Acquire the genetic criteria necessary to detect and intervene with families affected by hereditary cancer in a training program created by the best professionals in the sector"

The consequences of cancer in general are devastating; therefore, it is essential to provide knowledge of the different syndromes of hereditary neoplasms and to know the criteria for identifying those families susceptible of carrying mutations in genes with a high risk of predisposition to hereditary cancer. In this module, all known syndromes of hereditary cancer affecting various organs and systems such as breast, ovarian, colon, gastric, pancreatic, prostate, skin, etc., will be presented. 

An exhaustive learning of the criteria used in genetics and recommended by the different scientific societies for the identification of these families and to be able to carry out a process of diagnosis, counseling and design of protocols for early detection and risk-reducing surgery for these hereditary oncological conditions will be offered. In addition, a practical knowledge of the management of these families will be offered to minimize the consequences of the mutations associated with the disease and to avoid its transmission to future generations in the same family. 

A specialty of notable interest for the medical professional, which you will be able to acquire efficiently through this course"

This Online Course offers you the characteristics of a high-level scientific, teaching 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 
• Autonomous 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 tasks relevant to the field of Genetics.

The course program addresses in its different modules the basic knowledge necessary 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 also offers an approach to the diseases that motivate the largest number of consultations in daily practice in the field of Clinical Genetics.

The course contains a theoretical text of the subject to be addressed, practical examples extracted from clinical cases that will help the understanding and deepening of knowledge.

This 100% online course will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work while increasing 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.

With a high training objective, this course will allow you to acquire knowledge in an efficient way, combining your study with other activities"

General objectives

• Knowledge of the historical evolution of knowledge in the area of genetics
• Learn the use of genetic analysis for diagnostic purposes
• To 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 disease

Specific objectives

Module 1: Hereditary Cancer

• Provide the student with the necessary tools for the acquisition of knowledge of the criteria for the identification of families with susceptibility to the different hereditary cancer syndromes
• Identification of individuals at risk
• Planning protocols with early prevention programs, as well as the different risk-reducing surgery techniques and areas of application
• Specialize in the risk of transmission to offspring
• Develop preimplantation genetic diagnosis in cancerr