Program Overview
This Postgrado de Experto Universitario en Fisioterapia Respiratoria equips physiotherapy professionals with the skills to manage respiratory diseases in adults and children. Through practical learning and expert instruction, graduates gain proficiency in advanced respiratory physiotherapy techniques, enabling them to contribute to the rehabilitation and care of patients with respiratory pathologies in various clinical settings. The program emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating knowledge from pulmonology, otorhinolaryngology, and physiotherapy specialization.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Postgrado de Experto Universitario en Fisioterapia Respiratoria is a postgraduate program designed to equip physiotherapy professionals with the skills to evaluate, diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases affecting lung and respiratory function. The program's approach is comprehensive and multidisciplinary, enabling students to address the complexities of respiratory pathology in both children and adults. The program emphasizes practical learning. Students will not only acquire a range of skills and knowledge related to the respiratory system but also have the opportunity to apply them with real patients. They will learn specific techniques and therapies to improve the lung, bronchial, and respiratory function of their patients. The university's facilities, equipped with specialized equipment and cutting-edge technological resources, will support this practical learning.
Outline:
The program is structured into 10 modules:
- Module 1: Bases anatómicas, fisiológicas y físicas del aparato respiratorio (Anatomical, physiological, and physical bases of the respiratory system)
- Module 2: Fisiopatología del aparato respiratorio, exploración física, pruebas de diagnóstico y evaluación (Respiratory system pathophysiology, physical examination, diagnostic tests, and evaluation)
- Module 3: Técnicas de fisioterapia respiratoria basadas en la auscultación pulmonar (Respiratory physiotherapy techniques based on lung auscultation)
- Module 4: La Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos: vía aérea artificial, ventilación mecánica y oxigenoterapia.
- Module 5: Rehabilitación pulmonar: entrenamiento cardiorrespiratorio (Pulmonary rehabilitation: cardiorespiratory training)
- Module 6: Fisioterapia respiratoria en el paciente crítico y quirúrgico (Respiratory physiotherapy in critical and surgical patients)
- Module 7: Fisioterapia respiratoria en pediatría.
- Técnicas de tratamiento en niño sano y con afectación neurológica y neuromuscular (Respiratory physiotherapy in pediatrics. Treatment techniques in healthy children and those with neurological and neuromuscular impairment)
- Module 8: Ecografía aplicada al sistema toraco-lumbar (Ultrasound applied to the thoracolumbar system)
- Module 9: Fisioterapia respiratoria en el paciente crónico hipersecretor (Respiratory physiotherapy in chronic hypersecretory patients)
- Module 10: Principales técnicas manuales aplicadas al paciente respiratorio (Main manual techniques applied to respiratory patients)
Teaching:
The program is taught by renowned national and international pulmonologists and physiotherapists. The faculty combines teaching with professional and research activities. The program incorporates complementary approaches used in other areas of physiotherapy specialization for these types of patients, such as manual therapy or the otorhinolaryngological approach.
Careers:
Graduates of this program will be physiotherapists with a strong command of managing patients with respiratory pathology, both acute and chronic, adult and pediatric. They will possess the most advanced knowledge based on current clinical and scientific evidence in this discipline, making them well-prepared for professional and research roles. Potential career paths include:
- Adult and pediatric pulmonology units
- Adult and pediatric intensive care units
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation units
- Care for patients with respiratory pathology associated with neuromuscular or neurological impairment
Other:
The program includes practical training in both the classroom and with real patients. The university has partnerships with over 3,600 organizations for educational cooperation.
