General guide of the course: Certification

General guide of the course

This course addresses the role of the clinical autopsy in the 21^st century. Therefore, we will explain the most basic fundamentals; material and methodology; risks of doing an autopsy and high-risk autopsies; and some of the main lethal injuries that can cause death. In addition, we will explain the hidden face of clinical autopsies, that is to say, some neuropathological procedures such as the brain and spinal cord extractions. Finally, we will overview some characteristics of brain biobanks as the backbone of research in human brain tissues.

This course is offered by the University of Oviedo and developed by a teaching team of professors and pathologists from the University of Oviedo and the Central University Hospital of Asturias (Anatomic Pathology Service).

8. Certification

At the end of the course you will obtain a diploma. Once you have passed all the units of the course a notification will be generated telling you that you can download your diploma. You can access the certificate by clicking on the “View certificate” button that will appear under the title of the course. By clicking on the button, the certificate will open in a new window from which you can print it or save it. To save your certificate you must, once open, click on the right mouse button, select “print and save as PDF” if you want a digital copy. Or simply “Print”, if you want a paper copy.

The diploma will include, besides your name and the course name, the content and duration of this and the unique verification code that certifies to everyone that you have successfully passed the course.