With the postgraduate diploma in Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment of Nosocomial Infection 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 Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment of Nosocomial Infection 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 Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment of Nosocomial Infection
• 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 Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment of Nosocomial Infection
• 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 the selection of a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment of Nosocomial Infection, you will obtain a qualification 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 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 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 course available in the field of clinically infectious diseases"

Don't miss the opportunity to get up to date with the latest 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. 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 2. Nosocomial Infections Associated with Healthcare and Patient Safety 

• Recognize surgical site infection through in-depth knowledge of its definition, epidemiology, most frequent germs and therapeutic conduct
• Identify nosocomial pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation, establishing the general concepts, epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, diagnosis, prevention and most commonly used antibiotics
• Understand the Infection Associated with Non-Tunneled Peripheral and Central Venous Catheters and Urinary Catheters 
• Know how to apply the main internationally recommended universal measures for nosocomial infection control 

Module 3. Antimicrobial Resistance 

• Establish epidemiology from the molecular to the socioeconomic level 
• Comprehensive understanding of the genetic and acquired mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance
• Identify viral, fungal and parasitic resistance and their therapeutic alternatives
• Gain up-to-date knowledge based on the global program for the control of antimicrobial resistance and research on new antibiotics 
• Assess the global program’s objectives and directives for the control of antimicrobial resistance

Module 4. The Correct Use of Antimicrobials 

• Apply the use of antimicrobials in special host situations
• Describe the role of rational antibiotic utilization policies and programs and their impact on antimicrobial resistance and the cost of medical care 
• Know the functioning of pharmacotherapeutic committees as tools for the control and evaluation of the use of antibiotics

Improve your patients' care by taking advantage of the specialization offered by the postgraduate diploma in Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment of Nosocomial Infection"