An online program with practical simulations of great utility for its daily application in Emergencies"

This postgraduate certificate in Psychomotor Agitation delves into one of the Psychiatric Emergencies, which are probably more frequent in home care and in hospitals themselves. Uncontrolled motor hyperactivity is sometimes associated with aggressive attitudes accompanied by various symptoms, which can be caused by a variety of disorders. However, it is of vital importance the diagnostic orientation of the aetiology of the picture and should be ruled out organicity. 

The teaching team that teaches this university program has a long career in this area, which will allow the medical professionals to renew their knowledge in this field with experts in the area of mental health. In this way, students will be aware of recent advances in the etiological determination of Psychomotor Agitation and the safest and most appropriate techniques in the conduct of an interview with patients presenting this 
clinical picture. 

The use of pharmacology will be a highlight in this program, where the medical professionals will be able to update their knowledge in the approach of the patients with the latest treatments used, as well as the legal aspects to be taken into account according to the existing regulations. 

A university education that provides an excellent opportunity for the medical professionals  to study a program comfortably. You only need a tablet or laptop to access the entire syllabus from the first day, without sessions with fixed schedules, or attendance. Students can view the available multimedia content, download it and distribute the teaching load according to their needs. A method designed so that health personnel can combine their profession with a high-level program.

A postgraduate certificate with updated multimedia content so that you are aware of the recent techniques used with patients with Psychomotor Agitation"

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

• Delve into emergency psychiatric care in an integrated manner within the health care setting 
• Delve into the psychiatric interview in emergency medicine and the elaboration of medical histories in this area of care 
• Correctly establish a diagnostic approach in the emergency department, organicity screening and approach to psychiatric pathology 
• Understand and master the different pathologies that are treated in the emergency department, differential diagnosis and treatment 
• Handle different emergency situations in psychiatry: suicidal patients, affective disorders, emergencies in anxious and psychotic patients and in special populations (the elderly and child and adolescent populations)  

Get up to date with this postgraduate certificate with the most important advances in the differential diagnosis of anxiety, schizophrenia and physical or mental hyperactivity"

The program includes, in its teaching staff, professionals of the sector who pour in this training the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists of reference societies and prestigious universities. 

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals 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 professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Update your knowledge on recent procedures used in performing neuropsychiatric examinations"

Access the syllabus at any time of the day with a tablet, mobile or computer with an Internet connection"

This postgraduate certificate facilitate the medical professionals to update their knowledge of the Psychomotor Agitation, so that, at the end of the six weeks of this teaching, students will be aware of the latest treatments used to contain agitation. All this taking into account the legal aspects that currently exist, which determine its indication and appropriate use depending on the characteristics and the state of each person. The expert team in this area will provide the professionals with all the tools and techniques necessary for optimal knowledge in this area.

Access the latest advances in treatments applied to special populations that present Psychomotor Agitation"

General Objectives

• Delve into emergency psychiatric care in an integrated manner within the health care setting 
• Delve into the psychiatric interview in emergency medicine and the elaboration of medical histories in this area of care 
• Correctly establish a diagnostic approach in the emergency department, organicity screening and approach to psychiatric pathology 
• Understand and master the different pathologies that are treated in the emergency department, differential diagnosis and treatment 
• Handle different emergency situations in psychiatry: suicidal patients, affective disorders, emergencies in anxious and psychotic patients and in special populations (the elderly and child and adolescent populations) ) 

Specific Objectives

• Understand the various underlying causes of agitation (somatic, psychiatric, pharmacological or psychoactive substances) 
• Identify risk factors for the appearance of aggressive agitation 
• Delve into different indications for the use of verbal, pharmacological and/or mechanical restraint 
• Delve into the main characteristics of the drugs used in the treatment of psychomotor agitation 
• Know the legal aspects before the use of a restrictive measure in cases of agitation, as well as indication and adequate use 

Renew your knowledge in the detection of risk factors in aggressive behaviors and their underlying causes"