A 100% online postgraduate diploma that provides you with the current clinical criteria in Neonatal Nutrition over 6 months"

The evolution of research on neonatology and the approach to the main pathologies in premature patients has highlighted the benefits of breast milk, leading to the inclusion of milk banks in hospitals. In parallel, the study of the use of probiotics in patients with Digestive Disorders and the early detection of various Endocrine and Oncological pathologies has continued. 

A wide field of action that leads the professionals of the Neonatology Units to keep abreast of the most relevant advances in this increasingly valued specialty. In this sense, TECH has created this University Expert in Neonatal Nutrition that takes the graduate through a 6-month intensive updating course.

A program that will lead students to deepen in the existing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in Metabolopathies, Neuroblastomas, Wilms Tumor or Teratomas. The most recurrent digestive pathologies in neonates such as gastroesophageal reflux, esophageal atresia or necrotizing enterocolitis will have a special incidence in this program. For this purpose, it has advanced pedagogical tools based on video summaries of each topic, videos in detail, specialized readings and case studies that you can access comfortably from any digital device with an Internet connection.

Likewise, thanks to the Relearning method, consisting of the continuous reiteration of key concepts throughout the academic itinerary, students will consolidate the program in a much simpler way and reduce the long hours of memorization. 

Undoubtedly, an ideal opportunity to update your knowledge through a university certification that has all the ingredients that a specialist needs to study it and make your daily responsibilities compatible with a unique academic option.

You have the latest information on the use of probiotics in neonatal patients with Digestive Disorders"

This postgraduate diploma in Neonatal 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 Pediatrics and Neonatology
• 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

With this postgraduate diploma you will be aware of the new indications for neuroprotection in the premature newborn"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from 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 provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

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

Thanks to the Relearning system, you will not have to dedicate many hours to study and memorization"

You will be able to perform a detailed update of your knowledge on the most important Digestive Pathologies in neonates"

The purpose of this postgraduate diploma is to provide from the very beginning the most effective didactic tools that will lead students over a period of 6 months to obtain a complete update in Neonatal Nutrition. Thus, from a theoretical-practical perspective, the graduate will delve into the proper approach to dysmorphological problems, natal endocrinology or parenteral feeding in the premature newborn. For this purpose, the graduate has clinical cases provided by the faculty of this program.  

Gain a theoretical and practical perspective on Neonatal Nutrition through clinical case studies and the global approach of this university program"

General Objectives

• Delve into preterm neonates and their implications
• Update knowledge of the indications for prevention of the sick neonate
• Be aware of the protocols that optimize the treatment of the sick neonate
• Describe the main characteristics of the healthy newborn and its basic care
• Systematize the main problems, disorders and diseases of the newborn, such as weight gain and metabolic development, prematurity, congenital malformations, respiratory or cardiac pathology, metabolic and blood disorders, or digestive or nutritional complications
• List and describe the main common procedures in neonatology
• Deepen in the therapeutic activities in the pathologies of the neonate
• Delve into the basic and specific aspects of complementary examinations in this subspecialty and how to perform them
• Investigate the knowledge of the different procedures of neonatal nutrition
• Analyze the follow-up of the newborn once it has been controlled in the acute period
• Illustrate and reflect on the different moments of care in the models of assistance to the newborn, both healthy and with pathology requiring hospital treatment
• Explain the various systems of care for the sick neonate, delimiting the continuity between the neonatal period of acute illness and its subsequent follow-up
• Describe all the accompaniment that the technology means for the adequate monitoring and follow-up of these children, being able to be coupled to the various guides and protocols to finally obtain a global health concept
• Deepen all the possibilities of on-site and even remote monitoring to achieve a very early and optimal performance on the impact of the disease on the neonate
• Delve into all aspects of the concepts of complementary knowledge that allow understanding perinatology as a complete subspecialty, from the fetal period to long-term follow-up in outpatient clinics
• Detail the parameters that will indicate the correct acquisition of all the developmental items of the various organs and apparatuses in order to obtain an optimal long-term result
• Specify all the elements of the pathological conditions of the sick neonate in order to be able to establish work routines with results at the level of medical excellence

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Preterm/Premature Child

• Identify the various types of Preterm Infant
• Delve into the exploration and categorization process of these children
• Describe triggering of prematurity 
• Deepen in the assessment of their various pathologies
• Inquire into the care by organs and devices in neonatal
• Addressing possible sequels
• Establish criteria for hospital discharge 

Module 2. Digestive Disorders and Nutrition in Neonatology  

• Update systematized knowledge of Digestive Pathology
• Delve into each of the items in the Pathophysiology of the Digestive System
• Point out the attitudes to be taken, from the point of view of food and nutrition, to improve the evolution of these patients
• Deepen in nutrition as an essential element for long-term health

Module 3. Neonatal Endocrinology, Dysmorphology and Oncology 

• Deepen the systematization of the assessment of dysmorphological problems
• Deepen the diagnosis of dysmorphological problems
• Identify the essential points in the adequate management of this type of situations
• Describe the hormonal balance of the neonate 
• Delineate the key points in the various modalities of neonatal screening

Delve whenever and wherever you want into the most recent evidence for the diagnosis of the most frequent Endocrinological pathologies in neonates"