With this Postgraduate diploma you will be able to combine a high intensity training with your professional and personal life, achieving your goals in a simple and real way"

Nowadays, clinical nutrition and hospital dietetics have become fundamental elements in the recovery and well-being of patients. Nursing professionals are key in this field, as they have a fundamental role in the prevention, evaluation and treatment of nutrition-related diseases.  

According to the World Health Organization, hospital malnutrition affects up to 50% of hospitalized patients and increases mortality, morbidity and length of hospital stay. Therefore, it is essential that nurses have adequate training such as TECH offers in this program.  

This Postgraduate diploma responds to the current need for specific and updated training in this field. This program is designed to provide knowledge and skills in the evaluation and treatment of nutrition-related diseases, as well as in the planning of diets and implementation of nutritional measures in hospitalized patients. The objective is to enable nurses to work efficiently in multidisciplinary teams and improve the quality of life and health of patients. 

This program is developed in a 100% online format, which can be accessed from any device with an Internet connection, without pre-established schedules and without having to go to teaching centers.  

Acquire the necessary skills and competencies to work in nursing in the area of Clinical Nutrition with a high intensity training Postgraduate diploma"

This Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Nutrition and Hospital Dietetics for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features include:

• The graphic, schematic and practical contents of the course are designed to provide all the essential information required for professional practice
• It contains exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making for patients with feeding problems
• Nursing care guidelines on the different pathologies related to nutrition
• All of this will be complemented by 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

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

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

The learning in this Postgraduate diploma is developed through the most developed teaching methods in online teaching to guarantee that your efforts produce the best results possible"

You will be able to complete the Postgraduate diploma Degree 100% online, adapting it to your needs and making it easier for you to take it while you carry out your full-time health care role"

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of professionals who recognize the implications that training has on daily practice in the field of nutrition, who are aware of the relevance of current training in Nutrition Clinical Analysis and Disease and are committed to quality teaching using new educational technologies. 

This Postgraduate diploma in Clinical Nutrition and Hospital Dietetics for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”

Module 1. New Developments in Food

1.1. Molecular Foundations of Nutrition
1.2. Update on Food Composition
1.3. Food Composition Tables and Nutritional Databases
1.4. Phytochemicals and Non-Nutritive Compounds
1.5. New Food

1.5.1. Functional Nutrients and Bioactive Compounds
1.5.2. Probiotics, Prebiotics and Symbiotics
1.5.3. Quality and Design

1.6. Organic food
1.7. Transgenic Foods
1.8. Water as a Nutrient
1.9. Food Safety

1.9.1. Physical, Chemical, and Microbiological Hazards

1.10. New labelling and consumer information BORRAR
1.11. Phytotherapy Applied to Nutritional Pathologies

Module 2. Current Trends in Nutrition

2.1. Nutrigenetics.
2.2. Nutrigenomics

2.2.1. Fundamentals
2.2.2. Methods

2.3. Immunonutrition

2.3.1. Nutrition-Immunity Interactions
2.3.2. Antioxidants and Immune Function
2.4. Physiological Regulation of Feeding. Appetite and Satiety

2.5. Nutrition and Sleep

Module 3. Assessment of Nutritional Status and Diet. Practical Application

3.1. Energy Needs

3.1.1. Methods of Assessing Energy Expenditure

3.2. Assessment of Nutritional Status

3.2.1. Body Composition Analysis
3.2.2. Clinical Diagnosis. Symptoms and Signs
3.2.3. Biochemical, Hematological and Immunological Methods

3.3. Intake Assessment

3.3.1. Methods for Analyzing Food and Nutrient Intake
3.3.2. Direct and Indirect Methods

3.4. Update on Nutritional Requirements and Recommended Intakes
3.5. Nutrition in a Healthy Adult. Objectives and Guidelines. Mediterranean Diet
3.6. Nutrition in Menopause
3.7. Nutrition in the Elderly

Module 4. Clinical Nutrition and Hospital Dietetics

4.1. Role of the Nursing Professional in the Multidisciplinary Team of the Nutrition Units
4.2. Management of Hospital Nutrition Units

4.2.1. Nutrition in the Hospital Setting
4.2.2. Food Safety in Hospitals
4.2.3. Hospital Kitchen Organization
4.2.4. Planning and Managing Hospital Diets. Dietary Code

4.3. Hospital Basal Diets

4.3.1. Basal Diet in Adults
4.3.2. Pediatric Basal Diet
4.3.3. Ovo-Lacto-Vegetarian and Vegan Diet
4.3.4. Diet Adapted to Cultural

4.4. Therapeutic Hospital Diets

4.4.1. Unification of Diets and Personalized Menus

4.5. Bidirectional Drug-Nutrient Interaction

Module 5. Nutrition in Special Situations

5.1. Nutrition in Metabolic Stress Situations

5.1.1. Sepsis
5.1.2. Polytrauma
5.1.3. Burns.
5.1.4. Transplant Recipient

5.2. Nutrition in Oncology Patients with

5.2.1. Surgical Management
5.2.2. Chemotherapy Treatment
5.2.3. Radiotherapy Treatment
5.2.4. Bone Marrow Transplant

5.3. Immune Diseases

5.3.1. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Module 6. Artificial Nutrition in Adults

6.1. Enteral Nutrition
6.2. Parenteral Nutrition
6.3. Artificial Nutrition at Home
6.4. Adapted Oral Nutrition

The Professional Postgraduate Diploma’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition will provide you with personal and professional competences necessary to play an adequate role in any professional situation in this field of intervention”