Introduction to the Program

The latest techniques and work systems in Hematology from a Clinical Point of View in a course developed with the most efficient teaching system on the market"

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This intense course provides the clinician with specialized knowledge in the approach to blood pathologies, both oncologic and non-oncologic or benign, with the aim of obtaining the necessary tools to make an adequate differential diagnosis of the different hemopathologies. 
 
The laboratory study with the analysis and peripheral blood smear in addition to other more complex tests, allows a comprehensive and specialized diagnosis of the most relevant hematological diseases. 
 
The field of Hematology deals with the clinical study and diagnosis of the most frequent alterations of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, as well as hematological malignancies, leukemias and lymphomas.

A complete review that will also develop specialized knowledge for the study of alterations in the hemostatic system; hemorrhagic pathology and problems of hypercoagulability or thrombosis, in addition to improving skills in hemotherapy and transfusion medicine.

With this Course you will be able to combine high intensity training with your personal and professional life, achieving your goals in a simple and real way”

This Postgraduate certificate in Hematology from a Clinical Point of View offers you the advantages of a high-level scientific, teaching, and technological course.  These are some of its most notable features:

  • Latest technology in online teaching software.
  • Highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand. 
  • Practical cases presented by practising experts.
  • State-of-the-art interactive video systems.
  • Teaching supported by telepractice. 
  • Continuous updating and recycling systems.
  • Self-regulating learning: full compatibility with other occupations.
  • Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification.
  • Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums.
  • Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work.
  • Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection.
  • Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the Postgraduate certificate.

A highly skilled course which will allow you to become a highly competent professional in Hematology in a clinical analysis laboratory”

The teachers of this course are professionals currently working in a modern and accredited Clinical Laboratory, with a very solid training base and up to date knowledge in both scientific and purely technical disciplines.

In this way, we ensure that we provide you with the training update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of professionals trained and experienced in different environments, who will cover the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put the practical knowledge derived from their own experience at the service of the course: one of the differential qualities of this course.
 
This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this Postgraduate certificate in Hematology from a Clinical Point of View. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. This way, you will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the operability you need in your training. 

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice:  with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way.  

The learning in this Postgraduate certificate is developed through the most performed didactic methods in online teaching to guarantee that your efforts produce the best results possible"

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Our innovative telepractice concept will give you the opportunity to learn through an immersive experience, which will provide you with a faster integration and a much more realistic view of the contents: “learning from an expert”

Syllabus

The contents of this Postgraduate certificate course have been developed by the different experts on this course, with a clear purpose: to ensure that our students acquire each and every one of the necessary skills to become true experts in this field. 

A complete and well-structured program that will take you to the highest standards of quality and success. 

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Acquire the ability to compete among the best clinical analysis professionals with this comprehensive course that will give you a boost in your profession"

Module 1. Hematology

1.1. Introduction to the Hematopoietic System and Study Techniques

1.1.1. Classification of Blood Cells and Hematopoiesis
1.1.2. Hemacytometry and Blood Smear Study
1.1.3. Bone Marrow Study
1.1.4. Role of Immunophenotyping in the Diagnosis of Hematological Diseases
1.1.5. Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology in Hematologic Diagnosis

1.2. Diagnosis of Erythrocyte Disorders Anemias, Erythrocytosis, Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias

1.2.1. Classification of the Types of Anaemia 

1.2.1.1. Etiopathogenic Classification
1.2.1.2. Classification According to VCM 

1.2.1.2.1. Microcytic Anemia
1.2.1.2.2. Normocytic Anemia
1.2.1.2.3. Macrocytic Anemia

1.2.2. Erythrocytosis Differential Diagnosis

1.2.2.1. Primary Erythrocytosis
1.2.2.1. Secondary Erythrocytosis

1.2.3. Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias

1.2.3.1. Classification
1.2.3.2. Laboratory Diagnosis

1.3. Quantitative Alterations of the White Series

1.3.1. Neutrophils: Neutropenia and Neutrophilia
1.3.2. Lymphocytes: Lymphopenia and Lymphocytosis

1.4. Diagnosis of Platelet Disorders

1.4.1. Morphologic Alterations: Thrombocytopathies
1.4.2. Thrombocytopenia Diagnostic Approximation

1.5. Myeloproliferative and Myelodysplastic Syndromes

1.5.1. Laboratory Findings and Complementary Examinations

1.5.1.1. Hemogram and Peripheral Blood Smear
1.5.1.2. Bone Marrow Study 

1.5.1.2.1. Bone Marrow Morphology
1.5.1.2.2. Flow Cytometry
1.5.1.2.3. Cytogenetics
1.5.1.2.4. Molecular Biology

1.5.2. Diagnosis Classification Differential Diagnosis

1.6. Monoclonal Gammopathies Multiple Myeloma

1.6.1. Study of Monoclonal Gammopathies

1.6.1.1. Bone Marrow Morphology
1.6.1.2. Study of the Monoclonal Component
1.6.1.3. Other Laboratory Studies

1.6.2. Classification of Monoclonal Gammopathies Differential Diagnosis

1.6.2.1. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance and Quiescent Myeloma
1.6.2.2. Multiple Myeloma

1.6.2.2.1. Diagnostic Criteria

1.6.2.3. Amyloidosis
1.6.2.4. Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia

1.7. Differential Diagnosis of Acute Leukemia

1.7.1. Acute Myeloid Leukemia Prolymphocytic Leukemia

1.7.1.1. Laboratory Findings and Complementary Examinations
1.7.1.2. Hemogram and Peripheral Blood Smear
1.7.1.3. Bone Marrow Study 

1.7.1.3.1. Bone Marrow Morphology
1.7.1.3.2. Flow Cytometry
1.7.1.3.3. Cytogenetics
1.7.1.3.4. Molecular Biology

1.7.1.4. Diagnosis Classification 

1.7.2. Acute Lymphoid Leukemia

1.7.2.1. Laboratory Findings and Complementary Examinations
1.7.2.2. Hemogram and Peripheral Blood Smear
1.7.2.3. Bone Marrow Study 

1.7.1.2.1. Bone Marrow Morphology
1.7.1.2.2. Flow Cytometry
1.7.1.2.3. Cytogenetics
1.7.1.2.4. Molecular Biology

1.7.2.4. Diagnosis Classification

1. 8. Mature B- and T-Lymphoid Neoplasms

1.8.1. Chronic Lymphoproliferative Syndromes B. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

1.8.1.1. Laboratory Studies and Differential Diagnosis

1.8.1.1.1. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
1.8.1.1.2. Tricholeukemia
1.8.1.1.3. Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma
1.8.1.1.4. Prolymphocytic Leukemia
1.8.1.1.5. Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia

1.8.2. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas       

1.8.2.1. Initial Study and Diagnosis
1.8.2.2. Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms

1.8.2.2.1. Follicular Lymphoma
1.8.2.2.2. Mantle Cell Lymphoma
1.8.2.2.3. Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
1.8.2.2.4. MALT Lymphoma
1.8.2.2.5. Burkitt's Lymphoma
1.8.2.2.6. Peripheral T Lymphomas
1.8.2.2.7. Cutaneous Lymphomas
1.8.2.2.8. Others

1.8.3. Hodgkin's Lymphomas         

1.8.3.1. Complementary Tests
1.8.3.2. Histological Classification

1.9. Diagnosis of Coagulation Disorders 

1.9.1. Study of Hemorrhagic Diatheses

1.9.1.1. Initial Tests 
1.9.1.2. Specific Studies

1.9.2. Congenital Coagulation Alterations

1.9.2.1. Hemophilia A and B
1.9.2.2. Von Willebrand Disease
1.9.2.3. Other Congenital Coagulopathies

1.9.3. Acquired Coagulation Alterations
1.9.4. Thrombosis and Thrombophilia Antiphospholipid Syndrome 
1.9.5. Monitoring of Antocoagulant Therapy

1.10. Introduction to Hemotherapy 

1.10.1. Blood Groups 
1.10.2. Blood Components
1.10.3. Recommendations for the Use of Blood Derivatives
1.10.4. Most Common Transfusional Reactions

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

Postgraduate Certificate in Hematology from a Clinical Perspective

Due to the development of new techniques and diagnostic methods in the area, the field of hematology requires the involvement of specialized professionals with updated knowledge. This situation has generated a growing interest on the part of hematologists, which has motivated the search for academic plans that allow them to make a correct theoretical-practical approach to the novelties in the area. Understanding this situation and responding to this need, in TECH Global University we have designed a Postgraduate Certificate in Hematology, focused on the training of the professional. This postgraduate course will pay special attention to the new models of differential diagnosis used in the detection of monoclonal gammopathies. Likewise, it will deepen in the identification of the most recent research advances used in the improvement of the diagnostic processes of cases of myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic syndromes; followed by the knowledge of the different tests and studies used in the detection of cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Study an online Postgraduate Certificate in Hematology

Due to the great importance of an adequate and timely detection of hematological pathologies in its correct approach and treatment, this area of medicine stands out as one of the most demanding fields regarding the degree of skill, knowledge and expertise of its specialized professionals. In our program you will learn the indispensable knowledge and elements for an adequate development in the complex and varied scenarios in which the area of hematology develops. Likewise, you will delve into concepts such as the knowledge of the different diagnostic alternatives used in the detection of cases of acquired coagulation disorders, followed by the identification of the current possibilities of differential diagnosis in cases of acute leukemias.