Get up to date on the most current methods of Assessment of the Poisoned Patient, implemented in the emergency department" 

When the patient arrives at the emergency room due to poisoning, the health professional must follow an initial protocol that allows him to assess the need for Life Support and apply the ABCDE rule, as well as assess the level of consciousness using the Glasgow scale and place a venous line if possible.

Therefore, the specialist will act in a timely manner depending on the results of this assessment and the level of consciousness of the patient to determine a diagnosis of suspected poisoning and make the appropriate hypotheses of the case. 

With this postgraduate diploma, the graduate will have the knowledge and skills needed to deal with Toxicological Emergencies caused by Drugs of Abuse. For this, TECH has prepared an academic itinerary composed of 3 study modules that bring together the topics in groups about the Assessment of the Poisoned Patient, Life Support and Toxicology for this type of substances.

In this syllabus, the student will find a series of relevant aspects, advances and innovations in the subject that will allow them to provide hemodynamic stability and instability in the poisoned patient. They will learn about poisoning by synthetic drugs, Toxicomania, abstinence syndromes. It will deal with sexual crimes, drug traffickers, reinsertion, among other related factors, reaching conclusions and key aspects to remember in each group of topics.

All this can be studied completely online, from a device of your choice with Internet connection. This will allow them to evolve in their academic journey progressively without complications, accessing the platform at any time of the day and enjoying a variety of multimedia resources: video summaries, complementary readings, quick action guides, images, etc., which will make the whole process much more dynamic.

You will implement the most advanced decontamination procedures in acute poisonings"

This postgraduate diploma in Toxicological Emergencies caused by Drugs of Abuse 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 Toxicology in the Emergency Room 
• The graphic, schematic and practical contents with which it is conceived 
• scientific and practical information on those disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out 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 undertake exploration procedures of the patient poisoned by Drugs of Abuse, determining the type of toxicity present: hepatic, renal, cardiac or respiratory"

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

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training programmed to train in real situations.

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

With the study of this postgraduate diploma you will get a complete vision of the treatment of poisoning"

Everything is an advantage when studying with TECH! This 100% online postgraduate diploma will provide you with the most updated content and the most comfortable and safe methodology"

This postgraduate diploma in Toxicological Emergencies caused by Drugs of Abuse contains the ideal syllabus to get up to date with all the aspects related to the assessment and diagnosis of the poisoned patient who comes to the emergency room, conscious or unconscious. This is a high-level academic program that will show the ins and outs of diagnosis and support for the poisoned individual who comes to the emergency room with alterations in their systems and in many cases with danger of death. For this reason, with the guidance of specialized teachers, the student will assimilate the content much easier and will reach the goal in 6 months of academic course with new skills and abilities.   

This program addresses the different signs and symptoms of the poisoned patient, such as acute respiratory failure and its therapeutic management"

General Objectives

• Define the basic and general principles of care for the severely poisoned patient
• Identify the main toxics available in our environment
• Describe the main signs and symptoms related to severe acute poisoning and its organ involvement
• Implement mechanisms to protect the severely poisoned patients and those around them
• Detect complications related to the related toxicant or to the patient's health status
• Explain the process of care, diagnosis and treatment of the severely poisoned patient in all its dimensions  

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Assessment of the Poisoned Patient 

• Explain the decontamination procedures in acute dermal poisoning 
• Define the toxicity mechanisms in the men's and female genitourinary tract 
• Identify the effects of xenobiotics 
• Describe the ECG alterations in poisonings that produce cardiac involvement 
• Recognize the possible arrhythmias to be detected in acute poisonings 
• Manage the hematological involvement that occurs in acute poisonings 

Module 2. Therapeutic Management of the Poisoned Patient: Life Support

• Undertake Screening Procedures for Patients with Smoke Inhalation Poisoning 
• Determine the therapeutic approach to be carried out in the patient poisoned by inhalation of fumes or other respiratory agents
• Establish the differential diagnosis between the different toxic renal syndromes 
• Identify the clinical pictures that can occur in poisoning with neurological involvement 
• Describe the systemic repercussion of eye poisoning 
• Know those toxics substances that cause hepatic affectation and its repercussion at the organic level 
• Assess violent and self-injurious behaviors in relation to psychiatric toxicology

Module 3. Toxicology of Drugs of Abuse 

• Identify the toxicokinetics of selective β2-adrenergic agonists, cardioactive steroids, antiarrhythmics, antithrombotics, anticoagulants, thrombolytics and antifibrinolytics and their treatment in case of acute poisoning
• Explain the toxicokinetics of antibiotics, antifungals and antivirals, antimalarials, antiparasitics and their correct clinical management  

When you enroll in this program you will have a team of professionals available to guide you through your academic journey. You will never be alone!”