With this postgraduate certificate 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.

Don't miss the opportunity to learn about advances that have been made in the treatment of infections and incorporate them into your daily medical practice"

This postgraduate certificate in Antimicrobial Resistance and the Correct Use of Antibiotics 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 the Correct Use of Antibiotics
• 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 on Antimicrobial Resistance and the Correct Use of Antibiotics
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out 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 certificate is the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Antimicrobial Resistance and the Correct Use of Antibiotics, you will obtain a diploma 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 certificate.

The methodological design of this postgraduate certificate, created 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 certificate, 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 from TECH is the best one available in viral infections"

Seize the moment and gain up-to-date knowledge on the management of coronavirus infections"

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

• Establish epidemiology from the molecular to the socioeconomic level
• Gain a 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 objectives and actions of the global program for the control of antimicrobial resistance
• 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 patient care by taking advantage of the course offered by the postgraduate certificate in Antimicrobial Resistance and the Correct Use of Antibiotics"