A specific program in the management of non-inflammatory pediatric musculoskeletal diseases that will give you the keys to an innovative and global intervention"

Childhood is not a territory safe from rheumatologic disease (RD). Although it is difficult to know their exact prevalence, given the absence of specific and global studies, they are potentially serious diseases that lead to a significant decrease in the quality of life of the affected child. Comprehensive care for patients and their families as a fundamental part of the process, is an essential condition in the approach to this group of diseases. 

This postgraduate diploma offers a different look at the global care that the child affected by RD needs. A comprehensive approach that covers all aspects of this care: from pre- and post-diagnostic care to families, pharmacological criteria and psychological and emotional care for the affected person and their environment. A holistic approach that you will acquire throughout the most specific and comprehensive online program in the teaching market. 

During this comprehensive program, professionals will have the opportunity to acquire the basic knowledge necessary to deal with the situations that arise around a child or adolescent suspected of having RMD. From the moment of diagnosis, with the development of the guidelines that the specialist must follow to the information on procedures or attitudes to be avoided in this medical practice. 

This postgraduate diploma will also offer them a different view of what RD means thanks to the participation of expert patients; an unparalleled opportunity to complete the medical knowledge with the view from the other side. This approach seeks to respond to the need for general practitioners, orthopedic surgeons, pediatricians, rheumatologists, social workers, nurses, psychologists and many other professionals to be able to handle situations with a high impact on the lives of children and young people and their families. 

All aspects of the practice of Pediatric Rheumatology, with a global vision of the care of the affected patient, in the most complete postgraduate diploma on the online teaching market"

This postgraduate diploma in Management of Pediatric Non-Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Diseases contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program 

The teachers of this postgraduate diploma have been selected on the basis of two fundamental criteria: their proven experience and knowledge of RD in pediatrics and their proven teaching skills" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector 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 professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

With a methodological design based on proven teaching techniques, this postgraduate diploma will take you through different teaching approaches to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

Our innovative telepractice concept will give you the opportunity to learn through an immersive experience, which means a faster assimilation and a much more realistic view of the contents: “learning from an expert”

TECH's objective is to prepare highly competent professionals who possess the most up-to-date knowledge and techniques in the medical field focused on the specialty covered by this program. A goal that, in only six months, the student will be able to achieve, thanks to this highly intensive and precise postgraduate diploma and the best teaching methodology.

Our goal is yours: to provide you with the most intense update in Pediatric Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases of the moment"

General Objectives

• Distinguish between different types of musculoskeletal problems in children, approach them and refer them if necessary
• Treat musculoskeletal problems from different points of view, medical psychological or physical, or at least to interpret the suitability of applied treatments
• Discuss whether a treatment was sufficiently effective
• Know which attitudes, treatments and strategies are inappropriate and should be avoided
• Prevent illness and complications
• Recognize basic needs and refer to specialized resources
• Identify social and environmental factors and reflect on the impact they have on the quality of life of patients and their families

Specific Objectives 

Module 1. Attitude Towards Children with Suspected RMD 

• Acquire the basic knowledge for the diagnosis of RMDs 
• Discern the initial attitudes and actions to initiate in the diagnosis of RMD 
• Learn how to rule out specific diseases 
• Learn the usefulness of the different tests 
• Know which procedures or attitudes to discard and why 

Module 2. Musculoskeletal Pain in Children and Adolescents 

• Recognize pain in children or adolescents with RMD as the most frequent problem
• Identify the manifestations of pain in the patient 
• Recognize the consequences of the patient's pain in the family environment 
• Distinguish the most common and the rarest causes of pain in the different body regions of the musculoskeletal system 
• Identify inappropriate initial management 

Module 3. Musculoskeletal Alterations 

• Diagnose arthritis in childhood 
• Determine arthritis versus ruling out other pathologies 
• Apply the differential diagnosis in the suspicion of arthritis in its different forms of onset 
• Outline the etiological treatment 

Module 4. Other Musculoskeletal Symptoms

• Recognize other musculoskeletal symptoms 
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Module 5. Pharmacological Treatment in Pediatric Rheumatology 

• Review pharmacological treatments 
• Observe treatments common to different conditions 
• Review practical aspects of medication 
• Define the adverse effects of medications 
• Follow the evolution of a pharmacological treatment in children and adolescents

Module 6. Non-Pharmacological Treatment and Psychosocial Support 

• Provide a psychological approach to patients and their families in the treatment of RMDs 
• Know the indication of physical exercise as a rehabilitation technique 
• Recognize the opportunity of orthopedic surgery 
• Describe the appropriate nutritional guidelines 
• Distinguish the different existing social supports 
• Identify appropriate and inappropriate myths and attitudes

Module 7. Preventive Activities 

• Review vaccination schedules 
• Choose the specific preventive attitudes according to the diseases and treatments 
• Recognize osteoporosis in children and its necessary consideration 

Module 8. Disease "Wiki" (Resources to Which All Modules Address) 

• Know the existing resources on the Internet to help professionals 
• Identify the main technological tools to identify new diseases

The fundamentals of holistic care in rheumatologic conditions in young patients, with a practical approach that will allow you to apply it immediately"