Renew your knowledge on tuberculosis and the latest treatments successfully applied in patients around the world"

 This program has an interdisciplinary vision that will allow the medical professional to broaden their knowledge about the infections that cause tuberculosis and improve the management of patients with this pathology. In this way, diagnostic techniques will be used and interpreted with rigor, the appropriate treatment will be prescribed according to efficacy and all this according to the latest scientific advances in this field.

The multidisciplinary teaching team, specialized in the area of infectious diseases, has designed a 100% online program in which diagnostic methods such as chromatographic identification and immunochromatography will be studied in depth, in addition to developing the application of techniques based on proteomics through the use of MALDI-TOF for the identification of the different species of the Mycobacterium complex. In addition, during the six months of this of this program, the existing drugs and their spectrum of action will be reviewed.

The infections that can produce Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex will have a special development in this teaching where pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculous pleuritis and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, which includes clinical pictures such as genitourinary tuberculosis, osteo-articular, intestinal, miliary or meningeal, with their own characteristics and with a detailed study of each of them will be developed in depth.

A program with an eminently practical approach, which provides students with the ease of being able to take it comfortably, wherever and whenever they want. You will only need a device with an Internet access to keep abreast of the latest developments in tuberculosis. A modern approach with an extensive library of multimedia resources that can be downloaded for viewing at any time.

Learn, with this postgraduate diploma, which treatment to apply to a patient with tuberculosis, the adverse effects that may alter compliance and lead to a therapeutic failure"

This postgraduate diploma in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment 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 the self-assessment process can be carried out 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

Experts in tuberculosis will guide you through the latest discoveries to address this disease in patients with resistance to commonly used drugs"

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.

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 education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Gain a broad knowledge of the methods of sensitivity studies in microbiology laboratories with this postgraduate diploma"

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This postgraduate diploma provides students with a broad and comprehensive knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of applying certain diagnostic methods for tuberculosis, as well as acquiring a renewed knowledge about the new antibiotics available and whose spectrum of action includes mycobacteria and the resistance of the most polyvalent antibiotics. Likewise, at the end of this 100% online program, the professional will be able to recognize clinical signs and symptoms, advance in the interpretation of laboratory findings and imaging studies. Multimedia content, specialized readings and practical cases will help students to achieve these goals.

Delve into the comprehensive management of both pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical pictures caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex"

General Objectives

• In-depth study and updating of knowledge 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 address 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 Infection Diagnosis

• In-depth knowledge of which types of samples and methods of sample collection are the most appropriate to send to the laboratory
• Gain a deep understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the main diagnostic methods so as to optimize diagnoses
• Know when and where (cultures, clinical samples) molecular biology techniques can be used to diagnoses mycobacterial infections
• Know the other diagnostic techniques used, such as proteomics or diagnostic imaging

Module 2. Medication and Treatments for Mycobacterial Infections

• Recognize the different populations to be treated in tuberculosis infection in order to design treatments with the appropriate drugs
• In-depth knowledge of the spectrum of action, dosage and most important adverse effects of the drugs used in the various treatments used in infections caused by these bacteria
• Know the new antibiotics available whose spectrum of action includes mycobacteria and can offer alternatives in infections caused by resistant mycobacteria
• Have in-depth knowledge of the most prevalent antibiotic resistances and understand the repercussions they may have when prescribing different treatments

Module 3. Infections caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex

• Learn the natural history of the disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex
• Become deeply familiar with the pathogenesis of these infections and the diagnostic criteria according to the clinical features manifested in patients
• Recognize the clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory findings and imaging studies for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and other forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
• Learn to make decisions regarding available treatment regimens

The simulation of practical cases provided in this 100% online program will facilitate your understanding of the improvements in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment"