Get to know the new regulations that contribute to the presence of bioethics in health care” 

It is not always easy to offer optimal treatment to oncology patients, which is why psycho-oncologists consider it imperative to reflect on the advances in bioethics to improve the quality of ethical responses of health professionals. Thanks to this, in recent years biomedical processes have contributed enormously to the well-being of the population, but have at the same time created new risks to the integrity and identity of individuals that have minimized the value of interpersonal relationships in the context of clinical care and assistance.

This program will explore the various ethical dilemmas that have led to the development of new approaches in the field of health care. In this way, issues related to communication with patients and their ability to handle the reality of their diagnosis will be discussed. The discussion of assisted suicide and euthanasia will also be addressed.

At the end of the program, students will able to address a hospital ethics committee to make complex decisions that require overcoming the morals and beliefs of the people involved. This will make it possible to make well-founded value judgments from an ethical point of view.

Put into practice a series of attitudes and skills that allow for the ethical discussion of assisted suicide” 

This postgraduate certificate in Ethical Aspects in Psycho-Oncology and Psychology in Palliative Care contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Psycho-Oncology
• 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
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies for psychological intervention with cancer patients
• 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

Help to humanize the care of oncology patients to provide better treatment” 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.   

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will allow for situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to face real-life situations.   

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby students must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For that purpose, students will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.    

Learn how to deal with complex situations where a patient refuses medical care"

Though difficult, the ethical debate in psycho-oncology must exist to offer optimal treatment to patients"

The postgraduate certificate in Ethical Aspects in Psycho-Oncology and Psychology in Palliative Care aims to provide students with broad and extensive knowledge of the controversial discussions surrounding psycho-oncology, such as euthanasia or refusal of treatment. All this, so professionals can deal assertively with any situation that may arise in a hospital ethics board.    

Holding these debates is fundamental to continue advancing towards a more humane treatment of oncology patients” 

General Objectives

• Gain in-depth knowledge of the different therapeutic options in the psychological treatment of cancer
• Contribute to the control of mood alterations through appropriate psychological strategies
• Know how to assess and intervene in adaptive and maladaptive emotions and behaviors

Specific Objectives

• Analyze ethical dilemmas in depth and from an interdisciplinary perspective 
• Identify bioethical problems in the conduct of professionals, in health care activities or in biomedical research 
• Argue decisions in the biomedical field with well-founded ethical value judgments 
• Develop expressive and communicative skills on bioethical issues in order to be able to interact in an ethics committee environment 

Actively participate in the systematic study of human behavior in the field of life sciences and health care”