With the postgraduate diploma in Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacterial, Mycotic and Parasitic Infections you have the opportunity to update your knowledge with the utmost scientific rigor, to incorporate the latest advances in the approach to infectious diseases in 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.

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This postgraduate diploma in Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacterial, Mycotic and Parasitic Infections 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 Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacterial, Mycotic and Parasitic Infections
• Its graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents, which are conceived with a scientific and assistance inespecialization on those disciplines essential for the professional practice
• New developments on Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacterial, Mycotic and Parasitic Infections
• 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 in a specialization for two reasons: you will obtain a qualification from TECH Technological University, and you will acquire the best and most up to date specialization in Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacterial, Mycotic and Parasitic Infections "

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 for 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 the 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 in the field of clinically infectious diseases and antibiotic therapy"

Don't miss the opportunity to get up to date on the latest advances in the treatment of bacterial, mycotic and parasitic 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 security.

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 pathologies 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. Bacterial Diseases and Antimicrobials  

• Manage the fundamental concepts of use in bacteriology
  
• Treat different types of bacterial skin infections 
  
• Describe the clinical features of community-acquired pneumonia, its diagnosis, and treatment  
  
• Know the clinical characteristics of tuberculosis, its diagnosis and treatment 
  
• Point out the clinical characteristics of urinary tract and gynecological infections in women, their diagnosis and treatment
  
• Learn in depth the structure and therapeutic uses of penicillins and beta-lactamase inhibitors 
  

Module 3. Fungal Diseases  

• Review general concepts in mycology and superficial fungal infections
  
• Incorporate knowledge of deep and frequent fungal infections 
  
• Recognize the most frequent fungal infections such as cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, aspergillosis, among others 
  
• Describe in each case the epidemiology, pathogenesis, complications and treatment of the most frequent mycotic infections
  

Module 4. Parasitic and Tropical Diseases 

• Recognize the general concepts used in parasitology and the classification of parasites 
  
• Identify the diagnosis, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as malaria or intestinal protozoan diseases  
  
• Assess the epidemiology and global situation of filarial diseases, describing their main types 
  
• Apply pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to different parasitic and tropical diseases such as antiprotozoal or helminth antiparasitic drugs 

Improve your patients' care by taking advantage of this postgraduate diploma in Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacterial, Mycotic and Parasitic Infections brought to you by TECH"