The nutritional deterioration of cancer patients needs professionals like you to recover energy and improve their quality of life. With this program you will get up to date on everything you need to achieve it” 

The diagnosis of cancer can change the life of any person, not only because of the high mortality rate that accompanies this disease, but also because of the physical and psychological consequences it causes in the patient, especially during the aggressive treatment stages such as radio and chemotherapy. Mainly during this time, nutritional assistance from a professional is essential, since this type of intervention causes a nutritional imbalance that can lead to the worsening of the patient's health or the appearance of associated comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension or osteoporosis.

For this reason, the Nutrition specialist must know in detail the latest advances that have been made in this field, associated with the most effective recommendations for working with these people. You can work on all these aspects in the postgraduate certificate in Oncology Patient Nutrition It is a 100% online program thanks to which graduates will be able to update themselves on everything related to the disease, its nutritional assessment and appetite alterations that may arise during their illness. In this way, you will be able to address these clinical cases in a more personalized way and with the security of doing so following the guidelines of the most innovative and effective strategies.

In order to do this, it will have 150 hours of training that includes not only the best syllabus, but additional high-quality material presented in different formats, and the support of a teaching team specialized in the area of Nutrition and Endocrinology. It is an academic experience that will not only help you catch up, but will also allow you to increase your knowledge from wherever you want and with a completely personalized schedule.

You will be able to delve into the pathophysiology of cancer, to update your knowledge from the base and be able to better understand the origin of the side effects that the patient is experiencing”

This postgraduate certificate in Oncology Patient Nutrition 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 the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Anorexia, dysgeusia, dysphagia and mucositis are appetite disorders that occur during cancer. You will be able to focus on each one of them and know in detail the personalized plans for their treatment” 

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, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.  

You will work on the psychological aspects of the patient and on general nutritional recommendations according to experts"

You will be able to delve into the specific alterations of the most used antineoplastic agents in the nutrient-treatment interaction"

Cancer is an issue that, due to its continuous latency over time, worries all professionals involved in its treatment. That is why TECH has decided to create this program, with the aim that the graduate can acquire broad, exhaustive knowledge, but, above all, updated on the latest developments related to the nutritional treatment of cancer patients. For this reason, you will have at your disposal the most innovative academic tools in the university sector, in order to make it easier for you to get up to date in just 6 weeks.

If your goal is to know in detail and exhaustively the nutritional treatment of cancer patients, enroll now and start an academic experience with which you will achieve it in less than 6 weeks"

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

You will have real clinical cases extracted from specialist consultations in which you will have to put your skills into practice and establish your own approach strategies based on the recommendations of the teaching team”