Improve your knowledge through this program, where you will find the best didactic material with real clinical cases. Learn here about the latest advances in the specialty to be able to perform a quality psychological praxis”

This Postgraduate certificate is unique because it focuses on the ability of pharmacotherapy to alleviate the elements that determine old age, as well as the knowledge of the new roles of the elderly in society, depending on how we incorporate health tools for future generations.

Psychogeriatrics in the 21st century cannot be a way of evaluating, labeling and, subsequently, performing occupational therapy so that the days go by in old age and the elderly person doesn't get in the way too much. Our way of intervening should be to stimulate in a preventive way so that the cognitive deterioration diseases do not occur due to the passage of time. 

Update your knowledge through the Postgraduate certificate in Pharmacological Intervention in Elderly, in a practical way and adapted to your needs”

This Postgraduate certificate in Pharmacological Intervention in Elderly contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in the different specialties. The graphic, schematic, and practical contents of which they are composed provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New developments in the assessment and performance of the expert's report
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the presented clinical situations
• With special emphasis on evidence-based psychology and research methodologies in Psychology
• All this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This Postgraduate certificate may be the best investment you can make when selecting a refresher program, for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Pharmacological Intervention in Elderly, you will obtain a certificate from TECH Global University”

Forming part of the teaching staff is a group of professionals in the world of Psychology, who bring to this course their work experience, as well as a group of renowned specialists, recognised by esteemed scientific communities.

Thanks to its multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, they will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to prepare in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the student will must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of psychology with extensive teaching experience.

The Postgraduate certificate includes real clinical cases and exercises to bring the content of the program closer to the clinical practice of a psychologist"

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of professionals who know about the implications of specialization in daily practice in the field of psychology. They are aware of the current relevance of training to be able to act correctly in cases of patients with mental pathologies and psychological needs and are committed to quality teaching through new educational technologies.

This Postgraduate certificate in Pharmacological Intervention in Elderly contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”

Module 1. Pharmacological Intervention in the Elderly

1.1. Geriatric Psychopharmacology (Dr. Luis F. Agüera Ortiz)

1.2. Fragility and Vulnerability of the Elderly Person

1.3. Polypharmacy in the Elderly

1.4. Pharmacokinetic Changes

1.4.1. Lowering of Body Water Levels
1.4.2. Reduced Protein Binding
1.4.3. More Time Taken to Reach Peak Plasma Levels
1.4.4. Greater Variability in Achieving Stable Plasma Levels
1.4.5. Reduced Hepatic Metabolism
1.4.6. Reduced Renal Clearance
1.4.7. Risk of Interactions
1.4.8. New Pharmacodynamics

1.5. Pharmacological Treatment for Anxiety of Elderly People

1.5.1. Benzodiazepines
1.5.2. ISRS
1.5.3. Atypical Antidepressants

1.6. Pharmacological Treatment for Depression in Elderly People

1.6.1. ISRS
1.6.2. Non-Tricyclic Antidepressants
1.6.3. Dual Antidepressants

1.7. Pharmacological Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in the Elderly

1.7.1. Lithium
1.7.2. Anti-Convulsants

1.8. Antiseizure Medications

1.9. Medications for Agitation in the Elderly

1.10. Pharmacology of Confusion

1.11. Drugs for Dementia

1.12. Medication Against Deficiencies

1.13. Pharmacological Intervention in Somatization

A unique, key, and decisive experience to boost your professional development”