Learn everything you need to know about toxicity and risk groups in Phytotherapy with a postgraduate certificate that will put you in the front line as a nurse in this field of action”

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 in which has proven to be useful and safe.

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

This program offers a current vision of Phytotherapy and its application in the health field, including latest contributions and advances. The contents are endorsed by the teaching staff involved in the postgraduate certificate, since, in one way or another, they all work phytotherapy or a related field. As such, students will learn based on our professors’ experience and on evidence-based health, resulting in an effective and precise specialization. 

Given, on the one hand, that different university programs generally lack a deep and continuous up-to-date specialization in Phytotherapy; and, on other other, 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 medicinal plants, both from a professional and academic perspective so as to prepare themselves for the future in the field.

This postgraduate certificate may be the best investment you can make in the selection of a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge of Medicinal Plant Toxicity and Risk Groups in Phytotherapy you will obtain a qualification from TECH”

This postgraduate certificate in Medicinal Plant Toxicity and Risk Groups in Phytotherapy contains the most complete and up-to-date academic 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
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program

With a methodological design based on proven teaching techniques, this postgraduate certificate will take you through different teaching approaches to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

Our teaching staff is made up of working specialists. In this way we ensure that we deliver the educational update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of physicians trained and experienced in different environments who will cover the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put the practical knowledge derived from their own experience at the service of the program: 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 course. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. This way, you will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the operability you need in your training.

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, TECH uses telepractice learning: with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and Learning from an Expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way. 

A postgraduate certificate that will allow you to balance your specialization with other occupations and gain access from anywhere with total flexibility"

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

Know the methods to safely use medicinal herbs and learn how to apply each option in the recommended groups, with accurate knowledge and management of reactions and possible side effects”

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

• Know the toxicity of medicinal plants in each case
• Work with Phytotherapy considering interactions with other drugs or medication
• Know how to use Phytotherapy and determine its suitability in case of pregnancy and the lactation period
• Learn the possibilities of use in pediatrics
• Know how to use Phytotherapy safely in geriatrics

Learn the circumstances and safety required to use Phytotherapy on children, the elderly or during pregnancy and lactation in just a few weeks of intensive training”