This postgraduate diploma offers nursing staff the possibility of incorporating the benefits of using Phytotherapy in cardiovascular diseases with the knowledge of the latest scientific advances on the international scene”

At present there is a scientific basis that supports the efficacy of many phytotherapeutic products for certain conditions. Phytotherapy should be used in therapeutics to deal with the situations it has proven to be useful and safe.

For phytotherapeutics to be effective, the proper preparations must be made, both in terms of indications and form of administration.

This program offers a current vision of Phytotherapy and its application in the health field, including the latest contributions and advances. The contents are guaranteed by the teaching staff on the program, since they have all worked in the field of Phytotherapy, or in a related one, in some way, shape or form. Thus, students will learn based on our professors’ experience and on evidence-based medicine, resulting in an effective and precise specialization for students. Given, on the one hand, that different university programs generally lack a deep and continuously updated specialization program on Phytotherapy; and, on the other hand, that current health trends lean toward safe and effective natural remedies, students must be offered the possibility of expanding their knowledge and therapeutic skills with greater training in the use of medical plants, both from a professional and academic perspective so as to prepare themselves for the future in the field.

Include Phytotherapy among your tools and improve patient care with new treatment and prevention methods and alternatives”

This postgraduate diploma in Phytotherapy for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases 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
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practicing 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-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Availability of content from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course

A unique specialization program that will allow you to acquire advanced training in this field"

Our teaching staff is composed of medical professionals, practicing specialists. In this way, we ensure that we provide you with the training update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of doctors trained and experienced in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will bring their practical knowledge derived from their own experience to this course: one of the differential qualities of this training.

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodology used in the design of this postgraduate diploma Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, you will be able to study with a range of easy-to-use and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the necessary skills you need for your specialization.

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, students will be able to acquire the knowledge as if they were dealing with the case they are studying in real time. 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 master's degree will take you through different teaching approaches to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

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”

This postgraduate diploma will allow students to define the limits of use in Phytotherapy so as to manage it safely with patients by making the appropriate decisions to use it in a preventive and therapeutic way.

With an objective focused on practice, this postgraduate diploma will give you the solvency of an expert in managing Phytotherapy resources”

General Objectives

• Define the therapeutic limits of Phytotherapy and identify the cases in which it can be used safely
• Describe the use of Phytotherapy oriented to the satisfaction of the needs derived from the patient's health problems and the prevention of complications, guaranteeing a safe and quality practice
• Solve cases related to the field of phytotherapy
• Explain the use and indication of medical devices, food supplements and/or drugs, assessing the expected benefits and associated risks
• Apply theoretical knowledge in daily practice

Specific Objectives

• Define what a drug is and distinguish it from an active ingredient
• Explain the protocols for drug recognition
• Explain techniques for the cultivation, collection, processing and conservation of medicinal plants
• Identify botanical nomenclature and species citation
• Classify plant groups according to phylogenetic systematics (APG, 2009)
• Define the medicinal utility of mushrooms
• Explain the legislation and regulation in relation to Phytotherapy
• Explain the application of the magistral formulation in Phytotherapy
• Explain the industrial processing of herbal medicines
• Define the main chemical groups of active ingredients, which are responsible for the activity of drugs and by extension of plants
• Define the therapeutic application of phenols, flavonoids, tannins, isoprenoids, resins, alkaloids and other products
• Describe the pharmaceutical forms used in Phytotherapy
• Elaborate and select the most appropriate form according to the condition and treatment
• Define the usefulness of Phytotherapy in the treatment of heart failure
• Define the usefulness of Phytotherapy in the treatment of arterial hypertension
• Define the usefulness of Phytotherapy in the treatment of venous insufficiency
• Define the usefulness of Phytotherapy in the treatment of cough
• Describe Phytotherapeutic treatments and therapeutic limits in cardiovascular conditions
• Describe the Phytotherapeutic treatments and therapeutic limits in respiratory system disorders
• Define the usefulness of Phytotherapy in the treatment of allergic respiratory processes

Learn everything you need to know to practice as an expert in Phytotherapy, providing patients with an extra quality in your professional practice”