Understand and develop your skills in the approach and management of the complications of hematopoietic progenitor transplant patients in the short, medium and long term" 

Hematopoietic Progenitor Transplantation has been used as a treatment in several hematological and oncological diseases, being reserved for those patients who have no other treatment possibility. This is not to say that it is a process that is exempt from risk or the development of a stressful situation in pediatric patients. Therefore, the support of the family and the professionals must be counted on so that the children feel secure in this process.

Thus, the postgraduate diploma in Allogeneic HSCT in Pediatrics for Nursing will provide students with all the necessary and updated information in this field. It will begin by providing the student with the knowledge and skills necessary for the recognition, management and initial stabilization of pediatric hematological patients who suffer a vital compromise derived from a complication of their underlying disease, an intercurrent process or undesired consequences of their treatment, in an effective, safe and coordinated manner, and integrating their interventions with the rest of the health system services at the hospital level. 

In the following modules, you will have a broader view of the process used to identify pediatric patients with hematologic pathology who are candidates for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this way, students will acquire the necessary skills to ensure comprehensive patient care during all stages of this procedure.

By the end of the program, the professional will have developed a set of knowledge and skills for the comprehensive approach and management of children and adolescents with severe hematologic pathology and their families. All this, taking into account the facilitating and emotional role of nurses in the field of pediatric hematology.

The teaching team assembled for this postgraduate diploma is of recognized prestige and has extensive experience in national and international reference units in the treatment and care of newborns, children and adolescents with hematological disease. The program is 100% online, making it easy for the student to take it comfortably, wherever and whenever they want. All you need is a device with internet access to take your career one step further. A modality according to the current times with all the guarantees to position the nurse in a highly demanded sector. 

Understand the importance of therapeutic communication in the care of children and adolescents with severe hematologic pathology and their Family” 

This postgraduate diploma in Allogeneic HSCT in Pediatrics for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market.¡ The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Pediatric Hematology for Nurses
• 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
• 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

Attain sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to develop the personal and professional attitudes necessary to welcome children and adolescents and their families who are going to undergo allo-HPT” 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training 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 training programmed to train in real situations.

The design of this Program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional will have to try to solve the different situations of Professional Practice, which will be posed throughout the Program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

It carries out a comprehensive care plan for children with incurable diseases and their families, following a program supported by an excellent teaching team"

It covers the most frequent situations in which the child and adolescent with severe hematologic disease requires intensive care"

The knowledge acquired in this postgraduate diploma allows the student to acquire the necessary skills to update his profession, understanding at all times the most frequent emergency situations in children and adolescents with hematological diseases who are about to undergo a HSCT procedure. In this way, you will be able to develop your full capabilities in a field of medicine that continues to advance. You will also be able to understand the importance of therapeutic communication in the care of children and adolescents with severe hematologic pathology. 

Identifying the influence of the environment and surroundings on the experience of the disease will help professionals to improve their care" 

General objectives

• Optimize the quality and care of pediatric patients with hematological pathology, providing more qualified healthcare professionals
• Acquire the essential skills to comprehensively care for children and adolescents with hematological pathology and their families
• Recognize and assess the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of the child and adolescent with hematologic pathology and their family
• Achieve sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to develop the personal and professional attitudes necessary to treat children and adolescents with hematologic pathology
• Develop a comprehensive vision of care for children and adolescents with hematological pathologies and their families, in order to promote their well-being, autonomy and dignity at all times
• Develop problem solving and evidence generation capabilities in the field of Pediatric Hematology to correct knowledge deficiencies and establish standards of excellence in practice

Specific objectives

Module 1. All together as a team

• Provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary for the recognition, management and initial stabilization of pediatric hematological patients who suffer a vital compromise derived from a complication of their underlying disease, an intercurrent process or undesired consequences of their treatment, in an effective, safe and coordinated manner, and integrating their interventions with the rest of the health system services at the hospital level
• Expose the most frequent emergency situations in children and adolescents with severe hematological disease
• Explain the most frequent situations in which children and adolescents with severe hematological disease require intensive care
• Achieve sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to develop the personal and professional attitudes necessary to care for children and adolescents with severe hematologic disease and their families during their stay in a PICU
• Detail and justify the importance of humanizing PICUs to promote the well-being, autonomy and dignity of children, adolescents and families at all times
• Broaden knowledge of the psychological care needs of children and adolescents with severe hematological disease and their families
• Discuss the importance of educational continuity for children and adolescents with severe hematologic disease
• Emphasize the importance of non-profit associations and volunteers in the comprehensive care of children with severe hematological disease and their families
• Describe the different digital teaching resources (ICT-E-health) that we can use and recommend to children and adolescents with severe hematological disease and their families
• Learn about new technologies applied to care management and nursing visibility

Module 2. Towards Healing: Allogeneic HSCT in pediatrics

• Identify pediatric patients with hematologic pathology who are candidates for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT)
• Explain the different phases from the donation of hematopoietic progenitors to the infusion of these progenitors to the patient
• Attain sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to develop the personal and professional attitudes necessary to welcome children and adolescents and their families who are going to undergo allo-HPT
• Acquire the essential skills to comprehensively care for children and adolescents and their families during conditioning for allo-TPH
• Know and acquire competence to carry out the process of hematopoietic progenitor infusion, as well as to address and manage possible complications during this process
• Understand and develop competence in the approach and management of short-, medium- and long-term complications in the hematopoietic stem cell transplanted patient
• Update knowledge in the treatment of acute GVHD in post hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
• Explain the most frequent emergency situations in children and adolescents transplanted with hematopoietic progenitors
• Describe the mid- and long-term nursing care of children and adolescents after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
• Increase knowledge of the psychological care needs of children and adolescents undergoing allo-HPT and their families 

Module 3. When the Response to Treatment is not Adequate

• Describe the concept of relapse, treatment options and the reception and accompaniment of children, adolescents and parents
• Identify the scientific and ethical basis of clinical trials in pediatric hematology
• Present the molecular-biological basis of immunotherapy treatment
• Know the types and different phases of clinical trials in pediatric hematology
• Explain the practical aspects of conducting a clinical trial in pediatric hematology
• Identify the professionals involved and the role of nursing in clinical trials in pediatric hematology
• Describe the nursing care of the pediatric patient with hematologic disease included in a clinical trial
• Discuss expectations in the management of the pediatric patient with severe hematologic disease
• Conceptualizing Pediatric Palliative Care
• Acquire the essential skills to provide comprehensive care for children and adolescents in need of palliative care and their families
• Recognize the needs of pediatric patients in need of palliative care
• Know the fundamental aspects of symptom control in palliative care in pediatric hematology 
• Carry out a comprehensive plan of care for children with incurable diseases and their families
• Examine the ethical issues applicable to child health and their use in making difficult decisions in palliative care situations
• Expose what is an appropriate end of life in symptom control and accompaniment, to promote and ensure well-being and dignity at all times

Module 4. Welcoming, Caring and Accompanying in Pediatric Hematology

• Develop in nursing professionals the set of knowledge and skill competencies for the comprehensive approach and management of children and adolescents with severe hematologic pathology and their families
• Identify the theoretical foundations of nursing that approach the integral vision of care
• Describe the facilitating role and emotional competency profile of pediatric hematology nurses
• Understand the importance of therapeutic communication in the care of children and adolescents with severe hematologic pathology and their families
• Identify the influence of the environment and surroundings on the experience of the disease
• Acquire skills in the accompaniment of the family system in pediatric hematology
• Attain sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to develop the personal and professional attitudes necessary to care for children and adolescents with severe hematologic pathology and their families in the different stages of development 

Recognizing the needs of pediatric patients in need of palliative care to improve their quality of life at all times"