With this postgraduate certificate you will update your approach to hyperthyroidism in cats, incorporating the latest treatments and pharmacological monitoring"

Endocrine diseases present great differences with the canine species, both in their origin, as well as in their presentation and evolution. These particularities mark important differences in the diagnosis, management of the disease and follow-up.

Without forgetting the basic aspects of these diseases, the postgraduate certificate course delves deeper into each of them, with speakers with extensive experience in each subject in order to expand knowledge at a high level and with an eminently practical character.  

This intensive program addresses a specific topic of anesthesia in the feline patient with endocrine pathologies, due to the fact that endocrine diseases have a great systemic influence on the cat, making anesthesia in these patients require an in-depth knowledge of the mechanisms that may be affected. 

As it is an online program, the student is not constrained by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, but rather, they can access the contents at any time of the day, allowing them to balance their professional or personal life with their academic life as they please. 

This program is developed with the support of a methodology designed to give you a real and practical vision of what you learn, which will allow you a contextual study that will facilitate your learning"

This postgraduate certificate in Feline Endocrinology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Feline Medicine and Surgery
• 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 for experts and individual reflection work 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

Feline care has increased in recent years, which requires the veterinarian to specialize in the specific ways of intervening that this species requires"

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 throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

Delve into diabetes mellitus, calcium disorders, hyperthyroidism and other endocrine pathologies of the feline patient” 

The attention to felines has increased in the last years, which demands from the veterinarian a specialization that provides him with the specific ways of intervening that this species requires"

This postgraduate certificate in Feline Endocrinology aims to upgrade veterinary professionals in the specific aspects involved in the diagnosis and approach to pathologies of this specialty. A high-quality program that will optimize your efforts, converting them quickly into results.

The objective of this postgraduate certificate is to provide the professional with the most comprehensive and updated knowledge in the approach to endocrine system pathologies in cats"

General Objectives

• Determine the specific anesthetic techniques in the feline patient
• Recognize the symptoms of pain in a cat and know how to manage it
• Establish an adequate diagnostic and therapeutic protocol in a non-regenerative anemia
• Address the main controversies in feline nutrition
• Recognize the main peculiarities of drug metabolism in the cat 
• Examine which are the less common signs that can lead to suspect a digestive pathology
• Establish the differences between periodontal disease and chronic gingivostomatitis
• Selecting and assessing the critically ill patient 
• Establish a proper nutrition plan for the hyporexic or anorexic feline patient 
• Master the methods of monitoring in the ICU 

Specific Objectives

• Delve into the treatment options and monitoring systems for diabetes mellitus
• Analyze all the factors that can influence a difficult management of the diabetic patient
• Develop a good protocol for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar syndrome
• Propose different therapeutic options in the hyperthyroid patient, as well as to assess the effect of this disease on the organism
• Assess calcium disorders in the feline patient and establish a diagnostic and therapeutic plan
• Identify the alterations of the adrenal glands and the pathophysiological alterations that they entail in the feline patient
• Present in the foreground feline Cushing's Syndrome and acromegaly, often underdiagnosed or masked by other pathologies

A high-quality step that will mean an intensive growth in your ability to intervene in this field of work"