In just 6 weeks you will obtain the most advanced and innovative information on Foot and Ankle Soft Tissue Reconstruction"

In recent years, thanks to greater specialization on the part of orthopedic professionals, the treatment of osteomyelitis and skin defects in the foot and ankle, especially of traumatic origin, has reduced the percentage of patients who suffer complications during the intervention and with a notable improvement in the postoperative period. 

This is due, above all, to the advances in techniques, materials and instruments with which the interventions are performed. Therefore the field of reconstruction has grown in recent years with the adoption of unified criteria and better protocols in the treatments used. In view of these advances, TECH has created this 100% online university program, which offers the professional an update of knowledge on Foot and Ankle Soft Tissue Reconstruction. 

A program that in just 6 weeks will lead you to obtain the latest and most recent information on the diagnosis, preparation and initial management of skin defects of the foot and ankle or low complexity procedures. For this, the professional will have multimedia didactic resources (video summaries, videos in detail), essential readings and case studies, which will provide a theoretical-practical vision of this area. 

In addition, thanks to the Relearning, system, based on the reiteration of content, the professional will be able to advance naturally and progressively through the syllabus. It will also reduce the long hours of study and memorization. 

This academic institution therefore offers an excellent opportunity for professionals who wish to be up to date in Foot and Ankle Soft Tissue Reconstruction, through a flexible and compatible postgraduate certificate with the most demanding responsibilities. All you need is an electronic device with Internet connection to be able to visualize, at any time of the day, the content hosted in the Virtual Campus. 

Thanks to this university program you will be up to date in the management of secondary bone defects and osteomyelitis"

This postgraduate certificate in Foot and Ankle Soft Tissue Reconstruction contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in medicine
• 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
• The practical exercises where the self-evaluation 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 assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You will have at your disposal a library of multimedia resources, where you will be able to deepen in the criteria for the selection of patients according to each surgical technique"

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.  

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training programmed to train in real situations.  

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, in which the professional will have to try to solve the different professional practice situations that will arise throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.   

The Relearning method will not only allow you to progress through the syllabus in a progressive way, but will also lead you to reduce the hours of study"

In this university program, you will learn the latest techniques used for the reconstruction of soft tissues with microsurgical techniques"

Upon completion of the 150 teaching hours of this postgraduate certificate, the professional will have managed to update their knowledge, even expanding their technical skills to perform Foot and Ankle Soft Tissue Reconstruction This will be possible thanks to a quality content, including multimedia pills and simulations of clinical cases, with which you will get a much more practical vision and direct application in their daily practice.   

This university program will lead you to strengthen your skills in the use of high and low complexity techniques"

General Objectives

• Address, in a comprehensive manner, the problem of skin defects in the foot and ankle
• Develop key concepts of microsurgery, soft tissue grafting and osteomyelitis
• Examine complex and simple techniques for reconstruction of the severely injured foot and ankle
• Implement a treatment and approach guide for this type of complications
• Compile the complementary tests and possible pre-treatment studies
• Develop treatment algorithms and description of the latest surgical techniques in the treatment of skin defects and infections in the foot and ankle bones

Specific Objectives

• Understand the pathophysiology of osteomyelitis
• Examine the anatomy of the leg, ankle, and foot area to develop anatomical guides
• Develop treatment guidelines to facilitate the understanding of reconstruction of soft tissue defects
• Determine high and low complexity techniques to provide a range of options
• Select the appropriate graft or flap based on the type of defect present
• List criteria for selection of ideal patients for each surgical technique
• Mention frequent complications and how to avoid them
• Detail indispensable principles for the realization of a graft or flap in the coverage of skin defects at the level of the foot and ankle

This 100% online course will allow you to get the update you are looking for on Foot and Ankle Soft Tissue Reconstruction in just 6 weeks"