This postgraduate diploma is organized so as to allow for logical and intuitive in-depth study as well as the consolidation of diagnostic, therapeutic and follow-up protocols"

This high-level program in Dermatological and Ophthalmological Pathologies and Infectious Diseases in Small Animals was created in response to the need of clinical veterinarians to study internal medicine, as well as the approach to protocols and diagnostic techniques, therapeutics and their relationship with other specialties in depth, all of which fundamental in the veterinary specialty of Small Animals.

At present, one of the problems affecting continuing postgraduate specialization is its reconciliation with work and personal life. Current professional demands make it difficult to provide quality, specialized, face-to-face education, and therefore our online format allows our students to reconcile this specialized training with their daily professional practice.

The teaching staff of this postgraduate diploma is made of specialists from within different areas of internal medicine with extensive clinical experience. Several of these faculty members have received accreditation as specialists in different fields such as cardiology, ophthalmology, diagnostic imaging, dermatology and oncology, and have collaborated with one another in a veterinary specialty center. In addition to providing quality clinical work, some of these experts actively participate in various research projects parallel to their teaching and clinical activities.

The topics covered in this postgraduate diploma have been selected to offer complete, updated and quality specialization in internal medicine, thereby providing students with knowledge that will allow them to safely deal with cases and be able to carry out adequate follow-up, monitoring and therapeutic procedures.

This postgraduate diploma is unique in its category, and this will allow students to gain specialized knowledge with which they can offer high-quality internal medicine services to clients and patients"

This postgraduate diploma in Dermatological and Ophthalmological Pathologies and Infectious Diseases in Small Animals contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. Its most important features include:

• Case studies presented by experts in Ophthalmologic, Dermatological and Infectious Diseases Pathologies in Small Animals
• Graphic, schematic, and practical contents created to provide scientific and practical information on those disciplines that are essential for professional development
• Latest developments in Dermatological and Ophthalmological Pathologies and Infectious Diseases in Small Animals
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Special focus on innovative methodologies in Ophthalmologic, Dermatological and Infectious Diseases Pathologies in Small Animals
• 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

Each chapter is accompanied by clinical cases that aim to incorporate the knowledge conveyed and includes activities that will allow students to assess their progress"

Its teaching staff includes professionals from the veterinary field, who bring the experience of their work to this training, as well as recognised specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

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 immersive learning programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the specialist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by recognized and experienced experts in Dermatological and Ophthalmological Pathologies and Infectious Diseases in Small Animals.  

Combine your studies with professional work while increasing your knowledge in this field with this highly rigorous scientific training"

Specialize in a sector with a strong demand for professionals with this high-level program designed by experts in the field"

The postgraduate diploma in Dermatological and Ophthalmological Pathologies and Infectious Diseases in Small Animals is oriented towards facilitating the performance of the veterinary professional with the latest advances and most innovative treatments in the field.   

Upon completion of the program, students will have obtained knowledge that is essential for professional practice, whether they choose to exercise in a clinical, academic or research context"

General Objectives

• Examine the basic anatomy and physiology of the eye
• Perform a complete ophthalmologic examination, from ocular appendages to the fundus of the eye
• Associate ophthalmologic signs and symptoms with systemic diseases
• Understand the evolution of various systemic diseases at the ophthalmologic level
• Be able to diagnose various systemic alterations by means of ophthalmologic examination
• Analyze structure and physiology of skin and skin appendages
• Perform a correct and complete dermatological examination
• Differentiate types of dermatological lesions
• Carry out a correct diagnostic plan
• Examine the life cycle and transmission of infectious diseases
• Present the most common infectious diseases and classify them
• Detect the most common infectious diseases in dogs and cats
• Develop an action protocol to diagnose and control the disease
• Establish a specific treatment for each of the infectious diseases

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Ophthalmology

• Address most common ophthalmologic alterations
• Diagnosis of several, more advanced ocular pathologies
• Establish treatments for different ophthalmologic pathologies
• Effective management of ophthalmologic emergencies
• Perform anesthesia for ophthalmological surgeries or on patients with ophthalmological pathologies

Module 2. Dermatology

• Address most common dermatological alterations
• Propose and perform different dermatological diagnostic techniques
• Elaborate a complete differential diagnosis to reach a definitive diagnosis of endocrinopathies
• Identify clinical, dermatological signs of systemic pathologies
• Generate an appropriate therapeutic plan according to dermatosis 

Module 3. Infectious Diseases

• Determine biological cycle, propensity for transmission and incubation period of infectious diseases
• Analyze the most appropriate laboratory diagnostic techniques for each event
• Generate specialized knowledge to monitor and manage stable and critically ill patients
• Detect pathologies associated with these diseases

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