A complete and total update in Dermatology, Neurology, Ophthalmology and Equine Endocrinology with the most complete and effective preparatory program in the online teaching market"

This postgraduate diploma will review the most important aspects of dermatological, neurological, ophthalmological and endocrinological pathologies.  

Due to the frequency of these pathologies, it is important to know in depth the different therapeutic options available. In the case of a skin laceration, the objective to be achieved, whenever possible, is the primary healing of the injured tissue. The prognosis of each case will depend on the structure involved, its location and degree of involvement.. The traumas with the worst prognosis are injuries affecting anatomical territories such as joints and tendons. Joint injuries are relatively frequent and have a poor prognosis; tendon lacerations show a lower incidence, with injuries affecting the flexor tendons presenting a serious prognosis. Both types of incidents, in the case of the sport horse, can mean the end of its sporting career and can even have a reserved vital prognosis. Good perioperative management and the use of an appropriate surgical technique will make it possible to preserve the patient's life and, in some cases, his or her return to sports practice at the previous level, since appropriate treatment will make it possible for the affected anatomical region to maintain normal functionality and for the esthetic results to be optimal. 

Musculoskeletal infections in general, and those of bone and synovial structures in particular, pose a therapeutic challenge for the surgeon. 

Viral and bacterial diseases encompass numerous pathologies that the equine clinician must know how to recognize and establish treatment guidelines. Fungal and parasitic diseases constitute the most frequent group of causes of skin alterations, being in many cases highly contagious between individuals, so it is important not only to identify these problems but also to establish adequate management guidelines to avoid their dissemination. 

One of the most commonly observed skin problems today is allergy caused by mosquito bites and will be studied in depth in this module, along with another group of immune-mediated diseases. The topic of miscellaneous skin diseases includes those problems not covered in the previous sections, such as congenital skin problems. 

Join the elite, with this highly effective preparatory specialization and open new paths to your professional progress"

This postgraduate diploma in Equine Dermatology, Neurology, Ophthalmology and Endocrinology offers you the characteristics of a course of high scientific, teaching and technological level. These are some of its most notable features: 

• Latest technology in online teaching software
• Highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Self-regulating learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Banks of complementary documentation permanently available, even after the end of the training

A complete program that will allow you to acquire the most advanced knowledge in all the areas of intervention of the Equine Veterinarian"

Our teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. In this way, we ensure that we provide you with the training update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of professionals trained and experienced in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put at your disposal their practical knowledge from their own experience: one of the differential qualities of this specialization. 

The efficiency of the methodological design of this Professional Master's Degree, enhances the student's understanding of the subject. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. This way, you will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the operability you need in your training.  

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice:  with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way. 

 With the experience of working professionals and the analysis of real cases of success, in a high-impact preparatory approach"

With a methodological design based on proven teaching techniques, this innovative course will take you through different teaching approaches to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

Our goal is to prepare highly qualified professionals for work experience. An objective that is complemented, moreover, in a global manner, by promoting human development that lays the foundations for a better society. This objective is materialized in helping professionals to reach a much higher level of competence and control. A goal that, in just a few months you can consider achieved, with a high intensity and effective specialization. 

If your goal is to redirect your skills towards new paths of success and development, this is the Postgraduate Diploma: a preparation that aspires to excellence"

General Objectives

• Identify the different anatomical structures and pathologies of the digestive tract of the horse
• Develop and advance in the most frequent procedures to solve oral cavity pathologies
• Recognize the symptoms of digestive disorders
• Enable the clinician to correctly assess the systemic state of the animal and the consequent severity of the pathology
• Establish diagnostic protocols and generate optimized treatments and prognoses
• Establish optimal preventive medicine criteria and good management guidelines
• Establish an appropriate methodology for the examination of the horse with respiratory or cardiac problems
• Identify all clinical signs associated with respiratory or cardiovascular disease in equines
• Generate specialized knowledge of respiratory and cardiac auscultation
• Establish the specific clinical approach to the horse with a respiratory or cardiovascular disorder
• Identify the pathologies of the urinary system of the horse
• Establish diagnostic protocols to facilitate the recognition of patients with urinary pathology
• Expand the alternatives of possible treatments according to pathological situations
• Recognize the medical and surgical genital pathologies of the stallion and the broodmare, assess their extent and provide appropriate treatments for recovery and restoration of proper reproductive function
• Develop surgical techniques for the resolution of pathologies of the reproductive system that can be performed in the field

Specific Objectives

Module 1.  Surgical Pathologies of the Skin and Related Structures 

• Specify the different types of wounds that can occur in the equine clinic. Identify and differentiate between acute and chronic pathologies, assess the degree of contamination and/or infection, if any, and recognize damaged adjoining structures, assessing whether they are septic or not
• Develop knowledge of the different phases of skin healing
• Determine the techniques of tissue management, hemostasis, suturing, reconstruction and skin grafting
• Set guidelines for the choice of the different types, materials and patterns of suture and needle and drainage models available to the clinician in the field
• Establish the different types and materials of bandages, both for wound treatment and immobilization. Select the appropriate dressing or bandage for each clinical situation
• Apply the different therapeutic guidelines and reparation procedures and other first aid techniques for acute and fresh wounds
• Apply the different therapeutic guidelines and repair procedures for complicated, chronic and infected wounds, contemplating the possibility of the application of alternative procedures and technologies
• Indicate the tests to be performed on a patient with a musculoskeletal injury or infection to determine the significance of the injury
• Perform correct diagnosis and treatment of synovial and bone infections and perform joint lavage procedures and regional and intraosseous perfusion of antibiotics in the field
• Specify the use of the different tenorrhaphy techniques in order to treat damage and lacerations of tendon and/or ligament structures
• Present the different causes of exuberant granulation and its treatment
• Apply the different therapeutic guidelines in burns and abrasions of different types

Module 2. Medical Pathologies of the Skin Endocrine System 

• Identify the main pathologies affecting the skin
• Examine the origin of the problem and establish the prognosis of dermatitis
• Recognize the clinical and laboratory signs of the main dermatological diseases
• Identify the symptoms of bacterial and viral skin diseases and propose therapeutic options
• Determine the symptoms of skin diseases of fungal and parasitic origin and propose therapeutic options
• Establish the symptoms of allergic and immune-mediated skin diseases and propose therapeutic options
• Examine the symptoms of other skin diseases as well as their prognosis and treatment options
• Identify and develop the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of the main types of neoplasms affecting horses
• Generate advanced knowledge on the pathology, diagnosis and management of sarcoids, squamous cell carcinomas, melanocytic tumors, mastocytomas and lymphomas
• Examine recent developments in the therapy of cutaneous neoplasms in horses
• Develop advanced knowledge on the pathology, diagnosis and management of equine metabolic syndrome and dysfunction of the intermediate pituitary gland in horses
• Identify the processes that occur with alterations in thyroid hormone concentrations
• Determine the most common causes of alterations in calcium, phosphorus and magnesium levels in the horse

Module 3. Nervous System and Ophthalmology 

• Identify all clinical signs associated with neurological disease
• Define the key points of the neurological assessment
• Establish differential diagnoses based on the main neurological pathologies of the horse
• Present and analyze the diagnostic tools available for the different processes
• Propose specific measures for the management of the neurological patient
• Update neurological patient treatments both in the field and at the hospital setting
• Define parameters that help us to establish a prognosis for the patient
• Deepen in the use of diagnostic tools in ophthalmology, such as direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy, fundus assessment and electroretinography
• Accurately recognize clinical signs of eye pain in horses
• Establish differential diagnoses of ocular clinical signs
• Propose a working methodology for the patient with corneal ulcers and/or infectious keratitis
• Propose a working methodology for the patient with stromal abscess and immune-mediated keratitis
• Establish a working methodology for the patient with equine recurrent uveitis and for the patient with cataracts
• Propose a working methodology for patients with glaucoma and for horses with ocular neoplasia

A path to achieve training and professional growth that will propel you towards a greater level of competitiveness in the employment market"