University Expert in Laser Applications in Medicine and Surgery

Skills

At the end of the Expert Program, the student will have acquired the knowledge and competences to:

• 1. Acquire the competence to calculate and apply the dosimetry parameters for the clinical application of lasers with efficacy and safety, in accordance with the recommended protocols based on clinical practice guidelines based on scientific evidence.
• 2. Learn about the interaction of lasers on biological tissues, taking into account the protocolized safety and efficacy ranges.
• 3. Know the applications of lasers in various medical-surgical specialties: Ophthalmology, Gynecology, Urology, Pneumology, Oncology, Spinal Surgery and Traumatology, and Otorhinolaryngology, among others.
• 4. Acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to critically evaluate and analyze the technical and clinical documentation provided by the industry on the different equipment that is marketed in this field.
• 5. Assimilate the knowledge and skills necessary to advise the industry on technical and clinical aspects related to lasers, light sources and other energy-based equipment.
• 6. Possess the necessary knowledge and skills to evaluate and communicate clinical results obtained in patients (design of clinical trials, writing texts and specialized scientific publications).
• 7. Know how to apply the knowledge and business skills necessary to direct and manage private clinics equipped with lasers and other energy-based equipment.
• 8. Raise awareness to keep ethical and deontological aspects in mind at all times in the doctor-patient relationship, generally in private healthcare.
• 9. Apply at all times the protection and safety regulations stipulated in the use of lasers, to protect both patients and professionals.

Objectives

The main objectives of the program are:

• Broadly know about the Physics of light, the electromagnetic spectrum, the distinctive features of laser light and energy-based equipment, its application in the medical and surgical sector.
• Know how to use lasers, light sources, and related equipment to carry out diagnoses and treatments in patients, under good practice, in the various medical and surgical specialties.
• Know how to handle the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of lasers, light sources and related technologies in medicine and surgery, with special focus on the field of private medicine.

Aimed at:

• Physicians who use lasers and other lighting devices for medical or surgical treatments in different specialties, and who wish to study these technologies in greater depth.
• Participants in this Expert Program must have command of the Spanish language and have an Undergraduate degree in Medicine and Surgery, Bachelor's Degree in Medicine, or an equivalent university degree (required in the admission process)

Methodology

• The program includes a set of general chapters of online theoretical material.
• The Online teaching system will be developed entirely through the Virtual Campus, accessible through the distance learning computer platform currently in use at the University.
• At the beginning of the academic year, the student is given the general documentation online (email and downloadable material from the web), of the Master's degree, which will include:
  • Information applicable to all subjects
  • General calendar
  • List of professors
  • General teaching methodology
  • Description of the type of documents that are published
  • Basic contact information, with email addresses for tutoring sessions and inquiries. Together with this general documentation and also electronically, the student will be provided with a didactic guide for each subject, which includes:
    • Detailed program of the subject and the skills that the student will achieve upon completion.
    • Details of the set of educational activities, evaluation criteria in ordinary and extraordinary calls, bibliography and recommended links
    • Location and detailed mechanisms of online tutoring sessions with the professor.
    • Any other information and guidance necessary for taking the subject.
• Said material will be available at all times through the Virtual Campus.
• Each subject is coordinated by a professor-tutor, who is responsible for setting the learning pathways and providing students, through the Virtual Campus, all the necessary material to take the subject. The platform also offers a series of fundamental tools for online learning, such as forums, videoconferences, assignment submissions and document repositories for the dissemination of notes among students. Additionally, it incorporates tools such as surveys and exercises. The didactic methodology consists of teaching sessions programmed on a schedule that is previously communicated to the students.
• They are broadcast live online through Nebrija's Global Campus virtual classroom, as a lecture by the professor (supported, where appropriate, by slides and/or video) and the subsequent interaction with the students to answer any questions and present clinical cases. The student will be sent the study material for each subject through the Nebrija virtual classroom. A video with exercises to be worked on by the student will be shared for each subject.