Some of the reasons why cancer pain is not controlled are the natural evolution of the underlying pathology, which is usually invasive in nature, since it is a mixed type of pain with an osteomuscular, visceral and neuropathic component in a high percentage of cases.

For this reason, the study of oncologic pain is necessary for physicians treating patients with tumor pathologies.

This course is designed to provide students with specific knowledge in the management and control of pain of tumor origin. Furthermore, they will e shown the necessary tools for an adequate approach to pain in acute situations, such as an eventual surgery.

The course deals with oncological pain from multiple fields, such as its pathophysiology, social component or its psychological component, and brings the student closer to the methodology for assessment and diagnosis, as well as to the measures currently available for its treatment.

Aspects of pain in some of the tumors that most frequently affect the population and pain management in the terminally ill patient will also be discussed.

This postgraduate certificate has been designed by anesthesiologists with extensive experience in pain management, both acute and chronic, in daily clinical practice, so it offers Students a global vision of the clinical problem of pain in our environment. 

This training program is the best option you can find to specialize in Oncologic Pain”

This postgraduate certificate in Oncologic Pain contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the course are:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Chronic Pain
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• The latest developments in Chronic Pain
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in chronic pain
• 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

Do not hesitate to take this training with us. You will update your knowledge in Oncologic Pain and obtain a certificate from Oncologic Pain"

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of Oncologic Pain, who bring their experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading communitiesand 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 training programmed to train 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 professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in Oncologic Pain with extensive experience.

This postgraduate certificate will allow you to train with the best didactic methodology and in simulated scenarios that will allow you to train in real situations"

As it is 100% online, you will be able to combine the completion of this postgraduate certificate with your work and family life"

The postgraduate certificate in Oncologic Pain is designed to facilitate the performance of medical professionals by providing them with the latest advances and the most innovative treatments in the sector.  

Thanks to this postgraduate certificate you will be able to increase your knowledge in Oncologic Pain and offer more accurate treatments to your patients”

General Objective

• Update knowledge on pathophysiology, neuroanatomy, and etiopathogenesis of pain
• Acquire the skills to adequately assess pain based on the patient's clinical history and physical examination
• Obtain the necessary knowledge to determine the diagnostic methodology in the patient suffering from pain
• Establish the updated theoretical basis of pharmacological therapies useful in the treatment of pain
• Know the advances in non-pharmacological therapies and invasive therapies in the control of acute and chronic pain
• Develop competencies for the adequate control of pain in the perioperative period in different clinical situations and surgical procedures
• Broaden knowledge of pain management in the gynecological and obstetrical field
• Delve into the most relevant concepts of pain management in pediatric patients
• Achieve the ability to define, evaluate, and determine the diagnostic and therapeutic approach in patients with chronic pain of neuropathic, musculoskeletal, oncologic, and visceral origin

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Chronic Pain: Oncologic Pain

• Approach the Basic Theoretical Concepts of Oncologic Pain and its Physiopathology
• Provide Tools for the Evaluation and Classification of Oncologic Pain
• Show the Current Methods to Reach the Correct Diagnosis of Oncologic Pain
• Approach Multidisciplinary Strategies for the Therapy of Oncologic Pain
• Establish Specific Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects of Pain Management in Common Oncologic Processes
• Offer Tools for the Approach to Pain Control in the Terminal Stage of the Oncologic Patient's Life

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development"