Expand your knowledge through the postgraduate certificate in Nutrition and Pathologies in Childhood, in a practical way and adapted to your needs”

Food influences both physical and intellectual growth, hence the importance of a healthy and balanced diet. Food plays an important role in childhood, preventing possible illnesses later on in life during adulthood.

This program offers the student the possibility of deepening and updating knowledge, using the latest educational technology. It offers a global vision of Nutrition and Pathologies in Childhood while focusing on the most important and innovative aspects of pediatric nutrition and dietetics.

This program provides specialization in the field of Nutrition and Pathologies in Childhood in areas of particular interest such as:

• Child Nutrition at Home
• Nutritional Supplements
• Probiotics and Prebiotics in Infant Feeding

One of TECH's social commitments is to help highly qualified professionals specialize and develop their personal, social and work skills during the course of their studies.    

We will not only take you through the theoretical knowledge we offer, but we will introduce you to another way of studying and learning, one which is simpler, more organic, and efficient. We will work to keep you motivated and to create in you a passion for learning. And we will push you to think and develop critical thinking.  

This course is methodologically designed for distance learning in order to guarantee optimal support"

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

• Clinical cases presented by experts in nutrition. 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 diagnostic and therapeutic information on how to approach nutrition
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Special emphasis on test-based medicine and research methodologies in Clinical Nutrition
• 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 may be the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Nutrition and Pathologies in Childhood, you will obtain a postgraduate certificate qualification from TECH Technological University"

Forming part of the teaching staff is a group of professionals in the world of clinical nutrition, who bring to this course their work experience, as well as a group of renowned specialists, recognised by esteemed scientific communities.

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 an immersive training program to train in real situations.

Problem-Based Learning underpins this program design, and the educator must use it to try and solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the postgraduate certificate course. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of radiology with extensive teaching experience.

The postgraduate certificate allows training in simulated environments, which provide immersive learning programmed to train in real situations"

This refresher program will provide you with a sense of confidence in your daily work, which will help you grow both personally and professionally"

The program's primary objective is focused on theoretical and practical learning, so that the nutritionist is able to master Nutrition and Pathologies in Childhood in both a practical and rigorous manner.

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

General Objectives

• Update the nutritionist's knowledge on new trends in human nutrition, in both health and pathological situations
• Promote work strategies based on the practical knowledge of the new trends in nutrition and its application to adult pathologies, where nutrition plays a fundamental role in treatment
• Encourage the acquisition of technical skills and abilities, through a powerful audiovisual system, and the possibility of development through online simulation workshops and/or specific training
• Encourage professional stimulation through continuous education and research
• Train the professional for research into patients with nutritional problems

Specific Objectives

• Identify children at nutritional risk who are eligible for specific support
• Evaluate and monitor the supervision of children on nutritional support
• Explain the new developments and available evidence on probiotics and prebiotics in nutrition
• Explain the nutritional requirements of an ill patient
• Define the indication for the type of nutrition needed according to the person and their needs

Make the most of the opportunity and take the step to get up-to-date on the latest developments in Nutrition and Pathologies in Childhood"