This program is the best option you can find to specialize in Veterinary Cardiology and make more accurate diagnoses”

Cardiovascular disorders in animals are highly significant because they can affect their quality of life and life expectancy. Advanced knowledge of cardiology is indispensable for large animal veterinarians: ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats), camelids (alpacas, camels and llamas), swine (pigs, wild boars) and equidae (donkeys and mules).

Cardiology in ruminants and swine has been limited for a long time due to the limited literature and diagnostic limitations, especially in advanced therapeutic procedures.

Regarding Equidae, a high number of horses are used for sporting purposes and cardiac pathologies limit their capacity and even force the animal to withdraw from competition. This is more evident the more demanding the equine is in terms of sport and cardiovascular effort. The management of food species differs, but it also affects their production capacity.

In recent years, there has been a boom in the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, such as intracardiac electrocardiograms, electrophysiological mapping in arrhythmias, pacemaker implantation and other intracardiac devices that can be implemented in larger species. These advances, which are necessary for an adequate clinical approach, are not available in books.

Therefore, this Postgraduate Certificate offers a comprehensive and well-developed syllabus that addresses advanced cardiology topics, providing detailed descriptions of the different procedures performed depending on the species, as well as a guide for clinical decision-making and patient selection.

This program covers the basics of Cardiology and delves into the most up-to-date and advanced techniques currently available, offering extensive and in-depth content.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Cardiovascular Physiology in Large Animals brings together all the detailed information in the different areas of Cardiology at a high and advanced level of specialization and is taught by renowned professors in the field of internal medicine, cardiology and minimally invasive surgery in veterinary medicine.

Don't miss the opportunity to study this postgraduate certificate with us. It's the perfect opportunity to advance your career and stand out in an industry with high demand for professionals”

This postgraduate certificate in Cardiovascular Physiology in Large Animals contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Development of practical cases presented by experts in Cardiovascular Physiology in Large Animals
• 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
• The latest developments in Cardiovascular Physiology in Large Animals
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Cardiovascular Physiology in Large 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

This postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make in the selection of a refresher program to update your knowledge in Cardiovascular Physiology in Large Animals"

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 training 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 during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in Cardiovascular Physiology in Large Animals. 

This training comes with the best didactic material, providing you with a contextual approach that will facilitate your learning"

This 100% online Postgraduate Certificate will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work while increasing your knowledge in this field"

The postgraduate certificate in Cardiovascular Physiology in Large Animals is designed to facilitate the performance of veterinary professionals with the latest advances and the most innovative treatments in the sector.

Learn about the latest advances in the field from the comfort of your home, thanks to the online mode on which this program is based"

General Objectives

• Recognize the mechanisms involved in the genesis of arrhythmias
• Identify the basis of cardiac pathophysiology of syncope and heart failure
• Detail the mechanisms of action, adverse effects and contraindications of drugs used in the cardiovascular area
• Learn about cardiovascular system adaptations to exercise and how they apply to examining sports horses
• Identify all clinical signs associated with cardiovascular overtraining and undertraining
• Establish cardiovascular fitness assessment methods
• Know the complementary tests used to evaluate horses with heart disease during exercise
• Establish an accurate criterion to address performance decline and sudden death in horses

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Complementary Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Tests in Large Animals: Equidae, Ruminants, Swine

• Analyze the arrhythmogenic bases and classify them according to the causative mechanism
• Recognize the main mechanisms underlying syncope
• Differentiate the mechanisms leading to the onset of heart failure
• Establish the different pathways activated in heart failure
• Detail the control of the organism in heart failure
• Describe and detail the pharmacological groups with action on the cardiovascular system
• Specify the indications for antiarrhythmic drugs, their mechanism of action and adverse effects

Module 2. Cardiac Response to Exercise, Sports Performance and Sudden Death in Sports Horses

• Generate specialized knowledge on the cardiovascular fitness required according to discipline and the different training methods
• Specify the information required in clinical examination of sports horses
• Precisely examine the cardiovascular and hematological adaptations resulting from cardiovascular training
• Analyze the different cardiovascular training methods according to discipline
• Differentiate between the symptoms of overtraining and cardiovascular detraining
• Propose a methodology for assessing cardiovascular fitness of horses
• Establish working protocols for the clinical evaluation of cardiac horses during performance
• Identify cardiac pathologies that decrease performance and cardiac pathologies that increase the risk of sudden death
• Establish criteria for assessing the risk of sudden death in horses

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