Full course description
8 Hours
Self-Paced
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Course Overview
Learn to navigate legal and ethical challenges in healthcare at a time of rapid transformation, explore government roles in public health, and gain the skills to shape effective healthcare policies for improved outcomes. This fully online course is part of Creighton University's Health Law for Professionals program. Complete all four courses to earn your Health Law Certificate.
Course Details:
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- 100% Online & Flexible – Self-paced, approximately 8-hour course, asynchronous format built for working professionals.
- Affordable Tuition – Save 50% with promo code HLC2025 when you enroll by June 30, 2025.
- No LSAT or GRE Required – Open to legal, healthcare, public health, HR and administrative professionals.
- Expert-Curated Curriculum – Covers healthcare law, ethics, contracts, compliance and health innovation.
- All Materials Included – Access course texts, legal articles and instructional videos at no extra cost.
Who Should Enroll
This course is ideal for professionals in healthcare administration, law, compliance, public health, policy, HR, risk management and innovation leadership seeking legal skills in healthcare.
Course Instructor
Heather Swadley, JD, PhD
Heather Swadley, JD, PhD, is a licensed attorney in Washington, DC, and a Senior Policy Attorney at Georgetown University, where she leads federally funded projects on health law, disaster medicine and public health policy. With expertise in disability law, legal history and administrative law, Heather has held roles in national nonprofits, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, legislative bodies and international NGOs. She earned her JD from Temple University and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Her scholarship appears in top law and policy journals, with a focus on medical authority, civil rights and healthcare regulation.
What You’ll Learn
Discover key concepts of public health law and ethics, including government collaboration on health outcomes, the impact of value-based healthcare and social determinants of health, and ethical considerations in clinical research and healthcare access. Understand the roles of ethics boards, IRBs and the legal aspects of reproductive health, organ donation and more, to develop a comprehensive approach to health law.