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Free And Online Course By Fiocruz Brasília Teaches Fundamentals, History, Regulation, And Safety Of Phytotherapy, With Digital Certificate For Those Who Complete All Stages. Spots Are Unlimited And Registrations Are Open Until November 2025.
Fiocruz Brasília has opened unlimited spots for the online and free course “Update On Phytotherapy: Harmonizing Concepts – 10th Offering”.
The activities will take place in distance learning mode, with 40 hours of workload, between August 19 and December 2, 2025.
Registrations are open until November 11, 2025.
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At the end, those who meet the academic requirements will receive a free digital certificate.
What The Student Learns About Medicinal Plants
The program covers from fundamentals to clinical applications and safety.
The course starts with an introduction to phytotherapy, situating concepts, terminology, and the scope of the field.
Next, it addresses fundamental concepts, such as preparation methods, modes of administration, and quality parameters of plant inputs, always emphasizing rational use in the SUS.
There is also a unit dedicated to phytochemistry, which discusses active constituents of plants, composition variability, and implications for efficacy and safety.
In addition to basic aspects, the course deepens into the regulation in effect for medicinal plants and phytotherapeutics in Brazil, including sanitary categories, registration, labeling, and best practices.
It then presents the cycle of drug development, with preclinical and clinical research, and introduces methods for evaluating evidence quality, study synthesis, and decision-making in evidence-based clinical practice.
The itinerary also covers the history and traditional use of phytotherapy, contextualizing popular and ethnobotanical use.
Finally, it concludes with content on toxic plants and adverse reactions to phytotherapeutics, indicating warning signs and safe practices.
Although the theme of “medicinal teas” does not appear as an isolated unit, good practices of preparation and use are treated transversely throughout the modules.
Who Can Participate And How Certification Works
The course is primarily aimed at health professionals working in the SUS, in line with national policies on the subject.
However, recent editions have allowed participants from other fields interested in the subject, as long as any academic prerequisites defined for each offering are met.
Evaluation is conducted online within the virtual learning environment.
Upon completing the activities with a minimum pass rate of 60%, the student can issue the digital certificate directly on the platform at no additional cost.
This certification rule appears on the institutional pages of previous offerings and remains a practice of the course.
Why Fiocruz Offers The Update On Phytotherapy
The training integrates actions from the National Policy and Program on Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapeutics (PNPMF) and the National Policy on Integrative and Complementary Practices (PNPIC).
The goal is to train SUS workers for the rational use of medicinal plants and phytotherapeutics.
The proposal seeks to reduce risks and qualify assistance, always based on regulatory criteria and scientific evidence.
This guideline has been reiterated in official communications from the Ministry of Health and Fiocruz itself.
Dates, Workload, And Confirmed Spots
According to the course offerings page of Fiocruz Brasília’s School of Government, the 10th offering is active with registrations from 08/19/2025 to 11/11/2025.
The course access runs from 08/19/2025 to 12/02/2025.
The total workload is 40 hours and the format is 100% online.
Institutional signaling indicates unlimited spots, a standard also observed in previous editions.
How To Register
Registrations are already open on the Fiocruz Brasília School Of Government website and can be completed until November 11, 2025. The process is completely online and free.
After registration, the participant receives immediate access to the virtual learning environment, where they will be able to follow the eight modules of the course until December 2, 2025.
With the growing demand for qualification in plant-based therapies, how do you plan to apply what you learn in care, management, or health education?
