A complete and total update in Cardiorespiratory, Blood and Nutrition Disorders in Horses with the most complete and effective format program in the online educational market"

This Postgraduate Diploma covers a compendium of diverse topics, all of them essential for the clinician who wants to opt for advanced and updated knowledge in equine internal medicine. They all encompass issues that require an advanced level of knowledge to be able to deal with situations that the specialist-qualified ambulatory clinician will have to deal with on a day-to-day basis.

Upper airway diseases are a frequent cause of loss of athletic performance and lead to high economic losses for the owners of athletic patients. Therefore, it is vital to be able to diagnose and act in a fast and effective way that allows a prompt recovery of the patient or a reorientation of the use of that animal.

Lower airway diseases, both inflammatory and infectious, can become a real problem for a patient's quality of life or even lead to death in the most extreme cases. Educating the owner in the prevention of the development of this type of pathology, as well as in early detection, constitutes a substantial benefit when dealing with this type of patient. The establishment of adequate treatment in the earliest stages is decisive for the prognosis of these patients.

Cardiac diseases in horses are relatively rare in relation to other types of pathologies they suffer. Because of this, in-depth knowledge of these alterations and their dissemination is more limited. Nevertheless, the sporting use given to this animal species gives great importance to the heart, so recognizing its alterations and the consequences they have on the horse is fundamental for the equine veterinarian.

In addition, the postgraduate certificate in Cardiorespiratory and Blood Pathologies and Horse Nutrition incorporates a series of masterclasses given by an international expert in the diagnosis and treatment of these pathologies. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the latest diagnostic techniques and therapeutic options for cardiorespiratory and blood pathologies, as well as improve their skills in equine nutrition. The master session will focus on providing students with a comprehensive view of these pathologies and improving their skills in clinical practice.

Finally, the student will receive specialized knowledge on feeding with the most advanced knowledge in this sector, essential in veterinary practice.

Take advantage of the opportunity to update yourself with the unique and exclusive Masterclasses of this program, which will allow you to delve deeper into specific areas of interest”

This postgraduate certificate in Cardiorespiratory, Blood and Nutrition Disorders in Horses contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• Intensely visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents, 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
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-assessment 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 finishing the course

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”

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

This mastery of the subject matter is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design. 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 learning.

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

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

TECH's objective 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 will be able to achieve, with a highly intensive and effective program.

If your objective is to broaden your skills set to include new paths of success and development, this is your postgraduate certificate: a program 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 equids
• 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 dam mare, 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

• Specify the necessary information in the clinical examination of the horse with respiratory or cardiac pathology
• Accurately recognize normal respiratory and cardiac sounds in horses
• Identify respiratory pathologies in order to classify them and decide on possible diagnostic tests if needed
• Establish the necessary knowledge when performing diagnostic procedures for the respiratory patient. Laboratory tests, cytology, BAL. Diagnostic Imaging
• Propose work methodologies for patients with upper respiratory tract pathologies
• Propose a work methodology for patients with inflammatory lower respiratory tract pathologies
• Identify the surgical pathologies of the upper respiratory tract and develop the technical procedures that can be performed in the field, both in scheduled and emergency conditions
• Propose a work methodology for patients with infectious respiratory pathologies
• Differentiate between physiological murmurs and pathological murmurs
• Establish differential diagnoses of abnormal rhythms based on irregularity and heart rate
• Propose work methodologies for patients with cardiac murmurs
• Propose a work methodology for patients with arrhythmias
• Delve into the study of blood components, as well as to attend in detail to the serological biochemical markers, all of them analytical parameters that the clinical specialist must know in depth, in order to be able to relate possible alterations in this sense to pathological situations of any kind

• Develop advanced knowledge on possible alterations related to hematopoiesis, as well as alternatives in terms of leading-edge treatments
• Achieve a high degree of knowledge of the pathophysiological mechanisms of immune-mediated disorders in order to select the latest diagnostic tests and appropriate treatment
• Delve into the pathophysiological mechanisms of endotoxemia and the development of endotoxic shock, in order to prevent secondary complications associated with this process and to apply the most up-to-date treatments
• Understand the processes of digestion and absorption of nutrients in the different anatomical compartments of the horse's digestive tract
• Provide the basic knowledge on nutrients necessary for the development of feeding programs
• Estimate a horse's weight and determine its body condition
• Easy calculation of daily fodder and grain or compound feed requirements
• Differentiate and know how to apply the terms gross, digestible and net energy
• Delve into the knowledge of antibiotic treatment alternatives, as well as the development of antibiotic resistance, in order to prepare the clinician to make decisions in situations where there is an important restriction of antibiotic use, either due to the patient's category or due to the appearance of bacterial resistance
• Update on prebiotics, probiotics as well as the use of medicinal plants and their relevance as important tools in preventive medicine and in the treatment of specific pathologies

This academic itinerary is exclusive to TECH and you will be able to develop it at your own pace thanks to its 100% online Relearning methodology"