With this course, you have the opportunity to update your knowledge comfortably and without sacrificing scientific accuracy, in order to incorporate the latest advances in the approach to ocular diseases in your daily medical practice"

Around 90% of patients with advanced stage cancer suffer pain. That’s why it is all the more important to be aware of the most up-to-date and efficient treatment for alleviating the effects in these patients.  

Furthermore, malnutrition is another one of the main effects, making it all the more complicated to cure the patients. Therefore, it is necessary for specialists to perform the appropriate assessments in each case, in order to be able to make a better diagnosis and advise their patients on the most effective nutritional treatment in each case.  

In this sense, health professionals must constantly study the advances that arise in this area in order to alleviate the effects on patients so that they can cope with the disease as comfortably as possible. 

In this Postgraduate certificate in Pain and Nutrition in Radiation Oncology, the medical professional will learn the latest advances in radiotherapy to alleviate pain in cancer patients, as well as the appropriate nutrition that these patients should receive. The program is focused on the features of pain and the main treatments, whether it be through drugs or radiotherapy, but also the causes and consequences of malnutrition in oncological patients and the main nutritional recommendations given. 

Work with the latest educational technology, with an innovative interactive video system” 

This Postgraduate certificate in Pain and Nutrition in Radiation Oncology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the course are: 

• Clinical cases presented by experts in Pain and Nutrition in Radiation Oncology
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Latest developments in nutrition in oncology patients
• Practical exercises where the self-evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning
• Clinical and diagnostic imaging and testing iconography
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies in Pain and Nutrition in Radiation Oncology
• 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

This course may be the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Pain and Nutrition in Radiation Oncology, you will obtain a postgraduate certificate from TECH Global University”

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of Pain and Nutrition in Radiation Oncology, who bring their experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading scientific societies. 

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 an immersive training program to train in real situations. 

Problem-Based Learning underpins this program design, and the doctor must use it to try and solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the course. For this purpose, the physician will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts in the field of Radiation Oncology and with extensive teaching experience. 

Increase your decision-making confidence by updating your knowledge through this program"

Improve your knowledge in the the treatment of pain in cancer patients through this program, where you will find the best didactic material with real clinical cases. Learn here about the latest advances in the specialty to be able to perform a quality medical practice"

The structure of the content has been designed by the best professionals in radiation oncology who work in centers of national reference. These experts are aware of the need for training in the world of medicine in order to advance in the treatment of Pain and Nutrition in Radiation Oncology. That is why they offer this quality training, adapted to new educational technologies, so that health professionals can provide the best medical care, adapting it to the needs of their patients. 

If you want to know the latest innovations in the treatment of pain in Radiation Oncology, don’t think twice about taking this course which will allow you to obtain a qualification from the main private education institution in Spain, TECH”

Module 1. Pain and Nutrition in Radiation Oncology

1.1. General Information on Oncologic Pain

1.1.1. Epidemiology
1.1.2. Prevalence
1.1.3. Impact of Pain
1.1.4. Multidimensional Concept of Cancer Pain     

1.2. Characterization of Pain

1.2.1. Types of Oncologic Pain
1.2.2. Evaluation of Oncologic Pain
1.2.3. Prognosis of Pain
1.2.4. Classification
1.2.5. Diagnostic Algorithm

1.3. General Principles of Pharmacological Treatment                    
1.4. General Principles of Radiotherapy Treatment 

1.4.1. External Radiotherapy
1.4.2. Dosages and Fractions        

1.5. Bisphosphonates
1.6. Radiopharmaceuticals in the Management of Metastatic Bone Pain
1.7. Pain in Long-Term Survivors
1.8. Nutrition and Cancer

1.8.1. Concept of Malnutrition
1.8.2. Prevalence of Malnutrition
1.8.3. Causes and Consequences of Malnutrition in Oncology Patients
1.8.4. Mortality and Survival
1.8.5. Nutritional Risk Factors in Oncology Patients
1.8.6. Objectives of Nutritional Support

1.9. Cachexia
1.10. Initial Nutritional Assessment in a Radiation Oncology Service

1.10.1. Diagnostic Algorithm
1.10.2. Specific Treatment
1.10.3. General Dietary Recommendations
1.10.4. Specific Individualized Recommendations

1.11. Nutritional Assessment During Monitoring in a Radiation Oncology Service

It is essential for healthcare professionals to continue with their training throughout their professional career”