This program is designed to respond to the current needs in emergency departments. Technology, organ donation, rare diseases, special needs patients, high-risk respiratory infections and other challenges in the emergency department are some of the topics that will be addressed in this professional master’s degree” 

Urgent care and emergency medicine have undergone spectacular development in recent years. Not only because of the high need for medical experts in this field, but also because of the new daily challenges faced by emergency department professionals at hospital or primary care center. That is why it absolutely mandatory for physicians in the field to continuously update their knowledge in order to respond to the specific requirements of patients and, therefore, offer an efficient and high-quality service.

Fully aware the situation, the best doctors in the field have developed this professional master’s degree in Advanced Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine for TECH, whose main objective is to update and review the practical protocols required to provide first-rate care in emergency services. The program will also delve into aspects normally absent in emergency studies, such as dealing with special needs patients, organ donation, clinical ultrasound for emergency physicians and teaching aspects such as simulation.

Professionals who choose to take this program will obtain the skills required to offer optimal work in advanced areas of emergency medicine, as well as an updated understanding of the organizational and management aspects of the service. In terms of content, current issues such as high-risk infectious diseases, pandemics and the protocols used in emergency departments will be covered in depth, as well as advanced topics such as toxicology and rare diseases. All this, with the aim of providing physicians with transversal competencies that will allow them to work successfully in all areas of emergency medicine.

All this knowledge will be taught by leading professionals in the field of emergency medicine, who will put all the knowledge acquired in their years of experience into the program. That knowledge and experience will be presented in numerous practical cases that will support students when facing specific situations in daily professional practice.

Start improving your skills as an emergency physician today with this program, which will equip you with the skills required to effectively treat patients who come to the service” 

This professional master’s degree in Advanced Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. Its most notable features are: 

• 100 practical cases presented in the form of In Focus videos and clinical videos made by experts in Emergency Medicine
• 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
• Practical activity presentations on procedures and techniques
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Action protocols and clinical practice guidelines, which cover the most important latest developments in this specialist area
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Its special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies in dealing with patients in the emergency department
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Undoubtedly, this professional master’s degree will be the differential point between an emergency professional and another who is highly competent and trained to respond to current patient needs in daily professional practice”

The program’s teaching staff includes a team of healthcare professionals, who bring their experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading scientific societies.

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

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby students must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

A unique opportunity to face real cases that physicians may encounter during their time in the Emergency Department"

Investing in this professional master’s degree is an opportunity to significantly increase your chances of achieving professional success"

TECH's main objective is clear: to offer superior training to the most competent professionals in the medical field and, therefore, the most sought-after. To do so, it makes use of a very complete content bank, designed in multimedia formats and adapted to the needs of 2.0 students. TECH assures students that, by studying here, they will have access to the most renowned professionals in the field, who pour their years of practical experience into the program. The program is the perfect union of professionals, syllabus and content, which makes it possible for this university to optimally specialize the best physicians in the field.

This program will enable you to meet and face the new challenges in the emergency department”

General Objectives

• Specialize emergency medicine professionals in the methods that enable highly effective and efficient care in hospital emergency departments and primary care centers
• Apply the most complete and up-to-date syllabus on the market, designed by the best professionals in the field to offer the most complete specialization to students
• Successfully treat patients in the emergency department with the knowledge to respond optimally to their specific needs

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Current Challenges in Modern Emergency Department Management

• Understand the general aspects of emergency department management and its evolution as a response to health care needs
• Develop specific aspects of emergency department organization in pandemic situations
• Acquire tools for the development of fundamental aspects of an emergency department: assistance, research and teaching
• Define general aspects of the inter-service relationship in emergency patient care and integrating the emergency department with the rest of the hospital
• Define and recognize the importance of quality of care in the emergency department, its objectives and indicators
• Define and recognize the importance of patient safety as a guide for all healthcare actions and develop guiding protocols Acquire knowledge for the development of multidisciplinary groups in patient safety in the emergency department
• Understand the humanization of health processes in the emergency department
• Gain deeper knowledge of the protocols used and the care provided in gender violence cases
• Delve into general knowledge and practical tools in biosafety

Module 2. Donation Process in Emergency Services

• Acquire general notions in end-of-life care
• Broaden knowledge of therapeutic limitations in life support
• Gain in-depth knowledge of advance directives
• Acquire knowledge of donations in emergencies and pre-interview

Module 3. New Technologies in Emergency Services

• Acquire general knowledge of new technologies and artificial intelligence
• Gain knowledge about the potential scenarios for the application of new technologies in the emergency department: catastrophes and pandemic situations
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the tools for adequate diagnostic tests in the emergency department
• Use new technologies in the emergency department
• Use new technologies for patient information in the emergency department

Module 4. Advanced Vital Support

• Acquire the ability to develop action protocols for CPR in risk situations
• Acquire knowledge of the requirements of advanced life support protocols
• Review the strengths of the European and American advanced life support guidelines
• Delve deeper into the dissemination mechanisms in advanced life support guidelines and protocols among healthcare personnel
• Acquire the tools to evaluate the implementation of protocols
• Apply advanced life support in adult and pediatric patients in special situations

Module 5. Rare Diseases in Emergencies

• Acquire general and epidemiological knowledge of rare diseases
• Review the reasons for patient consultation in the emergency department in cases of known rare diseases
• Gain in-depth knowledge that enables a high index of suspicion of rare diseases and their most frequent causes in consultation
• Delve into the general knowledge, diagnosis and emergency treatment of hereditary angioedema
• Delve into the general knowledge, diagnosis and emergency treatment of congenital coagulopathies
• Delve into the general knowledge, diagnosis and emergency treatment of porphyria
• Acquire general knowledge, diagnosis and emergency treatment of other rare diseases

Module 6. Emergency Ultrasound

• Review general aspects of clinical ultrasound in the emergency department
• Gain a deeper understanding of the tools for clinical ultrasound in acute abdominal pain in the emergency department
• Master the tools for clinical ultrasound in patients with acute renal failure and urological manifestations in the emergency department
• Expand the tools for clinical ultrasound in chest pain and other cardiovascular symptoms in the emergency department
• Learn the uses of clinical ultrasound in patients with acute dyspnea of uncertain origin in the emergency department
• Expand the tools for clinical ultrasound in patients with pain and increased volume of the lower limb in the emergency department
• Expand the tools for clinical ultrasound in patients with fever of unknown origin in the emergency department
• Establish the tools for clinical ultrasound in patients with hypotension and shock in the emergency department
• Gain knowledge about the tools for clinical ultrasound in acute cardiorespiratory arrest in the emergency department
• Recognize the tools for clinical ultrasound in polytraumatized patients in the emergency department
• Increase the tools for clinical ultrasound in ultrasound-guided procedures: central and peripheral venous access, arterial puncture, pericardiocentesis, paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture in the emergency department

Module 7. Clinical Simulation in Emergencies

• Obtain basic knowledge about simulation as a tool for learning and safety in the emergency department
• Get to know the tools to develop simulation scenarios in relation to emergency pathologies
• Review and acquire leadership tools in the emergency department
• Delve into the tools necessary for teamwork development
• Obtain the skills to correctly give briefings and debriefings

Module 8. Clinical Toxicology in Emergency Services

• Obtain general knowledge of poisoning
• Know the new aspects of new abused substances and their language
• Know the aspects of chemical submission and study protocols
• Acquire knowledge of the toxicity of the most common alternative medicines and pseudotherapeutic practices
• Gain knowledge of newly developed antidotes
• Internalize the knowledge of organ donation in brain death due to intoxication

Module 9. Special Needs Patients in the Emergency Department

• Review general aspects of special needs patients
• Use appropriate tools for the care of special patients
• Know specific protocols in the urgent care of special needs patients
• Obtain the necessary knowledge on the importance of accompanying special needs patients
• Recognize and manage complications in the care of these patients

Module 10. High-Risk Infectious Diseases (HRID)

• Review the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) necessary in the care of these pathologies
• Develop diversified circuits in the Emergency Department
• Acquire educational tools for healthcare personnel through the development of emergency simulations
• Achieve the theoretical knowledge and tools to implement protocols for high-risk respiratory pathology
• Internalize the theoretical knowledge and tools to implement protocols for hemorrhagic fevers management
• Review current threats and current infectious diseases with high pandemic potential
• Check recommendations for future threats: how we prepare

Acquire the necessary knowledge to offer quality practice, providing your patients with expert and effective care”