This program is the best option you can find to specialize in Veterinary Cardiology and make more accurate diagnoses"

Cardiology of Small Animals is a subspecialty of Internal Medicine with a great development in the last decades. The teachers of this postgraduate certificate are at the forefront of the latest diagnostic techniques and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in small animals. Thanks to their specialized training, they have developed a useful, practical program adapted to the current reality, a reality that is becoming more and more demanding. 

This comprehensive program compiles the different cardiovascular diseases affecting small animals. It starts with a solid development of the basics of cardiovascular physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology, so often forgotten and so important and useful in daily clinical practice, followed by the optimization of clinical examination and diagnostic tests, and ending with the latest therapeutic protocols and patient monitoring procedures. 

This education specializes the generalist clinician in an area that is increasingly in demand, partly because of its frequency, partly because of the need for specialization that this area demands.  

In all the modules, a gradual exposition of physiological and pathophysiological knowledge has been established, a development of the protocols for approaching patients with cardiovascular diseases with diagnostic and treatment algorithms, as well as the monitoring that should be done in these patients, since many of these diseases are chronic. It compiles the author's experience, without forgetting scientific rigor and the most important updates based on evidence. It develops the diseases, the action protocols and takes into account the integral approach to the patient, considering the disease, the patient and the owner in line with evidence-based medicine. 

All topics incorporate numerous multimedia material: photos, videos and diagrams, so important in a specialty where imaging techniques are of great importance. 
Finally, since this is a online postgraduate certificate, the students are not conditioned by fixed schedules, nor do they need to move to another physical location. All of the content can be accessed at any time of the day, so you can balance your working or personal life with your academic life.  

Do not miss the opportunity to take this postgraduate certificate with us. It’s the perfect opportunity to advance your career and stand out in an industry with high demand for professionals” 

This postgraduate certificate in Congenital Heart Disease in Small Animals contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Veterinary Cardiology
• 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
• New developments in Congenital Heart Disease in Small Animals
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Congenital Heart Disease in Small Animals
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make in selecting a refresher program to update your veterinary knowledge in cardiology”

Its 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 an immersive education programmed to train 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 program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by renowned experts with extensive experience in personal training.  

This specialization comes with the best didactic material, providing you with a contextual approach that will facilitate your learning"

This 100% online postgraduate certificate will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work while increasing your knowledge in this field"

The postgraduate certificate in Congenital Heart Disease in Small Animals is designed to facilitate the performance of the veterinary professional with the latest advances and most innovative procedures in the sector.    

Learn about the latest advances in the field from the comfort of your home, thanks to the online mode on which this program is based"

General Objectives

• Analyze the embryological mechanisms that give rise to the most frequent congenital alterations
• Reinforce the need for early diagnosis of congenital disease
• Anticipate the possible hemodynamic consequences of these alterations, which may be treatable
• Consolidate knowledge of interventional techniques

Specific Objectives

• Generate specialized knowledge for a correct understanding of the embryological mechanisms of each of the pathologies that may predispose to the presence of several simultaneous alterations
• Establish the anatomical characteristics of patent ductus arteriosus that advise surgical or interventional treatment
• Review the various surgical and interventional techniques available for the treatment of pulmonary stenosis
• Develop available treatment modalities for aortic stenosis
• Compile available diagnostic techniques to determine the direction of shunt in intra- and extra-chamber communications
• Establish anatomical criteria to differentiate between congenital and acquired heart 
  valve processes
• Predict the hemodynamic consequences of vascular defects or multiple defects 

A path to achieve training and professional growth that will propel you towards a greater level of competitiveness in the employment market"