Nursing professionals work in multidisciplinary areas, so they need to increase their training in ultrasound of the digestive and genitourinary system”

Ultrasound is a safe, fast, reliable, innocuous and non-invasive test, well tolerated by patients, relatively low cost, and which has evolved into new, smaller and more accessible devices.

Now, they have become a popular and valuable tool in guiding diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. They have also helped to increase the potential of Clinical Ultrasound, achieving a notable increase in its applications.

The use of clinical ultrasound of the Digestive and Genitourinary Tracts in daily medical practice has been increasing due to the high percentage of patients suffering from some or other pathology in this area. Therefore, it is essential for nursing professionals in to update their knowledge on the use of ultrasound to improve the quality of their healthcare services.
Primary care is undoubtedly one of the areas where Clinical Ultrasound is most widely used. Nursing professionals can benefit from Clinical Ultrasound to favorably influence diagnosing and treating different pathologies, improving patient safety, reducing waiting times and possible errors.

With this Postgraduate diploma, students have the the opportunity to take a program that brings together the most advanced and in depth knowledge in the field, where a group of highly regarded professors with extensive international experience provides you with the most complete and up to date information on the latest advances and techniques in the use of ultrasound as an adjunct to physical examinations.

It endorses the latest advances in ultrasound with a robust and didactic teaching program, which positions it as a product of the highest scientific rigor at international level, aimed at health professionals. In addition, the program is based on a multidisciplinary approach to its subjects, which allows training and professional development in different areas.

Technological advances have led to improved ultrasound scanners, which are becoming more useful in a variety of new situations”

The Postgraduate diploma in Digestive and Genitourinary Tracts Clinical Ultrasound for Nursing contains the most complete and up to date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Numerous clinical cases presented by ultrasound experts
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional
• New diagnostic-therapeutic developments on evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention in problems or disorders that can be addressed with ultrasound
• It contains practical exercises where the self evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies in ultrasound processes
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments

Our programs have the best teaching methodology and the latest didactic tools, which will allow you to study from home without sacrificing the possibilities offered by on site classes”

The teaching staff is made up of prestigious and renowned professionals who have extensive experience in healthcare, teaching, and research in various countries, contributing their professional expertise to this Postgraduate diploma. 

The methodological design of this Postgraduate diploma developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts in e-learning integrates the latest advances in educational technology to create numerous multimedia tools that allow professionals to resolve real situations in their daily practice. These will enable you to advance by both acquiring knowledge and developing new skills in your future professional work 

The contents generated for this Postgraduate diploma, as well as the videos, selfexams, clinical cases, and modular exams, have been thoroughly reviewed, updated, and integrated by the professors and the team of experts that make up the course working group, in order to gradually and educationally facilitate a learning process that allows for the objectives of the teaching program to be achieved.

You will follow a robust and didactic teaching program, which positions itself as a product of the highest scientific rigor at the international level"

This prestigious program has been designed following the fundamentals of the e-learning methodology, allowing you to assimilate the content more easily and efficiently"

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of professionals from leading hospitals, who have taken into account the need to update the content that will be taught, as well as the use of quality teaching through new educational technologies.

Our goal is to offer our students the most complete Postgraduate diploma on the market so they are able to excel and broaden their knowledge and, therefore, become more efficient at their profession”

Module 1. Ultrasound Imaging 

1.1. Physical Principles

1.1.1. Sounds and Ultrasound
1.1.2. The Nature of Sound
1.1.3. Interaction of Sound with Matter
1.1.4. The Concept of Ultrasound
1.1.5. Ultrasound Safety

1.2. Ultrasound Sequence

1.2.1. Ultrasound Emission
1.2.2. Tissue Interaction
1.2.3. Echo Formation
1.2.4. Ultrasound Reception
1.2.5. Ultrasound Image Generation

1.3. Ultrasound Modes

1.3.1. Modes A and M
1.3.2. B Mode
1.3.3. Doppler Modes (Color, Angio and Spectral)
1.3.4. Combined Modes

1.4. Ultrasound Scanners

1.4.1. Common Components
1.4.2. Classification
1.4.3. Transducers

1.5. Ultrasound Maps and Echonavigation

1.5.1. Spatial Layout
1.5.2. Ultrasound Maps
1.5.3. Transducer Movements
1.5.4. Practical Advice

1.6. Trends in Ultrasound

1.6.1. 3D/4D Ultrasound
1.6.2. Sonoelastography
1.6.3. Echopotentiation
1.6.4. Other Modes and Techniques

Module 2. Clinical Ultrasound of the Digestive Tract and Major Vessels 

2.1. Hepatic Ultrasound

2.1.1. Anatomy
2.1.2. Liquid Focal Lesions
2.1.3. Solid Focal Lesions
2.1.4. Diffuse Liver Disease
2.1.5. Chronic Liver Disease

2.2. Ultrasound of Gallbladder and Bile Ducts

2.2.1. Anatomy
2.2.2. Cholelithiasis and Biliary Sludge
2.2.3. Vesicular Polyps
2.2.4. Cholecystitis
2.2.5. Bile Duct Dilatation
2.2.6. Bile Duct Malformations

2.3. Pancreatic Ultrasound

2.3.1. Anatomy
2.3.2. Acute Pancreatitis
2.3.3. Chronic Pancreatitis

2.4. Ultrasound of the Major Vessels

2.4.1. Abdominal Aortic Disease
2.4.2. Vena Cava Pathology
2.4.3. Pathology of Celiac Trunk, Hepatic Artery, and Splenic Artery.
2.4.4. Aortomesenteric Clamp Pathology

2.5. Ultrasound of the Spleen and Retroperitoneum

2.5.1. Spleen Anatomy
2.5.2. Splenic Focal Lesions
2.5.3. Study of Splenomegaly
2.5.4. Adrenal Gland Anatomy
2.5.5. Adrenal Pathology
2.5.6. Retroperitoneal Lesions

2.6. The Digestive Tract

2.6.1. Ultrasound Examination of the Stomach
2.6.2. Ultrasound Examination of the Small Intestine 
2.6.3. Ultrasound Examination of the Colon

Module 3. Clinical Genitourinary Ultrasound 

3.1. Kidneys and Urinary Tract

3.1.1. Anatomy Recap
3.1.2. Structural Alterations
3.1.3. Hydronephrosis. Urinary Tract Dilation
3.1.4. Kidney Stones, Cysts, and Tumors
3.1.5. Renal Insufficiency

3.2. Urinary Bladder

3.2.1. Anatomy Recap
3.2.2. Ultrasound Characteristics
3.2.3. Benign Bladder Pathology
3.2.4. Malignant Bladder Pathology

3.3. Prostate and Seminal Vesicles 

3.3.1. Anatomy Recap
3.3.2. Ultrasound Characteristics
3.3.3. Benign Prostatic Pathology
3.3.4. Malignant Prostatic Pathology
3.3.5. Benign Seminal Pathology
3.3.6. Malignant Seminal Pathology

3.4. The Scrotum

3.4.1. Anatomy Recap
3.4.2. Ultrasound Characteristics
3.4.3. Benign Scrotal Pathology
3.4.4. Malignant Scrotal Pathology

3.5. The Uterus

3.5.1. Anatomy Recap
3.5.2. Ultrasound Characteristics
3.5.3. Benign Uterine Pathology
3.5.4. Malignant Uterine Pathology

3.6. The Ovaries

3.6.1. Anatomy Recap
3.6.2. Ultrasound Characteristics of the Ovaries
3.6.3. Benign Ovarian Pathology
3.6.4. Malignant Ovarian Pathology

An impressive teaching staff, made up of specialized professionals from different areas of expertise, will be your professors during the program: A unique opportunity not to be missed”