An online program with practical cases applicable in routine clinical practice with patients at high risk of suicide"

This postgraduate certificate is aimed at the medical professionals who seeks a renewal of their knowledge with a teaching team specialized in the approach to the person with suicidal behavior. All this with a clear orientation towards a global assessment that includes the person's risk and the implementation of an action plan.

This 100% online teaching offers the professionals the latest techniques used in patient assessment based mainly on studies that delve into the psychological, psychodynamic and neuropsychological perspective of the patient. In addition, this program innovates in the treatment and therapeutic approach to suicide risk. All this to try to cope with the difficult situations that a person with suicidal behavior goes through. Likewise, the professionals are guided in the decision to admit or not a patient with these characteristics.

A university program that provides an excellent opportunity for students to pursue a high-level education wherever and whenever they wish. All you need is a laptop or tablet with internet connection to access all the syllabus from the first day and distribute the teaching load according to your needs. Thus, medical personnel will be able to combine quality instruction, including video summaries of each topic and specialized readings, with their professional and personal responsibilities.

A program in which professional experts will provide you with the latest criteria for the admission of a patient with suicidal behavior"

This postgraduate certificate in Assessment and Response to Suicidal Behavior contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Delve into emergency psychiatric care in an integrated manner within the health care setting
• Delve into the psychiatric interview in emergency medicine and the elaboration of medical histories in this area of care
• Correctly establish a diagnostic approach in the emergency department, organicity screening and approach to psychiatric pathology
• Understand and master the different pathologies that are treated in the emergency department, differential diagnosis and treatment
• Handle different emergency situations in psychiatry: suicidal patients, affective disorders, emergencies in anxious and psychotic patients and in special populations (the elderly and child and adolescent populations)

A university program that you can access 24 hours, with no timetabled sessions"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Update your knowledge in the approach to patients with suicidal behavior problems with a program taught 100% online"

Access the advances in therapeutic plans implemented in different hospital centers with this postgraduate certificate"

This six-week Postgraduate in Assessment and Response to Suicidal Behavior provides the medical professionals with an exhaustive knowledge of the different situations that may be encountered in the emergency department with a patient with these characteristics. The simulation of practical cases and the experience of the specialized teaching team will be of vital help to students who wish to renew their knowledge of a health problem that affects more and more people every year. 

Access the best techniques used by medical professionals to perform a targeted anamnesis of suicidal risk"

General Objectives

• Delve into emergency psychiatric care in an integrated manner within the health care setting
• Delve into the psychiatric interview in emergency medicine and the elaboration of medical histories in this area of care
• Correctly establish a diagnostic approach in the emergency department, organicity screening and approach to psychiatric pathology
• Understand and master the different pathologies that are treated in the emergency department, differential diagnosis and treatment
• Handle different emergency situations in psychiatry: suicidal patients, affective disorders, emergencies in anxious and psychotic patients and in special populations (the elderly and child and adolescent populations)

Specific Objectives

• Provide professionals involved in the emergency care of patients with suicidal behavior with recommendations on management, global assessment, including assessment of suicidal risk and action planning
• Indicate questionnaires or scales that can be used as support, such as the assessment of suicidal behavior
• Provide guidance in the choice to discharge or admit a patient with suicidal behavior
• Provide recommendations in the development of treatment plans for patients with suicidal behavior

Update your knowledge on bipolar and schizophrenic disorders in emergency care"