Update all your knowledge on mycobacterial infections, especially in patients with lung transplantation and respiratory pathology" 

The postgraduate diploma is aimed to medical professionals specialized in infectious diseases, who wish to renew their knowledge in infectious diseases focused on the care of particularly sensitive patients such as minors, the elderly or people with other diseases such as HIV. 

Tuberculosis is an infection that occurs more frequently and more severely in people with immunodeficiencies than in people who have a competent immune system. The health professional who takes this theoretical-practical course will delve into the knowledge of the different clinical forms of infection and will delve into all aspects related to the diagnosis from the clinical history, the microbiological and radiological diagnosis and the differential diagnosis. Likewise, this degree will allow you to apply the latest treatments with great scientific support. 

The problems of certain patients make it more than necessary for health professionals to constantly update their knowledge in order to be able to attend in the most efficient way to patients who, for the most part, require individualized treatments. This update will be possible thanks to the study plan designed by experts in the field, who provide an extensive library of multimedia resources with essential readings and video summaries of each topic. All this is available from day one so that students can access the syllabus at any time and from any device with Internet connection. 

Get to know in an exhaustive way the main individualized treatments applied to patients with special characteristics" 

This postgraduate diploma in Mycobacterial Infections in Special Population Groups contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Medicine and Microbiology
• 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
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative 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

A 100% online teaching that will allow you to combine your personal responsibilities with the renewal of knowledge in infectious diseases"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from 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 professional 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 student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.  

The multimedia content will allow you to delve into the peculiarities of the HIV-tuberculosis binomial from the epidemiological point of view"

It delves into the latest developments in treatment and monitoring of patients particularly sensitive to infectious diseases"

The specialized teaching team has developed a syllabus that allows the health professional to learn about the latest scientific studies on the most effective treatments for patients in special population groups. Thus, at the end of the 6 months of this course, the students will have obtained a more updated knowledge of the treatments for tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in HIV patients, minors or elderly people. 

Delves into the management of latent tuberculosis in the immunocompromised, HIV-positive or pulmonary pathologies"

General Objectives

• In-depth study and update on infections caused by mycobacteria
• Have a broad body of knowledge of the available diagnostic methods and perform a detailed study of the drugs used in treatment, so as to optimize diagnoses and establish the most effective treatment guidelines with less adverse effects
• Comprehensively approach and manage both pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical pictures caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, so as to know how to recognize, diagnose and treat this type of infections
• Define and recognize the clinical, microbiological, diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of infections caused by an important number of non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Mycobacterial Infections in Special Patients

• Become deeply familiar with the peculiarities of tuberculosis in different patients: nephropaths, hepatopaths, the elderly, patients treated with biologics, onco-haematological patients, lung transplant recipients and other patients with solid organ transplants
• Conduct an in-depth study of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in immunocompromised patients and patients with pulmonary pathology
• Know how to manage latent tuberculosis in immunosuppressed patients

Module 2. Mycobacterial Infections in VIH Patients

• Study the epidemiology of TB/HIV coinfection in depth
• Gain detailed knowledge of the manifestations of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients according to the number of LTCD4
• Delve into the available diagnostic methods and peculiarities to optimize diagnoses in this special type of patients
• Have broad knowledge of the treatment of tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in HIV patients
• Manage and treat latent tuberculosis infection in this type of patients

Module 3. Mycobacterial Infections in Pediatrics

• Become familiar with the evolution and current problems of childhood mycobacterial infections
• Delve into the different clinical forms of tuberculous disease in this type of patients
• Know all the available diagnostic methods that can be used, including clinical history and immunology, among others, which also helps make adequate differential diagnoses
• Delve into the treatment of tuberculosis disease in pediatric patients, including resistant tuberculosis and monitoring during treatment

The multimedia resource library and video summaries will facilitate the expansion of knowledge in a simple and practical way"