if you have a life-limiting or disabling condition.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Potentially a million children and young people in the UK live with a parent or caregiver who has a longstanding illness. What's the impact on them and what help is available?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Death and medicine: postponement and promise
This free course, Death and medicine: postponement and promise, helps you to explore the extent to which death and dying in western societies are medical events and what aspects of death and dying might be neglected as a consequence. The course covers the way that such things as medicine provide the context of the experiences associated with the...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Freeing people caught between life and death
Terrible accidents can leave some patients locked-in: awake but unaware. Roger Highfield meets the people seeking ways to free them.