Large animals can have complex pathologies, so it is necessary to have specialized veterinarians who can treat them”

The postgraduate diploma in Infectious Diseases incorporates innovative knowledge, based on the latest scientific evidence, that allows veterinary professionals to stay up-to-date on the newest treatments and emerging diseases that affect large animals across the world as a consequence of globalization.

Horses are animals that are used both for leisure and as companion animals, as well as in different sports disciplines, which adds an important added economic value. It is essential to have a high level of knowledge in Internal Medicine to be able to work with these horses, since, due to their economic value, they are not readily accessible to clinicians with little training. The horse clinician faces the challenges posed by these patients on a daily basis. Gastrointestinal pathologies are the most frequent cause of emergency calls from owners. Many of these horses suffer from mild illnesses that are resolved with appropriate treatments, but a small group suffer very serious injuries that require surgical treatment. It is necessary to interpret the clinical signs of these patients promptly in order to improve their prognosis; this Postgraduate Diploma provides the main tools to successfully deal with these cases.

Sports medicine forms an important block within Equine Internal Medicine, since many of the horses we have today are dedicated to sporting activities. Working with these horses is very rewarding but also requires a high degree of specialization, especially in pathologies that affect the cardiorespiratory system. This Infectious Diseases generates specialized knowledge that allows the equine clinician to evaluate the sporting prognosis of those patients with conditions that influence their athletic performance.

This postgraduate diploma is designed by professors with the highest recognized degree of specialization, thus guaranteeing its quality in all aspects, both clinical and scientific, in large animals.

Get trained with us and learn how to diagnose and treat diseases in large animals, in order to improve their quality of life"

This postgraduate diploma in Infectious Diseases is the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in Infectious Diseases
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional development
• The latest developments in Infectious Diseases
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Infectious Diseases
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate diploma is the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program to expand your existing knowledge of Infectious Diseases”

It includes, in its teaching staff, professionals from the field of veterinary medicine, who bring to this training the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists from reference 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 training programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the specialist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this, the professional will have the help of an innovative interactive video system made by renowned and experienced experts in Internal Medicine in Large Animals. 

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

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

The postgraduate diploma in Infectious Diseases is aimed at facilitating the veterinary professional's performance with the latest advances and most innovative treatments in the sector.  

This is the best option to learn about the latest advances in Infectious Diseases"

General Objectives

• Provide specialized knowledge on the most common neurological problems
• Identify all clinical signs associated with each neurological disease
• Establish the specific clinical approach for each pathology
• Determine the prognosis and the most appropriate treatment in each case
• Establish how to carry out correct analytical interpretation both in adult as well as geriatric and newborn animals
• Develop the basics of hemostasis and coagulation, as well as the pathologies associated with their failure.
• Establish the different types of immunological reactions, as well as the diseases they cause
• Generate advanced knowledge in acid-base interpretation
• Specify the basics of fluid therapy
• Examine the clinical approach of the different infectious and parasitic diseases in large animals
• Compile the complementary methods available to diagnose the main infectious and parasitic pathologies
• Determine the general and specific treatment for the main infectious and parasitic pathologies
• Generate advanced knowledge on the prevention of the main infectious and parasitic diseases

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Neurological Alterations in Large Animals

• Examine the specific anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology that underlies neurological disease in the large animals (ruminants, cattle, camelids and equidae).
• Idenitfy the main diseases affecting the central and peripheral nervous system
• Specify the necessary information required in clinical examination of neurologic patients
• Locate lesions in a patient that has suffered trauma to the central nervous system
• Establish management measures and treatment protocols
• Identify horses with spinal cord compressions and establish their sporting diagnosis
• Recognize patients affected by parasitic illnesses and determine their treatment options
• Identify the patients affected with viral diseases and establish management and containment measures
• Recognize patients with neuromuscular junction disorders
• Establish prognosis and treatment options for patients with neuromuscular junction pathologies
• Establish the clinical signs of patients with congenital and degenerative alterations and the signs of patients with motor neurone alterations
• Establish treatment and prognosis steps in intoxicated patients

Module 2. Laboratorial Diagnosis in Equidae Alterations of the hematopoietic system and immunology in major species

• Develop an advanced methodology to carry out a correct diagnosis of red series and white series alterations
• Identify and implement the necessary therapy in case of coagulation disorders
• Perform basic cytological interpretation of blood smears, peritoneal fluid and cerebrospinal fluid
• Performa a correct interpretation of analytical tests with biochemical alterations in adults and foals
• Identify and treat immune-mediated pathologies
• Carry out a complete analysis of the state of the acid-base in a critical patient
• Implement an appropriate fluid therapy plan based on the patient's imbalances

Module 3. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Large Animals

• Identify the main infectious diseases that affect large animals
• Establish differential diagnosis of the clinical signs in the main infectious pathologies in big animals
• Propose a work methodology for the patient with infectious alterations
• Provide specialized knowledge to treat and prevent the main infectious pathologies in large animals
• Identify the clinical signs of parasitic diseases that affect large animals
• Gain sound knowledge of the diagnostic procedures used in parasitology and their interpretation
• Determine a theoretical and practical methodology for patients with parasitic diseases
• Provide specialized knowledge to establish parasite control and management programs in large animals

Make the most of the opportunity and take the step to get up to date on the latest developments in Infectious Diseases"