Update your knowledge in the latest techniques and work systems in Microbiology and Parasitology in Clinical Analysis in the clinical analysis laboratory, with the most efficient teaching system on the market"

The study of Microbiology and Parasitology is essential in the daily practice of a Clinical Analysis Laboratory. Microorganisms and parasites are causative agents of a wide variety of pathologies. It is also important to bear in mind that many of these microbial agents make up a large part of the normal microbiota of healthy individuals, exerting numerous benefits when there is a balance. The interpretation of the results obtained in the microbiology laboratory depends on the quality of the samples received, as well as the knowledge and experience of the microbiologist, with sample processing being a critical step for the accuracy of the results. 

The personnel of a Clinical Analysis and Microbiology Laboratory carry out a wide variety of tasks. This postgraduate certificate offers the specialist and advanced material to allow the student to be able to perform clinical and microbiological analysis of human biological samples and choose the appropriate techniques in order to obtain the correct microbiological diagnosis. In this way, it will also contribute to clinical diagnosis, acting under quality and safety standards, and will provide the highest quality care to the infectious patient. 

To achieve these objectives, the program focuses on pathogenic agents, studying the interaction between the infectious agent and the affected organism; highlighting the importance of bacterial, viral, mycotic and parasitic infections; as well as the tools that allow their diagnosis and main ways of treatment This is all fundamental knowledge for the training of Clinical Laboratory specialists. 

A compendium and deepening of knowledge that will lead you to excellence in your profession.

With this postgraduate certificate 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 Microbiology and Parasitology in Clinical Analysis offers you the advantages of a high-level scientific, teaching, and technological postgraduate certificate.  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 course

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

The teachers of this postgraduate certificate 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 postgraduate certificate: one of the differential qualities of this course. 

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodology used in the design of this postgraduate certificate in Microbiology and Parasitology. 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. 

A program created and directed by active professionals who are experts in this field of work, which makes this course a unique opportunity for professional growth"

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"

The objective of this training is to offer professionals who work in clinical analysis laboratories, the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their duties using the most advanced protocols and techniques of the moment. Through a study plan totally adapted to the student, this postgraduate certificate will progressively allow you to acquire the skills that will push you towards a much higher professional level.  

The latest advances in microbiology and parasitology laboratory techniques and procedures in a high-intensity course that will give you a professional boost in just a few weeks"

General Objectives

• Examine the etiological, pathogenic, epidemiological, treatment and diagnostic bases of the main microbial and parasitic diseases affecting human beings
• Apply the acquired knowledge to the control of transmittable infectious diseases, both in the hospital and the out-of-hospital environment
• Acquire appropriate skills to select the correct diagnostic method with the consequent preparation of a report on the efficiency of the techniques employed
• Develop specialised knowledge to carry out a good organization and management of the services in a microbiology clinic. Coordinate activities and teams, and adapt them to the needs and resources available
• Acquire advanced epidemiological knowledge to anticipate and avoid the factors that cause or condition the acquisition of infectious diseases
• Gain skills to work in a clinical laboratory, research or teaching team, recognising the specific responsibilities needed in each speciality field
• Provide advanced, specialized, multidisciplinary and up-to-date training, with an academic and scientific approach, oriented to a career in the clinical field or as a professional in R&D

Specific Objectives

• Acquire advanced knowledge in Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology. Study the main infectious diseases of clinical interest
• Identify disease-causing microorganisms in humans, to understand the pathophysiology and to practice detection and diagnostic techniques within a framework of responsibility and health safety
• Organize the preparation of necessary material for its use in the Microbiology laboratory and check for sterility when appropriate. Know the basis and operation of any culture environment in order to use it to perform the different tests used in the microbiology laboratory
• Correctly handle the different apparatus and equipment used in the Microbiology laboratory
• Establish a proper functioning through a registration system for sample collection and processing
• Design specific work protocols for each pathogen, selecting the appropriate parameters for its correct diagnosis, based on criteria of effectiveness and efficiency
• Interpret antimicrobial or antiparasitic sensitivity in order to provide the best treatment
• Know the new techniques used for the identification of pathogens
• Establish proper communication between the laboratory and the clinic
• Promote and monitor compliance with internal and external quality controls and safety standards

A boost to your CV that will give you the competitiveness of the best prepared professionals in the labor market"