Patients suffering from cancer need the nutritional support that professionals like you can give them.Catch up with this postgraduate certificate and help them feel better”

Every year millions of cases of cancer in its different forms are diagnosed around the world. For any person, this represents a radical change in their life, mainly due to the high mortality rates of this disease. Furthermore, the vast majority of treatments are aggressive and seriously affect the patient's health, weakening them and causing comorbidities afterwards. In these cases, nutrition becomes a fundamental weapon to combat side effects, since a diet rich in certain foods can help counteract the energy loss caused by chemo or radiotherapy. 

That is why the specialist who is dedicated to this area must know in detail the latest developments related to the nutritional needs of these people, aspects that can be worked on with this postgraduate certificate in Nutrition in Oncology Patients for Nursing This is a program that delves into the pathophysiology of cancer and in its relationship with eating habits, as well as in the latest scientific evidence related to the aspects to take into account when assessing the nutritional status of the cancer patient. In addition, it delves into the personalization of plans based on the alterations that the person is suffering.

It is a unique academic opportunity to take a program 100% online from anywhere and with a schedule completely personalized to the availability of the graduate. In addition, you can access the Virtual Classroom from any device with an internet connection, whether mobile, PC or tablet, and download all of the content from the start of the program. This way you can consult the syllabus and additional material, also, when it is not covered and even when you have completed the degree.

The psychological aspects of the patient also interfere with their nutritional needs, so with this postgraduate certificate you will be able to update yourself on the aspects to take into account”

This postgraduate certificate in Nutrition in Oncology Patients for Nursingcontains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:  

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Nutrition and Endocrinology
• 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 self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies 
• 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

Access the Virtual Classroom whenever you want and from any device with an internet connection will allow you to adapt the course of this program completely to your time and professional availability” 

The program includes, in its teaching staff, professionals from the sector who contribute to this training with their work experience, as well as renowned specialists from reference 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. 

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For , this purpose students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by renowned experts.

A unique opportunity to take a degree adapted to you and your academic and time-space needs"

You will work on the news that relates cancer and nutritional imbalance, so that you can further personalize your nutritional plans"

The latency of cancer in today's society and the nutritional needs of patients who suffer from it is what has made TECH consider it necessary to design a program that collects the most up-to-date information related to nutrition adapted for these people. That is why the objective of this postgraduate certificate is for the graduate to find in it a guide with which they can exhaustively update their knowledge while perfecting their skills as a Nursing professional, without neglecting their consultation.

Invest your time in this program will not only make you an even more prepared professional, but also more committed to the health of your patients”

General Objectives

• Develop broad, exhaustive, specialized and updated knowledge about nutrition in cancer patients and in the different phases of their treatment
• Understand the nutritional needs of this type of patients to be able to establish personalized eating plans for each one

Specific Objectives

• Know how this pathology affects the nutritional level, from the organic, psychological and metabolic point of view
• Identify malnutrition in the context of a neoplastic disease as the only pathology or in the pluripathological patient, as well as to prevent them
• Personalize the nutritional treatment, covering the needs of the patient in antineoplastic treatment, and/or surgeries

A postgraduate certificate endorsed by TECH and by hundreds of thousands of students who each year choose to this university to get up to date and achieve their goals more ambitious in less time than they believe"