The best program on the current academic market to bring you up to date on the latest developments in Veterinary Clinical Trials, all 100% online and in only 12 months of theoretical-practical academic experience" 

The veterinarian's role as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop new treatments applicable to humans and animals is fundamental and has taken on special relevance in recent years. Thanks to the development of clinical trials, it is now possible to have increasingly safe, effective and specialized medication for each pathology. This way, an experimental evaluation is carried out on the target species or a particular category, in order to guarantee its safety once it becomes available on the market. 

The importance of developing this practice in an appropriate environment and with conditions that guarantee compliance with animal welfare regulations, as well as on the basis of current legislation, relies on veterinary professional's involvement. For this reason, TECH has developed a complete program with which students will be able, to get up to date on the latest developments in this field, in just 12 months. 

It is a program designed by experts in the field with years of experience in research project management. Thanks to their participation, it has been possible to create a new and thorough syllabus with which specialists will be able to update their knowledge in: epidemiology applied to Veterinary Clinical Trials and its approach, the design and methodology of the processes in laboratories and farms, and the current regulations. 

Students will have 1,500 hours of the best theoretical, practical and additional content, the latter presented in different formats: detailed videos, research articles, complementary reading material and much more! Everything you need to delve in a personalized way in the different sections of the program, which will be available 100% online. You will be able to improve your veterinary skills through an academic experience adapted to your needs and those of today's industry.

A program designed to help professionals achieve excellence in the veterinary research environment through 1,500 hours of the best academic material"

This professional master’s degree in Veterinary Clinical Trials contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Veterinary Medicine 
• 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 self-assessment can be used 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 

You will work with the most comprehensive and cutting-edge information related to clinical research applied to veterinary trials in farms and laboratories”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training 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 academic year. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

All content will be available on the Virtual Campus from the beginning of the course and 100% online In addition, it can be downloaded to any device with internet connection"

A program where you will be able to perfect your skills in the analysis of veterinary genetic epidemiology and in the preventive and curative treatment of the most common diseases"

The objective of this course is none other than to provide students with all the academic tools that will enable them to achieve their own goals in their professional sector. TECH and its team of experts have invested dozens of hours in creating a complete, up-to-date, comprehensive and top-quality qualification, adapted to the most demanding market specifications. Therefore, by passing the course, students will have acquired all the necessary skills to perform successfully, all on the basis of the latest information related to Veterinary Clinical Trials. 

If your objectives include mastering the evaluation process in the veterinary scientific and clinical method, enroll in this professional master’s degree because it will be perfect for you" 

General Objectives

• Generate specialized knowledge in the design and interpretation of a clinical trial 
• Examine the key features of clinical trials 
• Analyze key analytical concepts in clinical trials 
• Justify decisions made to solve problems 
• Evaluate behavioral aspects and standardized procedures of clinical trials 
• Review legislation on analytical, toxico-pharmacological and clinical standards and protocols for veterinary drug testing 
• Assess the regulatory environment in relation to clinical trials 
• Develop standards for veterinary clinical trials 
• Generate specialized knowledge to carry out clinical research 
• Establish the correct methodology for conducting veterinary clinical trials 
• Develop advanced knowledge for the development of a protocol for the conduct of a clinical trial with veterinary drugs 
• Analyze the structure of the different regulatory agencies and organizations and their attributions
• Correctly manage the documentation generated in the framework of the application, follow-up and completion of a veterinary clinical trial 

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Clinical Research and Clinical Trials Evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM)

• Generate a good clinical research question 
• Plan an efficient, effective, and ethical design 
• Demonstrate that a clinical trial is feasible, efficient, cost-effective and easy to implement 
• Minimize errors (systematic and randomized) that may threaten the conclusions of a clinical trial 
• Generate specialized knowledge in clinical performance according to Evidence-Based Medicine
• Encourage the search for scientific information, store it, evaluate it and use it through the use of computer applications 
• Critically evaluate how a scientific paper is reviewed 
• Synthesize ideas and analyze information in a critical, evaluative and analytical manner

Module 2. Applied Epidemiology in Veterinary Clinical Trials

• Develop autonomy to participate in research projects and scientific collaborations in the field of clinical trials and in interdisciplinary contexts 
• Examine the different databases, their validation and the different tools for data management in clinical trials 
• Apply problem solving techniques in the creation and development of clinical trials under the scientific method and new environments 
• Properly elaborate structured projects focused on clinical and epidemiological trial activity 
• Generate the integration of knowledge to face the formulation of judgments and conclusions generated in the studies 
• Analyze the processes that allow the introduction of new veterinary medication in the market, as well as to incorporate the ethical principles involved

Module 3. Approach to Veterinary Clinical Trials in Different Veterinary Settings Laboratories and Farms

• Examine, step by step, quality assurance and best practices in the application and production of vaccines 
• Develop good clinical practices to regulate personnel and aspects involved in studies 
• Manage field trials, demonstrate safety and efficacy in terms of environmental conditions, care and possible adverse reactions 
• Properly elaborate tests in different areas and give solidity to the sampling method 
• Apply different recommendations to assess exposure to different pathogens and collect quantitative information in order to develop study and work patterns 
• Analyze the processes that can lead to the emergence of resistance to antimicrobial agents and know how to collect therapeutic information to produce results 

Module 4. Veterinary Clinical Trial I. Design and Methodology 

• Establish the correct lines and procedures to develop clinical research to evaluate the efficacy and safety of veterinary medication 
• Determine research environments and competent personnel 
• Examine the practices of clinical trials 
• Develop necessary technical documentation 
• Analyze relations with regulatory agencies 

Module 5. Veterinary Clinical Trials II. Trial Treatment 

• Choose the right type of veterinary clinical trial for each study 
• Establish appropriate criteria for the study population 
• Analyze the main problems that can arise in methodological approaches to treatment in the trial 
• Examine the Monitoring Treatment Plan in the Trial 
• Specify data conditions, data handling, processing, and corrections 
• Generate specialized knowledge to carry out specialized methodology in clinical research regarding treatment in clinical trials in Veterinary Oncology, Veterinary Infectious Pathology and Veterinary Neurology 

Module 6. Genetic diseases in Veterinary Clinical Trials (VCT). Veterinary Genetic Epidemiology 

• Determine groups of individuals and examine population parameters useful in genetic epidemiology studies 
• Analyze the factors and elements in the epidemiological triad 
• Demonstrate the contribution of triad factors to genetic disease to expose and justify their applicability to epidemiological studies 
• Establish agent-disease causality relationships 
• Analyze data and recognize and control sources of bias to differentiate between studies
• Compile data and generate incidence and prevalence measures from raw data 
• Formalize disease-exposure association tests 
• Present, propose and implement different appropriate designs in relation to observational data

Module 7. Principal Investigators, Sponsors and Monitors of Veterinary Clinical Trials (VCTs) 

• Determine the role of each participant in the veterinary clinical trial research process, both in general and of the veterinarian in particular 
• Establish different roles in the research process and control of results 
• Examine factors and elements of the skills of actors in the testing process 
• Analyze the actions that guide the clinical trial process 
• Manage projects and clinical trials in scientific, technical and monitoring contexts 
• Determine the role and interests of the different stakeholders required 
• Analyze recruitment strategies for companies and researchers 
• Audit the research process and detect events of relevance to the progress of the research process 
• Issue partial, event and final reports 
• Decide on study sites and their monitoring 
• Guarantee data quality controls 
• Manage applicable legislation 

Module 8. Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoeconomics 

• Examine the overview of the European regulatory framework contained in Volume 9B of Eudralex (Pharmacovigilance for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use)
• Determine the responsibilities of the monitor within the pharmacovigilance system (DDPS) and the responsibilities of the Qualified Person for Pharmaco Vigilance (QPPV)
• Correctly analyze and present safety reviews of veterinary products 
• Determine the importance of health economics through the economic medicine evaluation 
• Design and perform cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, cost-utility and cost-minimization analyses Uncover potentially hidden costs: hospitalization days, concomitant medication, treatment of adverse effects, complementary tests, etc 

Module 9. Legislation Applicable to Veterinary Clinical Trials 

• Comparatively assess the legislation on clinical trials with that of other European countries 
• Establish the structure of European (EMA) regulatory agencies 

Module 10. Veterinary Clinical Trials II. Management, Start-ups and Commissioning

• Analyze the structure of the safety and efficacy section of a regulatory dossier
• Follow international guidelines on the conduct of veterinary safety studies (Target Animal Safety)
• Establish the importance of quality in data generation and the use of auditing as a method of quality assurance
• Determine how to select the right laboratory for the analysis of biological samples of trail frameworks
• Generate specialized knowledge to assign, organize and prioritize the tasks, roles and responsibilities of trial participants
• Perform adequate document management for subsequent submission to the corresponding regulatory agencies for evaluation 
• Analyze and correctly present the results of a clinical trial in scientific articles following international standards

A unique academic opportunity to delve into the comprehensive management of PubMed and MESH and advanced information and content searching for veterinary research"