This professional master’s degree will allow you to incorporate into your professional practice the most updated techniques for the approach to Chronic Kidney Disease"

Over the years, Nephrology has undergone significant improvements in diagnostic methods, in the development of precise ultrasound devices that allow an assessment of renal structure and function. Likewise, the improvement of transplant surgical techniques has contributed to increase patient survival rates and improve the short-term quality of life of people with ARF. As a result, keeping up to date in this field is essential for the specialist who does not want to be left behind with respect to advances in this medical sector.

In this regard, TECH has designed this program, which will allow the physician to delve into the latest diagnostic and therapeutic advances in Nephrology. Throughout this educational period he will delve into the up to date methods for detecting and managing arterial hypertension, diabetic renal disease, renal replacement therapy, glomerular diseases and systemic diseases or advances in renal transplantation. For this purpose, numerous multimedia didactic materials, specialized readings and clinical case studies are available to present different scenarios that you may face 
in your daily practice.

This program will be presented in a 100% online format, which will give professionals the alternative of coordinating their daily activities with this updating process. Likewise, the combination with the Relearning method will allow you to optimize your update at your own pace, effectively consolidating the concepts addressed in this university proposal.

Through this qualification, you will delve into the most advanced strategies when performing blood purification techniques"

This professional master’s degree in Update on Nephrology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical cases presented by specialists in Nephrology and Internal medicine
  
• 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 

Get up to date thanks to this professional master’s degree in the treatment of the hydroelectrolytic alterations and poisonings that a patient may present"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading 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 education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Learn about the latest protocols for the management of patients with Acute Renal Failure through this degree"

Update yourself under a 100% online format and without giving up your daily obligations"

The aim of this program is to provide the physician with the latest scientific evidence and the most up to date tools in the nephrological field. Therefore, you will delve into the most accurate diagnostic methods and the most advanced treatments applied to different renal diseases. This will allow you to focus on prevention and early management of the conditions through the use of the most recent studies in research and technology applied to this area. 

Transfer to your daily practice the most up to date knowledge in Onconephrology"

General Objectives

• Care for patients with chronic kidney disease and its most frequent complications
• Care for patients with acute renal failure and its complications, as well as to understand the objective of initiating renal replacement therapy, its indications and management
• Have an overview of Nephrology as a specialty with its different branches of knowledge and a global approach to the patient
• Delve into the branches that are emerging within the specialty such as diagnostic and interventional nephrology, onconephrology, or cardionephrology

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

• Delve into CKD as a systemic disease, as well as its particularities
• Delve into the most common complications in patients with CKD
• Describe the particularities of patients with CKD in different special clinical situations (indication of anticoagulation, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular risk)

Module 2. Arterial Hypertension (AH) and Diabetic Kidney Disease

• Delve in the novelties in the diagnosis and study of Arterial Hypertension
• Delve in the indication for the study of Secondary Arterial Hypertension
• Describe Diabetic Renal Disease as one of the most frequent causes of CKD
• Update knowledge on the management and indication of new nephroprotective drugs

Module 3. Cardiorenal Medicine

• Expand the knowledge and study of cardiorenal syndrome
• Delve into the application of ultrasound and biomarkers for the study of patients with cardiorenal syndrome
• Improve the management of patients with decompensated heart failure, optimization of diuretics
• Detail the usefulness and criteria for renal replacement therapy in cardiorenal patients

Module 4. Glomerular Diseases and Systemic Diseases

• Delve into the main glomerular diseases, their treatment and management
• Delve into how systemic diseases affect the kidney
• Describe how monoclonal component producing diseases affect the kidney
• Detail hemolytic uremic syndrome, its differential diagnosis and treatment according to the etiology

Module 5. Acute Renal Failure (ARF)

• Be up to date in the diagnosis of Acute Renal Failure
• Describe the prognostic urinary biomarkers
• Delve into the Acute Kidney Injury as a syndrome, understanding its approach
• Establish the different renal replacement techniques in the patient with Acute Renal Failure, delving into their advantages and disadvantages
• Delve into the particularities of nutrition management and antibiotic dosage in patients with acute kidney injury

Module 6. Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology

• Delve into the the growing applications of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology
• Delve into the indications and contraindications of renal biopsy
• Describe the indications and contraindications of temporary and/or tunneled catheter placement for hemodialysis
• Delve into the the application of structural ultrasound and renal Doppler

Module 7. Renal Replacement Therapy

• Detail the best renal replacement technique for each patient, as well as the choice of the best vascular access in each case
• Delve into the the indications to start a hemodialysis program
• Delve into the indications for initiating a home dialysis program in the form of home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
• Analyze the contraindications to continue a hemodialysis program and understand the need for collaboration with a palliative program to respond to patients who withdraw from a dialysis program

Module 8. Onconephrology and Kidney-Liver

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of Onconephrology as a subspecialty of Nephrology and its usefulness
•  Identify those patients at risk of developing renal failure during oncological treatment, as well as its approach and treatment
• Describe the close relationship between the kidney and the liver
• Delve into the diagnostic criteria of hepatorenal syndrome and its management

Module 9. Hydroelectrolytic Alterations and Poisonings

• Detect the different hydroelectrolytic alterations most frequently consulted in Nephrology
• signals the novelties in the treatment and diagnosis of metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis
• Delve into the indication for renal replacement therapy in the management of lithium, metformin and glycolic poisoning
• Delve into the the diagnosis between distal tubular acidosis and type IV tubular acidosis

Module 10. Renal Transplant and Other Blood Purification Techniques

• Delve into the indications and contraindications for renal transplantation
• Delve into the the immunosuppression guidelines in the renal transplant patient, as well as its complications
• Describe the management of infections in the renal transplanted patient, as well as the management of acute rejection
• Expand the study of the different blood cleansing techniques such as plasmapheresis, adsorption techniques

With this program, you will inquire into the most advanced treatments for Glomerular and Systemic Diseases”