Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department of the Pediatric Patient for Nursing

This program will generate a sense of confidence in the performance of healthcare practice, which will help you grow personally and professionally"

The objective of this Postgraduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department of the Pediatric Patient for Nursing is to train professionals who in their daily practice may encounter situations of this type. In this way, they will gain specific knowledge that will enable them to react appropriately to cases in which they will have to prove their worth, for their own sake and, above all, for the sake of their patients..

To this end, TECH has designed this complete training course aimed at specializing nurses in infectious diseases that affect children and that, due to their complexity or because they have symptoms that can be harmful to children, end up being treated in the Emergency Department. Thus, the program includes the classic aspects in the management of infectious pathology by apparatus or organs, as well as new items essential for the correct management of Infectious Diseases in the current scenario of globalization of health. But, as it could not be otherwise, the main content is aimed at knowing the main Infectious Diseases that affect children in order to know the best way to take care of them. The fact is that the complexity that can be involved in the urgent care of pediatric patients with infectious diseases requires a high level of specialization to train healthcare professionals.

On the other hand, being a 100% online training, the professional will have the ability to decide when and from where to study, without commitments or obligations, thus being able to combine their study time with the rest of their daily obligations.

Specialize with us and increase your training in the field of pediatric infections, achieving improvements in your patients”

This Postgraduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department of the Pediatric Patient for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in Infectious Diseases 
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional.
• Therapeutic developments on the intervention in Infectious Diseases
• Practical exercises where to carry out the self-assessment process to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course.
• Its special emphasis on research methodologies
• 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

We offer you the best teaching methodology to train you with simulated cases that will allow you to improve your daily performance"

Its teaching staff includes professionals belonging to the nursing field, who contribute their work experience to this specialization, as well as renowned specialists belonging to leading scientific societies.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training experience designed to train for real-life situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the nurse must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by recognized experts in the field of Infectious Diseases in Pediatric Patients with extensive teaching experience.

Increase your decision-making confidence by updating your knowledge through this Postgraduate Certificate"

Take the opportunity to learn about the latest advances in Infectious Diseases in the Pediatric Patient for Nursing and improve the care of your patients.

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of professionals from the best hospitals and universities, aware of the relevance of this specialization in order to intervene in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department of the Pediatric Patient for Nursing and committed to quality teaching through new educational technologies.

You will have the most advanced teaching resources on the market"

Module 1. Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department of the Pediatric Patient

1.1.    Fever Without Focus

1.1.1.    Child With a Fever Without Focus and Poor Appearance
1.1.2.    Fever Without Focus and Good General Appearance
1.1.3.    Children from 3-36 Months Old With a Fever Without Focus and Good General Appearance
1.1.4.    Breastfeeding Infant less than 3 Months Old With a Fever Without Focus and Good General Appearance

1.2.    Sepsis and Septic Shock

1.2.1.    Concept
1.2.2.    Current Definition of Shock and Septic Shock.
1.2.3.    Etiology and Epidemiology
1.2.4.    Pathophysiology
1.2.5.    Risk Factors
1.2.6.    Differential Diagnosis
1.2.7.    Clinical symptoms
1.2.8.    Complementary Tests
1.2.9.    Treatment

1.3.    Fever in a Traveling Child

1.3.1.    Medical history
1.3.2.    Physical Exploration
1.3.3.    Complementary Tests
1.3.4.    Treatment
1.3.5.    Malaria
1.3.6.    Dengue.

1.4.    Exanthem

1.4.1.    Etiology
1.4.2.    Diagnosis
1.4.3.    Differential Diagnosis

1.5.    Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1.5.1.    Aetiopathogenesis.
1.5.2.    Diagnosis
1.5.3.    Main Clinical Framework
1.5.4.    Treatment
1.5.5.    Community-acquired Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus

1.6.    Cervical Adenitis

1.6.1.    Etiology
1.6.2.    Clinical Evaluation
1.6.3.    Diagnosis and Treatment
1.6.4.    Differential Diagnosis

1.7.    Osteoarticular Infections: Acute Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis

1.7.1.    Epidemiology
1.7.2.    Aetiopathogenesis.
1.7.3.    Clinical Symptoms
1.7.4.    Diagnosis
1.7.5.    Differential Diagnosis
1.7.6.    Treatment

1.8.    Pharyngotonsillitis and Its Complications

1.8.1.    Concept
1.8.2.    Epidemiology and Etiology
1.8.3.    Clinical symptoms
1.8.4.    Diagnosis
1.8.5.    Treatment

1.9.    Otitis Media and External Sinusitis

1.9.1.    Concept of Otitis Media and External
    1.9.1.1.     Epidemiology and Etiology
    1.9.1.2.     Clinical symptoms
    1.9.1.3.     Complications
    1.9.1.4.     Diagnosis
    1.9.1.5.     Treatment
1.9.2.    Concept of Acute Sinusitis
    1.9.2.1.     Epidemiology and Etiology
    1.9.2.2.     Clinical symptoms
    1.9.2.3.     Diagnosis
    1.9.2.4.     Treatment

1.10.    Acute Mumps

1.10.1.    Epidemic Mumps
1.10.2.    Vaccines
1.10.3.    Prevention of Epidemic Outbreaks

1.11.    Laryngitis and Epiglottitis

1.11.1.    Concept
1.11.2.    Epidemiology and Etiology
1.11.3.    Clinical Symptoms
1.11.4.    Diagnosis
1.11.5.    Treatment
1.11.6.    Admission Criteria

1.12.    Syndrome Pertusoids

1.12.1.    Concept
1.12.2.    Epidemiology and Etiology
1.12.3.    Clinical Symptoms
1.12.4.    Complications
1.12.5.    Diagnosis
1.12.6.    Treatment
1.12.7.    Prevention

1.13.    Bronchiolitis and Recurrent Wheezing Episodes

1.13.1.    Acute Bronchiolitis
1.13.2.    Recurrent Wheezing

1.14.    Pneumonia and Complications

1.14.1.    Epidemiology
1.14.2.    Etiology
1.14.3.    Clinical Characteristics
1.14.4.    Diagnosis
1.14.5.    Treatment
1.14.6.    Prevention
1.14.7.    Complications

1.15.    TB

1.15.1.    Manifestations
1.15.2.    Diagnosis
1.15.3.    Treatment

1.16.    Acute Gastroenteritis.

1.16.1.    Aetiopathogenesis.
1.16.2.    Clinical Symptoms
1.16.3.    Diagnosis
1.16.4.    Treatment

1.17.    Viral Hepatitis

1.17.1.    Evaluation and Initial Management of Hepatitis in the Emergency Department
1.17.2.    Classic Viral Hepatitis

1.18.    Appendicitis (Need for Antibiotic or Not) and Perirectal Abscesses

1.18.1.    Acute Appendicitis
1.18.2.    Perirectal Abscess

1.19.    Urinary Infection

1.19.1.    Definition
1.19.2.    Aetiopathogenesis.
1.19.3.    Clinical. When to Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection in the Pediatric Age?
1.19.4.    Diagnosis
1.19.5.    Management

1.20.    CNS Infections in Pediatrics: Acute Meningitis

1.20.1.    Etiology
1.20.2.    Clinical symptoms
1.20.3.    Diagnosis
1.20.4.    Treatment
1.20.5.    Chemoprophylaxis
1.20.6.    Complications and Prognosis

1.21.    Endocarditis, Myocarditis and Pericarditis

1.21.1.    Infectious Endocarditis
1.21.2.    Myocarditis
1.21.3.    Pericarditis

1.22.    Treatment in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

1.22.1.    Bacterial Infections in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Diagnosis and Antibiotic Treatment of Choice, Depending on the Resistance of the Pathogens Responsible for the Disease
1.22.2.    Delayed Antibiotic Prescribing Strategy
1.22.3.    When is the Association of Amoxicillin with Clavulanic Acid and Macrolides Indicated in Pediatrics?
1.22.4.    Do I Also Have to be Careful with Topical Antibiotherapy to Avoid Bacterial Resistance?

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