Opportunity to study a 100% online qualification, highly enabling and that will provide you with specialized knowledge about Nutrition in Special Populations”

Numerous studies over the years have determined that excessive consumption of red meat and alcohol intake can be excessively harmful to health, increasing the likelihood of cardiovascular disease. However, a balanced diet, rich in certain nutrients, can have a positive influence on the prevention and treatment of kidney, liver and pancreatic diseases, or even those related to the nervous system, such as depression.

For this reason, the nutritionist must be aware of the advances in the field of health, in order to be able to adapt the diets he/she prepares to the most effective and appropriate recommendations according to each pathology. This is precisely the aspect that is the focus of this postgraduate diploma in Nutrition in Special Populations in Diet Therapy. This is a degree that combines in a convenient and intensive 100% online format, the latest developments related to dietetics and health, with special emphasis on the pathologies of the nervous system, renal, hepatic and pancreatic diseases and on the oncological patient.

Through an exhaustive and modern syllabus, the graduate will go through the specifics of each case, being able to update their knowledge and expand it thanks not only to the theoretical content, but also to the variety of additional material they will find in the Virtual Classroom (video summaries of each unit, complementary readings and research articles). In addition, you will be able to perfect your skills through practice with real clinical cases that the teaching team will make available to you.

You will have access to a complete, innovative and exhaustive syllabus that will delve, among other aspects, into nutrition in renal, hepatic and pancreatic diseases”

This postgraduate diploma in Nutrition in Special Populations in Diet Therapy contains 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

In the Virtual Classroom you will find research articles and complementary readings related to nutrition in pathologies of the nervous system, so that you can continue to deepen your knowledge beyond the syllabus” 

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

Nutrition can also have a positive influence on the treatment of psychological and emotional pathologies. That is why we have included a module that delves into the specifics of depression and bipolar disorder"

Renal lithiasis is of concern to many specialists. Learn more about its causes and get updated on nutritional recommendations for its prevention"

Given that numerous studies have shown that an adapted diet can have a positive influence on the prevention and treatment of certain diseases, the objective of this postgraduate diploma is to provide the graduate with all the information that will allow him/her to update his/her knowledge in an immediate and exhaustive manner. For this purpose, it will have the most advanced pedagogical tools in the academic sector and the endorsement of the largest online university in the world.

You will be able to achieve your most ambitious academic updating goals thanks to the use of the most avant-garde pedagogical methodology and the best academic tools”

General Objectives

• Broaden knowledge and incorporate advanced and innovative knowledge in food and nutrition in the daily clinical practice of the Dietitian-Nutritionist
• Revise the fundamental aspects of healthy eating, with a current approach aimed at risk prevention
• Delve into the correct management of daily nutrition 
• Examine the most common syndromes and symptoms related to nutritional problems

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Nutrition in Renal, Hepatic and Pancreatic Diseases

• Update knowledge of renal, hepatic and pancreatic functions and pathologies, and their relationship with nutrition
• Assess clinical cases, application tools in nutrition consultation
• Plan nutritional treatments based on scientific evidence and assessment of evolution

Module 2. Nutrition in Nervous System Pathologies

• Update on the scientific evidence of the relationship between nervous system pathologies and nutrition
• Assess the patient's needs and difficulties, in addition to an adequate assessment of the nutritional status
• Learn the main psychological aspects of patients with alterations of behavioral disorders

Module 3. Oncology Patient Nutrition 

• 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

You will influence the planning of objectives and consultations through the psychological aspects of the patient”