Acquire the necessary skills and competencies to work in nursing in the area of Clinical Nutrition with a high intensity training course”

Most of the factors that determine the state of health are linked both to diet and to the regular practice of physical exercise. In the athlete a balanced diet has to supply enough energy to cover all needs, and must provide all nutrients in adequate amounts, taking into account individual characteristics and needs, and adapting the intake to the type of sport performed and training. 

An adequate diet, in terms of quantity and quality, before, during and after physical-sports activity is essential to optimize performance. While a good diet cannot replace incorrect training or regular physical form, an inadequate diet can impair performance in a well-trained athlete. 

Therefore, having this knowledge is of vital importance for the nursing field, since the staff is one of the closest to the patient, and can positively influence their dietary intake, even more so if we are talking about a competitor or high performance athlete.

With this training the professional will have the opportunity to update their knowledge in this area, acquiring new skills for their daily practice. In addition to this, it is developed in a 100% online format, with easy access from any device with Internet connection, without pre-established schedules or transfers to on-site centers. 

Through this course you will be able to up-date your knowledge in the nutritional planning of the athlete”

This Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Nutrition for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:  

• Clinical cases presented by experts. The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Diagnostic and therapeutic novelties on Sports care
• Addressing the role of nursing in the nutritional planning of the sports program of the professional and amateur athlete
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Includes theoretical lectures, questions to the expert, discussion forums on controversial issues and individual reflection papers
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

With this course 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”

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 Postgraduate Certificate provides simulated environments, that provide immersive learning programmed to train in real situations"

It includes clinical cases to bring the development of the program as close as possible to the reality of sports nursing care"

This program is oriented towards a review of the main aspects of sports nursing, based on scientific evidence and the experience of recognized professionals, with special emphasis on the nutritional planning of the athlete. 

This training will generate a sense of security in decision making and care delivery, which will help you grow personally and professionally”

General Objective

• To update nursing professionals on nutrition planning procedures in the sports program of the professional or amateur athlete to optimize their sports performance while maintaining an optimal level of health, avoiding the introduction of illegal and unhealthy performance-enhancing substances

Specific Objectives

• Assess the energy needs of a user who practices a physical-sports activity
• Describe the metabolism of nutrients in the physical-sports practice
• To design pre-, intra- and post-exercise nutrition plans for the user
• To take into account the hydric needs of the user of physical-sporting activity
• Define the concepts of "doping" and "ergogenic aids", their varieties and characteristics
• To help the user in the face of eating disorders and physical-sports activity 
 

Take the opportunity to learn about the latest advances in this field in order to apply it to your daily practice"