Description

This postgraduate certificate in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”

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There is no doubt that this transformation is a consequence of Community Pharmacy adapting to a changing society, where public health has reached high levels of control and safety, facing new challenges for which the pharmacist, the health agent and the community pharmacy are resources that are close and accessible to the user. 

One of these services is related to the field of Nutrition and to developing dietary recommendations. There is now ample evidence on the importance of adequate nutrition for the prevention and/or treatment of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cancer, among others, and this, together with the increasing number of nutritional supplements available to users, makes it vitally important that community pharmacists have the necessary skills to dispense and advise on these products in an appropriate manner, provide good nutritional advice and know when to refer to the appropriate professional when necessary. Although traditionally in the bachelor's degree, now program in pharmacy, are taught several subjects related to bromatology, nutrition, food and food hygiene, it is necessary a more specific preparation that allows the advice to the user about the food products that are dispensed in the pharmacy, as well as their interaction with drugs.

For this reason, it is necessary to design and provide scientific and professional theoretical and practical training in nutrition under the auspices of the university.

This postgraduate certificate works on various current concepts in nutrition, not only susceptible to be used in the daily work of a community pharmacist, but also prepares you to be able to implement a nutritional counseling service in your pharmacy and enables you to carry out nutritional campaigns in other areas of population education.

Improve your knowledge through the Diploma in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy, in a practical way and adapted to your needs".

This postgraduate certificate in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. Its most outstanding features are: 

  • Development of more than 75 clinical cases presented by experts in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy
  • 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
  • New diagnostic and therapeutic novelties on evaluation, diagnosis and intervention in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy
  • It contains practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
  • An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
  • With special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy
  • All of this will be complemented by 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 

This postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make in the selection of a professional program for two reasons: in addition to upgrading your knowledge in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy, you will obtain a diploma in Nutrition for Community Pharmacies by TECH Global University"

It includes in its teaching staff professionals belonging to the field of Nutrition for Community Pharmacy who pour into this program the experience of their work, 
in addition to recognized specialists belonging to scientific societies of reference.

Thanks to its multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, they will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to prepare in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the healthcare professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. To do so, the professional will be assisted by an innovative system of interactive videos made by recognized experts in the field of community pharmacy.

Increase your decision-making confidence by updating your knowledge through this postgraduate certificate”

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Take the opportunity to update your knowledge in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy and improve your patient care"

Objectives

This postgraduate certificate in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy is oriented to offer a complete, detailed and up-to-date vision of the Pharmaceutical Nutritional Counseling as a key element in the attention and follow-up of the client.

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This postgraduate certificate is designed to improve your knowledge in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy, with the use of the latest educational technology, to contribute with quality and security to the decision making process in the implementation of professional pharmaceutical services""

General Objectives

  • Have the necessary knowledge to provide professional pharmaceutical services in the field of nutrition
  • Update the community pharmacist's nutrition knowledge 
  • Promote nutritional Counseling strategies in community pharmacy based on patient and user approach
  • Advise patients and users on foods, supplements and nutritional supplements dispensed at community pharmacies 
  • Encourage the acquisition of skills, through a powerful audiovisual system, and the possibility of development through online simulation workshops and/or specific skills
  • Encourage professional stimulation through continuous education and research

Specific Objectives

  • Be familiar with the basic concepts of nutrition, its contributions and interest for the community pharmacist 
  • Understand the concepts of servings and edible portion, in order to know how to use them
  • To be familiar with the different types of diet 
  • Keep up to date with new nutrition concepts 
  • Use the different anthropometric measurements 
  • Manage dietary tools: 24-hour recall, food , frequency questionnaire, dietary record
  • Apply the knowledge acquired in order to be able to carry out a nutritional assessment 
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Make the most of the opportunity and take the step to get up to date on the latest developments Nutrition for Community Pharmacy”

Postgraduate Certificate in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy

The transformation of the Community Pharmacy is the result of its adaptation to a society in constant change, in which public health has reached high levels of control and security. Faced with new challenges, the pharmacist is positioned as a close and accessible resource for the user. In addition, one of the services offered by community pharmacies is related to Nutrition and the elaboration of dietary recommendations. Currently, there is wide evidence on the importance of adequate Nutrition for the prevention or treatment of chronic diseases, and there are more and more nutritional supplements available to users. Therefore, it is crucial for community pharmacists to be fully updated in this area, which they will achieve with all the guarantees thanks to this Postgraduate Certificate in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy.

Carry out nutritional campaigns from your community pharmacy

This Postgraduate Certificate in Nutrition for Community Pharmacy addresses several current concepts in Nutrition that are not only useful in the daily work of a community pharmacist, but also prepares you to implement a Nutritional Counseling service in your office. In this sense, it will also update you in order to carry out nutritional campaigns in other areas of population education. And the best thing is that all this will be possible in only 150 hours of an exclusively online academic course. To this end, students will have the opportunity to organize their educational time according to their personal and professional obligations. To this end, resources will remain at their disposal 24 hours a day on the Virtual Campus.