The techniques and procedures of clinical analysis laboratory work compiled in a specialist course of the highest teaching quality”

This module provides students with the necessary skills to perform their work with the utmost excellence as clinical personnel in a laboratory. It addresses the legal framework of a clinical laboratory, where the need for standardization of work and quality control of procedures and files is evident, given the high demand for analytical tests.  

The specialty of Clinical Analysis has an eminently multidisciplinary format and this postgraduate diploma has been created taking this important factor into account. Through this postgraduate diploma the clinical professional will achieve excellence in the knowledge of instrumental techniques and sample collection techniques, as the basis of analytical methodology. This is one of the fundamental points of their expertise as specialists in the area. Upon completing this course, the professional will have gained an understanding of instrumental techniques and their management, being equipped with specialized skills in order to perform these tasks in the laboratory. 

The increasing occurrence of new health problems makes it necessary for professionals to have a deeper understanding of the different pathologies. The specialist knowledge of laboratory personnel is essential for dealing with emerging diseases and, given the degree of student involvement in the course, TECH has adapted to the modern world by offering a new, high-quality online format. 
As an additional aspect, Microbiology is the part of science that deals with identifying the microorganisms that cause infections and determining the sensitivity they may present to the various antimicrobial drugs. Infectious pathology involves various medical specialties working together because we encounter infected patients in all specialties. For a correct microbiological diagnosis, it is essential to have good and clear communication between the different professionals of each specialty. 

A compendium and deepening of knowledge that will lead you to excellence in your profession”

This postgraduate diploma in Diagnostic Tests in a Clinical Analysis Laboratory offers you the advantages of a high-level scientific, teaching, and technological course.  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
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course

Acquire the necessary professional skills with this course in Diagnostic Tests in a Clinical Analysis Laboratory and gain a competitive edge and the best job prospects"

The teachers of this course are professionals currently working in a modern and accredited Clinical Laboratory, with a very solid training base and up to date knowledge in both scientific and purely technical disciplines. 

In this way we ensure that we deliver the educational update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of professionals trained and experienced in different environments, who will cover the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will bring the practical knowledge from their own experience to the course: one of the differential qualities of this course. 

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this postgraduate diploma in Diagnostic Tests in a Clinical Analysis Laboratory. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, you will be able to study with a range of easy-to-use and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the necessary skills you need for your specialization.  

Our innovative telepractice concept will give you the opportunity to learn through an immersive experience, which will provide you with a faster integration and a much more realistic view of the contents: “learning from an expert”

The objective of this training is to offer professionals who work in clinical analysis laboratories, the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their duties using the most advanced protocols and techniques of the moment. Through a study plan totally adapted to the student, this postgraduate diploma will progressively allow you to acquire the skills that will push you towards a much higher professional level.  

A specialization aimed at achieving the professional skills necessary to perform the different procedures in the clinical analysis laboratory safely and correctly"

General objectives

• Evaluate the ISO standards of a clinical laboratory
• Demonstrate the importance of good safety and sanitary waste management
• Identify the need for correct management of health documentation
• Present why quality control is obligatory in a clinical laboratory
• Define the clinical indicators of analytical quality
• Identify clinical decision levels within reference ranges
• Define scientific method and its relationship with medicine based on scientific evidence
• Analyze and carry out the instrumental techniques and sample collection processes that specifically apply to medical clinical analysis laboratories as well as understanding the basics and the correct management of the necessary instruments
• Apply the instrumental techniques in the resolution of problems in health analysis
• Gain specialized knowledge to carry out the tasks specific to a clinical analysis laboratory in terms of the implementation of new analytic methods and the monitoring the quality of those already implemented
• Define the procedures used in clinical analysis laboratories for the use of different techniques as well as for sample collection and those aspects related to validation, calibration, automization and processing of the information obtained from the procedures
• Examine the concepts of fertility and infertility
• Determine the current techniques for assisted reproduction
• Analyze the techniques for preserving gametes and their clinical application
• Identify techniques of cellular growth and cell apoptosis
• Evaluate the study of cancer from a molecular point of view
• Examine the etiological, pathogenic, epidemiological, treatment and diagnostic bases of the main microbial and parasitic diseases affecting human beings
• Apply the acquired knowledge to the control of transmittable infectious diseases, both in the hospital and the out-of-hospital environment
• Acquire appropriate skills to select the correct diagnostic method with the consequent preparation of a report on the efficiency of the techniques employed
• Develop specialised knowledge to carry out a good organization and management of the services in a microbiology clinic. Coordinate activities and teams, and adapt them to the needs and resources available
• Acquire advanced epidemiological knowledge to anticipate and avoid the factors that cause or condition the acquisition of infectious diseases
• Gain skills to work in a clinical laboratory, research or teaching team, recognising the specific responsibilities needed in each speciality field
• Provide advanced, specialized, multidisciplinary and up-to-date training, with an academic and scientific approach, oriented to a career in the clinical field or as a professional in R&D

Specific objectives

• Define workflows within a clinical analysis laboratory
• Identify the evacuation plan during a health emergency
• Develop knowledge on the types of sanitary waste
• Present the need for process management
• Develop the administrative procedure for health documentation
• Identify the types of health inspections
• Define ISO accreditations within the framework of an audit
• Develop reference intervals through validation guidelines
• Analyze the steps of the scientific method
• Present scientific evidence levels and their relation with clinical analysis
• Compile the instrumental techniques used in a clinical analysis laboratory
• Determine the procedures involved in microscopic, microbiological, spectral, molecular biology, separation and cell counting techniques
• Develop the fundamental theoretical concepts for the understanding of in-depth instrumental techniques
• Establish the direct applications of instrumental techniques of clinical analysis in human health as a diagnostic and preventive element
• Analyze the process prior to the use of the instrumental techniques to be developed in the clinical analysis laboratory
• Justify the rationale for using one practice over another based on diagnostic, staffing, management and other factors
• Propose a practical learning of instrumental techniques through the use of clinical cases, practical examples and exercises
• Evaluate the information obtained from the use of instrumental techniques for the interpretation of results
• Evaluate the most frequent gynecological and andrological problems in the clinical laboratory
• Specify assisted reproduction techniques such as artificial insemination
• Identify the legal framework of the gamete donation bank
• Develop the stages of the embryo under the inverted microscope
• Define the parameters of cellular culture
• Analyze the hematoxylin-eosin staining technique
• Examine the types of tumor markers
• Analyze the use of uroanalysis
• Acquire advanced knowledge in Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology. Study the main infectious diseases of clinical interest
• Identify disease-causing microorganisms in humans, to understand the pathophysiology and to practice detection and diagnostic techniques within a framework of responsibility and health safety
• Organize the preparation of necessary material for its use in the Microbiology laboratory and check for sterility when appropriate. Know the basis and operation of any culture environment in order to use it to
• perform the different tests used in the microbiology laboratory
• Correctly handle the different apparatus and equipment used in the Microbiology laboratory
• Establish a proper functioning through a registration system for sample collection and processing
• Design specific work protocols for each pathogen, selecting the appropriate parameters for its correct diagnosis, based on criteria of effectiveness and efficiency
• Interpret antimicrobial or antiparasitic sensitivity in order to provide the best treatment
• Know the new techniques used for the identification of pathogens
• Establish proper communication between the laboratory and the clinic
• Promote and monitor compliance with internal and external quality controls and safety standards

A boost to your CV that will give you the competitiveness of the best prepared professionals in the labor market"