Get updated on the advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology through this postgraduate diploma in only 6 months”

Infectious diseases and intoxications are frequent in the hospital environment, for this reason the progress in the study of antibiotics, the management through the most effective pharmacological treatments has improved patient management. In this sense, the figure of the pharmacist is key when it comes to providing the most accurate pharmacology according to the characteristics of each clinical case.

In view of this reality, the constant evolution in the pharmacological field has led professionals to continuously update their skills. Thus, this postgraduate diploma in Pharmacology and Toxicology was created by an excellent team of experts, brought together by TECH.

It is an intensive 6-month program that is distinguished by offering students advanced content on Pharmacology in the Central Nervous System, the Gastrointestinal System and diseases, infections and intoxications. All this, from a theoretical-practical approach that will be supported by clinical case studies, video summaries of each topic, videos in detail and essential readings.

Also, thanks to the Relearning method, based on the continuous reiteration of key content, the graduates will have the opportunity to keep abreast of developments in this field, without the need to invest long hours of study and memorization.

An ideal opportunity to study a quality program in a methodology that provides the flexibility required by students to reconcile their daily activities with an academic proposal that is at the forefront.

You will be up to date on the refinement of antibiotic use in patients with skin infections”

This postgraduate diploma in Pharmacology and Toxicology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Pharmacy, Hospital Management, among others
• Graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• 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

The specialized literature in this program will allow you to further extend the information on the Pharmacology of the Gastrointestinal System”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Thanks to this qualification you will be up to date with the pharmacology used to treat substance abuse disorders"

Update yourself at your own pace and from the comfort of your home with TECH's 100% online methodology"

This postgraduate diploma has been designed to offer the professionals the latest scientific evidence on Pharmacology and Toxicology and the management of patients with neurological, gastrointestinal or infectious diseases. A goal that will be achieved after 450 teaching hours and with the best content, prepared by pharmacists with extensive experience in hospitals and aware of the progress in this field. In addition, given the proximity of the teaching team, the graduates will be able to resolve any doubts they may have about the content of this program.

Deepen from the comfort of your home in the rational management of antibiotics in patients with infectious diseases”

General Objectives

• Identify management of a wide variety of clinical situations, using available patient-specific information (e.g., age-related, risk factors, relevant acuity indices, prehospital providers)
• Develop therapeutic and monitoring plans based on medication-related problems, patient- and disease-specific information, and laboratory data
• Summarize strategies for the procurement, preparation, and administration of time-sensitive therapies
• Evaluate the applicability and limitations of published data and reports to patient care
• Modify the treatment plan based on monitoring the patient's response to initial therapy

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System

• Explore the initial evaluation, imaging tests, multidisciplinary team, time-dependent pharmacology, endovascular therapy, antithrombotic treatment of ischemic stroke
• Delve into the management of hypertension in acute ischemic stroke: treatment selection, goals, objectives
• Describe the incidence, clinical presentation, mechanism and risk factors, management of oropharyngeal angioedema due to Alteplase
• Delve into the incidence, definition and clinical presentation, risk factors, initial management of hemorrhagic stroke - intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
• Be updated on diagnosis, initial emergency management, pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures in cerebral edema
• Delving into opioid overdose
• Be up to date on the management of the agitated patient (clinical presentation, initial management, first and second line therapies)
• Update knowledge on acute pain management in the substance abuse patient: general principles, multimodal analgesia
• Deepen in alcohol withdrawal syndrome: incidence, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, severity of withdrawal, pharmacology and supportive therapies

Module 2. Pharmacology of the Gastrointestinal System

• Update knowledge on chronic liver disease, its definition and causes of cirrhosis, diagnosis and initial evaluation, pathophysiology, severity, pharmacology
• Deepen in upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGH)
• Be aware of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), its pathophysiology, incidence and management
• Deepen in the hydroelectrolytic alterations and hyperelectrolytemias, its physiopathology, clinical presentation and treatment
• Investigate the pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis, severity and pharmacological treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI)
• Delve into the pathophysiology, microbiology, diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infection (CIabc)
• Be updated on the classification, symptoms, precipitating factors, diagnosis, treatment of Pancreatitis

Module 3. Pharmacology of infectious diseases and intoxications

• Delve into the rational use of antibiotics, developing a complete analysis of their definitions and the most common infections to be treated with them
• Develop the pharmacological management of diseases such as skin and soft tissue infections
• Define the most complex pharmacological treatments for the treatment of Pneumonia, Meningitis, Sepsis, among other infectious diseases present in the hospital context

The case studies in this program will provide you with a theoretical and practical insight into the pharmacological mechanisms for treating liver pathologies”