This Postgraduate certificate is aimed at specialists who want to update their knowledge and acquire the latest techniques in Spinal Tumors"

There is an increasing trend towards subspecialization within the medical-surgical specialties. There are so many different areas in the human body, that it is difficult to be up to date in the knowledge of a specialty as broad as Spinal Surgery. Hence, the need for a complete and quality scientific program to help and guide in this specific and exciting field. 

With this Postgraduate certificate, the professional will have a complete vision of the knowledge derived from the Pathology of the Vertebral Column. The program will highlight advances in surgical practice that directly affect patient's quality of life and improvement of pain. These will be transmitted so that the specialists can have the most up-to-date view possible of the knowledge available in the field. For this purpose, experts in Spinal Surgery from Spain and South America will collaborate with us.  

This program will teach the surgical techniques that are currently setting trends in the sector, used in the Specialized Surgery Centers. This will allow the professional, in addition to expanding his personal knowledge, to be able to apply it with greater skill in his daily clinical practice. 

This Postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make to acquire the best and most up-to-date training in Spinal Tumors"

This Postgraduate certificate in Spinal Tumors contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features:

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems.
• Teaching supported by telepractice 
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums.
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course

Apply the latest trends in Spinal Tumors in the daily practice of your profession"

Our teaching staff is composed of medical professionals, practising specialists. In this way, we ensure that we can offer you the training update objective we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary board of physicians trained and experienced in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, they will put at the service of the Postgraduate certificate the practical knowledge derived from their own experience: one of the differential qualities of this course.

The efficiency of the methodological design of this master's degree, enhances the student's understanding of the subject. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. This way, you will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the operability you need in your training. 

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice:  with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way.

You will have the latest multimedia tools, designed by experts in Spinal Tumors, which will favor the speed of assimilation and learning"

This program uses the latest advances in educational technology, based on e-learning methodology"

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of expert surgeons, which encompasses all the updates in spinal pathology.

This Postgraduate certificate has a quality program adapted to the latest trends in the field of spinal surgery"

Module 1. Spinal Tumors

1.1. General Information of Vertebral Tumors

1.1.1. Pathophysiology of Vertebral Tumors
1.1.2. Prevalence and Incidence
1.1.3. Form of Presentation and Common Symptoms of Spinal Tumors.
1.1.4. Physical Examination and Laboratory Studies
1.1.5. Why are Spinal Tumors a Big Problem?
1.1.6. Common Radiotherapy Techniques for Spinal Tumors, their Indications and Special Technical Considerations
1.1.7. Effects of Chemotherapy on the Malignant Cells of These Tumors

1.2. Management of the Patient with Suspected Vertebral Tumor

1.2.1. Diagnostic Imaging and Percutaneous Biopsy
1.2.2. Principles and Approaches to Perform Biopsies
1.2.3. Histological Management of the Sample

1.3. Benign Primary Tumors

1.3.1. Main Benign Tumors of the Spine
1.3.2. Description and Indications for Percutaneous Surgery
1.3.3. Surgical Management

1.4. Primary Malignant Tumors of the Spine

1.4.1. Main Primary Malignant Tumors of the Spine

1.4.1.1. Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma
1.4.1.2. Lymphoma

1.4.2. Oncologic and Surgical Staging
1.4.3. Low-grade and High-grade Malignant Tumors
1.4.4. Posterior Surgical Treatment. Technique of Resection in Bloc of Thoracolumbar and Cervical Tumors. Sacral Tumor Resections
1.4.5. Radiotherapy in Malignant Tumors. Indications and Results
1.4.6. Results and Complications of Surgery

1.5. Vertebral Metastases

1.5.1. Pathophysiology of Vertebral Metastases and Oncologic Management of the Patients
1.5.2. Main Metastatic Tumors in the Spine

1.5.2.1. Lung, Breast, Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal.
1.5.2.2. Scales of Assessment and Prognosis
1.5.2.3. Oncologic Management. Radiotherapy Indications and Results.
1.5.2.4. Pain Management in Patients with Vertebral Metastases.

1.6. Surgical Management of Metastases

1.6.1. Application of the Treatment Protocol. Indications for Surgery of Vertebral Metastases.
1.6.2. Percutaneous Treatment Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
1.6.3. Palliative Versus Radical Treatment in Vertebral Metastases.
1.6.4. Complications of Surgery and Medical Care. How to Anticipate and Manage Them

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