With this postgraduate diploma you have the opportunity to update your knowledge with the utmost scientific rigor, and incorporate the latest advances in the approach to infectious diseases into your daily medical practice”

Infectious diseases remain the leading cause of mortality and disability (i.e. the loss of a productive life) in the world. In 2016, of the 56.4 million total deaths worldwide, 33% were due to infectious diseases, 30% to cardiovascular diseases and 10% as a result of cancer. The fight against disease can be separated into two categories: infectious diseases and chronic non-communicable diseases.

From the 17.3 million people who died from infection diseases in 2016, the most frequent causes of death were lower respiratory infections (3.7 million), malaria (2.2 million), tuberculosis (1.3 million), diarrhea (1.4 million), and HIV/AIDS infection (1.1 million). The most important factors to take into consideration regarding infectious diseases are demographics and human behavior, technological and industrial development, economic development and the variations in land use, intercontinental travelling and commerce, climate change, microbiotic adaptation and finally the disappearance or reduction of efficient public health measures.

These factors mean that it would be wrong to consider any part of the planet to be isolated enough from the rest, nor the appearance, reappearance or dissemination of imported or apparently eradicated infectious diseases in our environment to be impossible. 

This century’s complex international epidemiological situation, so far exemplified by the deliberate release of Bacillus anthracis spores as a bioweapon which causes pulmonary anthrax in victims when inhaled, the emergence of West Nile virus as a pathogen in the United States, the SARS epidemic, the zoonotic spread of monkeypox in the United States, the threat of pandemic influenza, the Ebola epidemic in Africa, the emergence of yellow fever cases in Angola, coupled with the re-emergence of Dengue and Cholera.The emergence of new arboviruses in locations like Chikungunya and more recently Zika in the Americas. Together with the mortality rate from other endemic infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, leptospirosis, tuberculosis, community-acquired pneumonia and our increased resistance to antibiotics with the development of multidrug-resistant bacteria, all of which highlight the need for professionals with specialist expertise in order to raise the performance levels of all the personnel needed to face up to the challenges involved in controlling and dealing with biological, hospital and public health emergencies and provide a higher standard of health care the world over.

Seize the moment and gain up-to-date knowledge on the management of coronavirus infections"

This postgraduate diploma in Microbiological Diagnosis and Clinical Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of clinical cases presented by experts in the Microbiological and Clinical Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New developments in the Microbiological and Clinical Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• 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 diploma is the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Microbiological Diagnosis and Clinical Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases, you will obtain a diploma from TECH Technological University"

TECH’s teaching staff is made up of prestigious, renowned professionals who have had a long career in health care, teaching and research, and have worked in many countries on several continents, gaining indispensable professional teaching experience that delivers essential content of the highest quality to this  postgraduate diploma.

The methodological design of this postgraduate diploma, developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, integrates the latest advances in educational technology for the creation of numerous multimedia educational tools that allow the professional, based primarily on the problem-solving method, to face the solution of real problems in their daily clinical practice, which will allow them to advance in the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills that will positively impact their future professional work. 

Each of the contents generated in this postgraduate diploma, as well as the videos, self-evaluations, clinical cases and exams have been thoroughly reviewed, updated, and integrated by the professors and the team of experts that make up TECH’s staff. This will facilitate the learning process with a step-by-step approach in order to achieve the program’s teaching objectives. 

This program, last updated in April 2020, is the most complete and up-to-date available course in the field of clinically infectious diseases"

Don't miss the opportunity to learn about advances in the treatment of infections and incorporate them into your daily medical practice"

The main purpose of the teaching program is to provide education and professional development so that physicians can throughly master the most current scientific findings in the field of clinically infectious diseases. In addition to developing the skills that will allow them to approach outbreaks of infectious diseases in individuals and communities with more confidence and safety.

This program will provide you with a sense of confidence in your medical practice, which will help you grow personally and professionally”

General objectives

• Update your knowledge and develop your skills in healthcare, teaching or research roles in the field of infectious diseases in order to provide care for individuals or groups
• Improve the medical attention and the overall health of patients with infectious diseases based on integral care, the application of the epidemiological clinical method and the correct use of antimicrobials in correspondence with the most up to date scientific evidence

Specific objectives

Module 1. Microbiological Diagnosis and Other Examinations for Infectious Diseases  

• Understand the organization, structure and operation of the microbiology laboratory
• Integrate the principles of the use of microbiological tests in patients with infectious diseases and how to perform the sampling process 
• Correctly perform protocols for virological, bacteriological, mycological and parasitological studies
• Learn how to properly interpret microbiological studies 
• Understand the concepts of biosecurity and bioterrorism

Module 2. The Immune System in Infections in the Immunosuppressed Host  

• Understand the structure and development of the immune system, its composition, which organs compose it and its chemical mediators
• Understand the immune response to viral and bacterial infections
• Recognize the most frequent clinical manifestations of immunosuppression
• Identify the most frequent clinical manifestations of febrile syndrome in neutropenic patients

Module 3. General Elements of Infectious Diseases 

• Gain up-to-date knowledge of the general and basic concepts of the infectious health-disease process, as well as the stages of the infectious process
• Recognize the most frequent symptoms in patients with infectious diseases
• Study the types of fever that can occur in different situations and their most frequent complications
• Review the main sexually transmitted infections  
• Describe septic shock based on its clinical manifestations and how it differs from other types of shock

Module 4. The Role of Infectologists in Health Services 

• Describe Infectious Diseases and their importance for medical care in any specialty
• Acquire the competencies and skills necessary for a superior education in this field 
• Contextualize the role of the infectiologist in a team of health professionals through the different departments within the health system

Improve your patients' care by taking advantage of this course offered by the postgraduate diploma in Microbiological Diagnosis and Clinical Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases"