START
October 2025
MODALITY
On-site
ECTS CREDIT
2
CAMPUS
Madrid
DURATION
6 Weeks
LANGUAGE
Spanish
The general goal of the program is to provide the student with a training oriented towards quality care, training the professional with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for advanced nursing care at any stage of the pediatric onco-hematological process.
The specific global objectives include knowledge of the different types of pediatric tumors and their extension, holistic nursing care of the patient and family throughout the process, knowledge of the various treatments and their side effects, including cytostatic pharmacology, immunotherapy, proton therapy, CAR-T therapies, hematopoietic progenitor transplantation, principles and uses of radiotherapy and brachytherapy, routes of cytostatic administration, among others, ensuring safe administration.
The program is aimed at nursing graduates interested in acquiring advanced training in pediatric cancer. If you meet this profile, we encourage you to specialize in pediatric oncology with our program. We offer you cutting-edgetraining in proton therapy and emerging therapies, giving you a strategic advantage in a sector with high demand and in constant growth. And for this we count on the Protontherapy Unit of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra and theECOE assessment form. Do not miss this unique opportunity to become a leader in childhood cancer care.
The Proton Therapy Unit at the National Cancer Research Center ( Clínica Universidad de Navarra ) in Madrid is the most advanced in Europe and the first of its kind in a cancer center, with comprehensive clinical, academic, and researcher support.
The clinic’s Proton Therapy Unit features a Hitachi synchrotron; this technology is used at 32 clinical and academic centers, including internationally renowned institutions in cancer treatment such as the Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson, Johns Hopkins, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Hokkaido University Hospital.
Clínica Universidad de Navarra 's Proton Therapy Unit is an internationally recognized center for reference letter .
The assessment includes an ECOE ( goal Structured Clinical Examination) with practical scenarios inspired by real pediatric oncology cases. Through clinical stations, technical skills, communication with the patient and family, clinical reasoning and palliative care are assessed. It ends with personalized feedback to consolidate learning.
We have amultidisciplinary faculty , expert and highly qualified in oncology, pediatrics and advanced therapies:
Nurse specializing in pediatric oncology
Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology. Member of the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing ( board ). Board Member of the SEEO (Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing)
Pediatric nurse specialist and expert in training using pediatric simulation
Director Physician at the Hospital Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Madrid. Co-director of the department in Pediatrics, with a primary focus on pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
A physician specializing in radiation oncology and a pioneer in the use of proton therapy
Specialist in Pediatrics and Related Fields. Specialist in Hematology and Hemotherapy
Medical Oncology Specialist
This course consists of 2 ECTS credit.
goal:
To provide students with a solid understanding of the fundamental aspects of pediatric oncology, including the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of different types of childhood cancer.
Content:
Introduction to the course and pediatric cancer 2. Pediatric oncologic pathology: Diagnosis, pathophysiology and symptoms.
2. Solid tumors: diagnosis, prognosis.
3. Pediatric hematologic pathology: Diagnosis.
4. subject of chemotherapy and immunotherapy in pediatric oncology.
5. Fundamentals of Radiotherapy and Proton Therapy.
6. Nursing care in Protontherapy.
7. Workshop-Clinical Case.
Duration:
13 hours of theory, 8 hours of work staff.
Activities:
face-to-face theoreticaltraining .
Online support/complementary content.
colloquium.
Theoretical-practical workshops.
staff study.
assessment system:
Case methodology during the module and final ECOE.
goal:
To develop in students emotional, palliative and communicative support skills to ensure comprehensive care that addresses both the physical, emotional and ethical aspects of pediatric patients and their families.
Contents:
Pediatric palliative care and the role of the nurse 2.
2. Child and adolescent psycho-oncology, family and environment.
3. Nursing care in long survivors: Revaccination, fertility and follow-up.
4. Mature child and legislation. Childhood euthanasia. Current framework .
5. Feeding and nutrition in the pediatric oncologic patient.
6. Rehabilitation and physical exercise in the pediatric oncology patient.
7. Workshop on communication with the patient and family. Emotional competencies in onco-pediatric nursing.
8. Workshop-Clinical Case.
Duration:
15 hours of theory, 9 hours of work staff.
On-site activities:
face-to-face theoreticaltraining .
Online support/complementary content.
colloquium classes.
Theoretical-practical workshops.
staff study.
assessment system:
Case methodology during the module and final ECOE.
Duration:
Three hours total
Activities:
6-8 stations of 7-10 minutes each, with debriefing at the end (20-30 minutes).
Stations:
Each station evaluates a specific case study or status in pediatric oncology.
assessment:
- Technical competencies.
- Interpersonal communication with patient and family.
- Clinical reasoning in pediatric oncology.
- Management of complex cases in both areas.
Weighting:
Each station is worth 1 point, with a maximum of 10 points total.
Debriefing:
Personalized feedback on performance, common mistakes, doubts and specific recommendations.
The course will be held on the following Wednesdays:
- October 1
- October 8
- October 15
- October 22nd
- October 29th
- November 5
- November 12, 2009
The program’s graduation “ profile ” is a nursing professional capable of applying their “ internship ” in a clinical setting as an expert in pediatric oncology, based on the latest scientific evidence available. The program’s curriculum will equip students with the necessary competencies to provide high-quality nursing care and gain knowledge of the most innovative treatments in pediatric oncology.
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Gain a solid understanding of the fundamental aspects of pediatric oncology, including the epidemiology, pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various types of childhood cancer.
Address complex problems in a comprehensive manner and propose solutions through problem-based learning , and case study sessions.
To provide care to cancer patients in accordance with the highest standards of safety and quality, basing our internship on the best available evidence.
To provide individualized and holistic nursing care to patients and their families through innovative internship and exceptional, compassionate care.
Understanding the importance of being part of a team multidisciplinary.
Understand the fundamentals of pediatric palliative care.
To provide optimal care to pediatric patients and their families with advanced and terminal illnesses through effective symptom management.
To assess the importance of creating a therapeutic environment that allows patients to express their needs in a holistic manner; and to recognize how attitudes, values, and beliefs related to cancer influence the care provided to pediatric onco-hematology patients and their families.
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