It incorporates the knowledge required to be able to work on clinical and reproductive intervention in the prevention and management of genetic disorders of the senses"

This course will deal with hereditary diseases affecting both vision and hearing, which are a group of various hereditary pathologies that are difficult to diagnose and affect a small number of people. Students will learn about the molecular basis of the hereditary conditions associated with a multitude of genes linked to retinal dystrophies and deafness, both isolated and syndromic, their expression, and their genetic and clinical heterogeneity.

We will offer the real experience of a multitude of cases from our daily clinical practice and will deepen the knowledge of a multitude of cases and their management at both clinical and reproductive levels. Several clinical cases will be offered to address, in a practical way, genetic diagnosis as well as treatment and reproductive options. A part of the module will be dedicated to the approach to the latest generic treatments in the field of retinal dystrophies.

A specialty of notable interest for the medical professional that you will be able to acquire in an efficient way through this course”

This postgraduate certificate in Clinical Genetics of Sensory Organ Diseases offers you the characteristics of a high-level scientific, educational and technological course. These are some of its most notable features:

• Latest technology in online teaching software
• 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
• Self-regulating 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 course

Acquire the ability to work with the most advanced genetic tools, and take a step ahead of the needs that the labor market will increasingly demand from medical professionals"

This program has been developed by professionals from different clinical genetics clinics in which they contribute their experience in daily practice, in the care of patients and families with a variety of hereditary disorders, both in genetic counseling and in prevention programs and prenatal and preconception counseling. The faculty involved in the course also carries out important research work in the field of Genetics.

The course addresses, in its different modules, the basic and necessary knowledge for the management of patients and their diseases in a clinical genetics practice. It offers a practical approach to the different techniques most commonly used for the diagnosis of hereditary diseases, as well as the interpretation of their results. It offers an approach to the diseases that cause the highest number of consultations in daily practice in a Clinical Genetics service.

The course contains theoretical text on the subject matter, and practical examples taken from clinical cases that will help the understanding and deepening of knowledge.

This 100% online postgraduate certificate will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work while expanding your knowledge in this field"

Currently not all hospitals have genetics units and it is foreseeable that all healthcare centers will have genetics units in the coming years. Students in this program will deepen the knowledge required to work as clinical geneticists both in the field of diagnosis and counseling in these units or to be part of multidisciplinary groups of medical services, where patients with hereditary diseases are treated. 

This intensive course will allow you to learn about the genetic causes of diseases affecting the senses and the different inheritance patterns that occur"

General objectives

• To know the historical evolution of knowledge in the area of genetics
• Learn the use of genetic analysis for diagnostic purposes
• Learn about all known hereditary cancer syndromes
• Learn about all known hereditary cancer syndromes
• Recognize genetic diseases affecting the sensory organs and know how to manage them
• Detail the molecular basis and mechanisms for the diagnosis of endocrine diseases
• Know the genetic diseases affecting the central and peripheral nervous system
• Learn about genetic nephrourological diseases, such as Fabry disease or Alport Syndrome
• Addressing the different major pediatric diseases
• Review hematological, metabolic and deposit, cerebral and small vessel diseases

Specific objectives

• Comprehensive and updated learning on retinal dystrophies and sensorineural hearing loss
• To understand in depth the genetic causes and inheritance models
• Develop information about prognostic diagnosis and risk of disease transmission