From clinical suspicion to diagnostic imaging, this postgraduate certificate will bring you up to date on everything related to the identification of mycobacterial infection"

Tuberculosis, leprosy or atypical infections are mycobacterial pathologies; they are diseases that can cause very serious comorbidities and even death, which is why an early and accurate diagnosis as soon as there is clinical suspicion is essential. To this end, the specialist must not only master the collection of samples for greater diagnostic profitability, but must also know in detail the latest developments related to the most recommended tests, such as tuberculin or those based on the release of interferon gamma.

Given the importance of this knowledge, TECH has developed this postgraduate certificate in Diagnosis of mycobacterial infection, a complete and comprehensive scientific program that addresses precisely this issue, from its origin to the latest and most effective phenotypic and molecular identification techniques. The aim is to provide the graduate with a degree that will help him/her to get up to date on clinical strategies based on microscopy, culture and other methods, as well as on their advantages and disadvantages.

All this, through a 100% online degree distributed over 150 hours and developed in 6 weeks, which, in addition to the best syllabus, includes additional material in different formats so that the specialist can, on the one hand, contextualize the information and, secondly, deepen those aspects that are of greatest interest. All the content will be available from the beginning of the academic experience, which will allow you to organize the teaching calendar according to your own time availability and that of your practice.  

You will learn more about the tuberculin test, as well as its advantages and disadvantages, perfecting your diagnostic technique through the Booster effect"

This postgraduate certificate in Diagnosis of mycobacterial infection contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Medicine and Microbiology
• 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 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

You will learn the different ways to visualize acid-fast bacilli with different stains, as well as the steps to follow in the culture of these microorganisms"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

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 learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts. 

A 100% online degree that will bring you up to date on IGRA diagnosis in patients with mycobacterial infections"

A postgraduate certificate designed by experts in Microbiology that will help you update your knowledge in just 6 weeks"

The increase in recent months of patients with infections caused by mycobacteria is what has motivated TECH to develop the postgraduate certificate. Therefore, the objective of the course is to provide the graduate with the most innovative and effective academic tools that will allow them to be updated, in just 6 weeks, on everything related to the early diagnosis of pathologies caused by these germs.

You will be able to deepen in other diagnostic methods such as chromatographic identification and immunochromatography, with special emphasis on the application of techniques based on proteomics using MALDI-TOF"

General Objectives

• Provide the specialist with the most effective academic tools that will allow him/her to be updated on the most novel aspects of mycobacterial infection diagnosis
• Perfect the graduate's culture and microcopy skills through the resolution of clinical cases extracted from real and current consultations

Specific Objectives

• Become deeply familiar with the most approapriate types of samples and methods of obtaining them in the laboratory
• Gain a deep understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the main diagnostic methods so as to optimize diagnoses
• Know when and where (cultures, clinical samples) molecular biology techniques can be used to diagnoses mycobacterial infections
• Know the other diagnostic techniques used, such as proteomics or diagnostic imaging

Whatever your goals are, with TECH you will be able to achieve them thanks to the quality and quantity of academic material you will find in the Virtual Classroom"