Master's Degree in Continuing Education in Medical-Surgical Lasers for Dermatoaesthetic Procedures

Competences

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Upon completion of the two-year learning process, which involves acquiring theoretical knowledge and practical skills, submitting Final Research Project, passing assessment and obtaining the Master's degree in Specialization in Medical-Surgical Lasers for Dermatoaesthetic Procedures from Nebrija University, students will be able to apply the following specific competences in their professional practice:

• Have acquired the competence to calculate and apply the dosimetric parameters of the laser's clinical application with efficacy and safety, according to the recommended protocols based on clinical practice guidelines, based on scientific evidence.
• Train to know the interaction of the laser with biological tissues, taking into account the protocolized safety and efficacy ranges.
• Learn and know how to use laser applications in various medical-surgical specialties (Ophthalmology, Gynecology, Urology, Pulmonology, Oncology, Spine Surgery and Traumatology, and Otorhinolaryngology).
• Know how to apply the knowledge and skills acquired for the optimal use of lasers, light sources and other energy-based equipment in dermatological, aesthetic and dermal aesthetic treatments.
• Train to apply the knowledge and skills acquired for facial and body rejuvenation treatments adjusted to accredited clinical practice guidelines.
• Know how to use lasers, light sources and other energy-based equipment to treat vascular lesions and varicose veins effectively and safely.
• Know how to apply lasers, light sources and other energy-based equipment to treat pigmented lesions, tattoos, scars, stretch marks and localized fat, supported by protocols of scientific societies.
• Have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to critically evaluate and analyze the technical and clinical documentation provided by the industry on the different equipment that is marketed in this field.
• Have assimilated the knowledge and skills necessary to advise the industry on technical and clinical aspects related to lasers, light sources and other energy-based equipment.
• Know how to apply the business knowledge and skills necessary to direct and manage private clinics equipped with lasers and other energy-based equipment.
• Raise awareness to bear in mind at all times the ethical and deontological aspects in the doctor-patient relationship, generally in private healthcare.
• Apply at all times the protection and safety regulations stipulated in the use of lasers, to protect both patients and professionals.

Blended Study

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The modality of this Master's degree is Blended. The training program lasts two years, taught by a faculty of professors carefully selected based on their academic, professional, teaching and research experience.

The first year of the Master's degree includes a set of general chapters of online theoretical material.

The online teaching system will be carried out entirely through the Virtual Campus, accessible online through the teletraining platform currently in use at the University.

At the beginning of the course, the student is provided, online (email and downloadable material from the website), with the general documentation of the Master's degree, which will include:

• General information with 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 session and consultations. Along with this general documentation, and also online, the student will be provided with a didactic guide for each subject, which includes:
  • Detailed program of the subject and the competences that the student will achieve upon finishing it.
  • Details of the set of training activities, evaluation criteria in ordinary and extraordinary calls, bibliography and recommended links.
  • Location and detailed mechanisms for tele-tutoring with the professor.
  • Any other information and guidance necessary to follow the course.

This material will be accessible at all times through the Virtual Campus.

Structure

Each subject is coordinated by a tutor-professor, who is responsible for setting the training itineraries and providing students, through the Virtual Campus, with all the necessary material to take the subject.

The Virtual Campus for each subject is structured around a set of folders for communication, documentation, notices, etc. typical of e-learning educational projects. The platform also offers a series of fundamental tools for online learning, such as forums, videoconferencing, submission of work or document repositories for the dissemination of notes among students. Additionally, it incorporates tools such as surveys and exercises.

The teaching of the subjects is structured on training itineraries that are learning sequences programmed by the tutor based on the contents of the subject.

The tutor monitors the students' progress, knowing at all times what documents they have read and how much time they have spent on it.

The professors are permanently accessible via email with a maximum response time of 48 hours.

Training activities

The publication of documentation is distributed throughout the academic year, in several installments corresponding to the different modules and learning stages, so that the student gradually assimilates the subject matter. Each of these educational material publications will be composed of various types of documents:

• Theoretical content of the subject. Each didactic unit (module or stage) explains a complete topic of the subject. Its content, which is very detailed, includes complementary information on concepts, definitions, bibliography and web links of interest.
• Assessment tests with multiple-choice answers and follow-up tests. The results will be published on the platform.
• Proposed exercises that the student must carry out and that deal with the contents of the subject and its application to problems, examples and practical cases. They may be considered self-evaluation at the professor's discretion, after notifying it in advance and with the submission schedule.

The first year is complemented by a succession of 10 scheduled interactive theoretical-practical webinars.

Each webinar will be taught by an expert physician in the corresponding topic. It will consist of an audiovisual presentation by the speaker, to then give way to the students and resolve any questions that may arise. The duration of each webinar will be 2.5 hours. including the time of participation for students. Other complementary webinars will also be taught by doctors and instructors of the industry, under the supervision of the teaching staff, or by independent expert practitioners.

Interactive theoretical-practical webinars (online)

1. Introduction to medical photonics, photo-medicine and medical-surgical lasers: scientific societies and specialized publications.
2. Methodology and communication of research in medical-surgical lasers and complementary technologies.
3. Structure and engineering of laser equipment.
4. Altshuler's extended theory of selective photothermolysis.
5. Laser-tissue interaction in dermal aesthetics.
6. Dosimetric parameters of clinical interest: concepts and examples.
7. Medical Applications of Low Power Laser Therapy (LLLT). Procedures and dosimetries.
8. Laser tattoo removal.
9. Ablative facial rejuvenation with CO2 and Er-YAG laser.
10. Direction, management and advertising of medical centers with laser technologies and EBD in private medicine.

The second year of the Master's degree focuses on dermatological and dermal aesthetic treatments, with a second series of chapters of theoretical-practical material, a practical course of face-to-face instruction of 40 teaching hours and an internship of 70 teaching hours of clinical practices in accredited medical centers with laser technologies. In addition, the Master's Final Research Project will be prepared and presented to the tribunal, with tutored guidance.

Intensive Instruction Practical Workshop Course (face-to-face)

Practical face-to-face course of 40 teaching hours in a university teaching classroom equipped with laser. It will be held in a single intensive week from Monday to Friday, 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the afternoon, at the Nebrija University campus in Madrid. In collaboration with the industry manufacturer of laser equipment and EBD.

Tutored final research project or Master's Thesis (FRP).

Submission and passing a tutored research project or Final Research Project (FRP). Each student must present and pass the results of a basic, clinical or bibliographic research project related to the contents of the master's degree before an evaluating tribunal. Each student will have the help of a tutor to carry out their research project. The estimated time for the execution of the FRP is 9 months.

Evaluations

In order to obtain the corresponding degree, it will be necessary to take the theoretical-practical contents, pass the online theoretical evaluations, pass a face-to-face theoretical-practical exam, pass the evaluation of the internship tutor, pass the evaluation of the project tutor and pass the presentation of the FRP before the corresponding tribunal.