Next academic year 22-23 the School of Nursing of the University of Navarra will offer at its Campus of postgraduate program in Madrid a new Master's Degree in internship Advanced Nursing in Oncology, aimed at training nursing professionals "who contribute to humanise the attendance and empower the oncology patient and their family, as well as the implementation of complex shared decision-making processes", explains its manager, the professor of the academic centre Navidad Canga.

According to the expert, approach , the programme's focus on the field of oncology is due to the fact that this disease "has become a major health challenge , as it is already one of the most prevalent diseases in terms of health and social impact. With a continuous growth in the issue of new cases, which is close to 290,000 per year in Spain".

"At the same time," adds the professor, "although the incidence is increasing, we have also managed to improve B the life expectancy of patients who, in any case, are often faced with continuous care processes. Precisely the profile of the advanced internship in the field of Oncology aims to provide the nursing professional with a training that will make him/her the leader and coordinator of the complex treatment and care teams required by this disease". reference letter A professional profile which, the expert stresses, "is well established in countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and the USA, with whose experts we work".

Leading nursing in the continuum of care

In this sense, the new Master's Degree will provide professionals with the competences core topic to exercise the role of advanced internship in Nursing. "That is, professionals who are experts in advanced clinical judgement to make decisions in complex cases - which is what frequently occurs in oncological diseases -; who develop the skill research skills to improve processes and propose changes that result in the well-being of patients and their families; experts also in coordination skills and partnership in teams, to improve continuity of care; and with the skill ethics and transformational leadership that facilitates the continuous improvement of the internship clinical ".

"Cancer is a priority disease for the health of the population, given that its incidence is increasing in Navarre, Spain and Europe. In our region, lung cancer is already the leading cause of premature death (before the age of 75). 59% of new diagnoses occur in men, with an age average of 68 years, and 41% in women, with an age average of 66", details the manager of the new postgraduate program.