SNIES: 111537
Title granted: Specialist in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy
Qualified registration: 005495 of April 4, 2023
Validity: valid fot 7 years
Duration: 2 semesters
Value 2024: $10.495.600 per semestre
Number of credits: 30 credits
City: Medellín
Specialization in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy
Specialization in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy
General presentation:
The Specialization in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy of the María Cano University Foundation seeks to train competent specialists in the prescription of therapeutic exercise, evaluation and diagnostic tests from Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy, who can meet the labor demand in the area.
Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy, as a discipline, ensures respiratory care and mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients. Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy skills are developed in practical scenarios of medium and high complexity, such as intensive care units, operating rooms and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation services.
This training will develop specialist skills to design, manage, coordinate and/or execute programs and projects aimed at reducing cardiopulmonary risk factors in different populations, having as a differentiating element the development of cardiopulmonary telerehabilitation programs in clinical and non-clinical settings.
Addressed to:
Physiotherapists, (Physical Therapy or kinesiology in case of having a foreign degree), in addition to having a socio-humanistic, ethical and responsible sense. Likewise, who has a willingness to work in a team and a vocation for service.
Professional profile:
The Specialist in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy of the María Cano University Foundation may work in:
• The creation, leadership and execution of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs, as well as the execution and interpretation of cardiopulmonary function tests.
• The development and formulation of strategies for the promotion of health and the prevention of cardiopulmonary risk factors that contribute to the formation and compliance of public health policies.
• Physiotherapy intervention in the field of critical care.
• The design and/or execution of telerehabilitation programs in the cardiopulmonary area, in order to reduce barriers to access services.
• The formulation of research proposals related to cardiopulmonary physiotherapy.
Occupational profile
The Health Services Management Specialist is profiled as: Manager or Administrator of health institutions (Health Promotion Companies, Health Service Provider Institutions) in the public and private sectors, is also able to lead projects, carry out accompaniment in audits of quality in health, and assume professional roles in government entities.
The curricular structure defined for the program allows the future specialist to understand the political dynamics, cultural, social and economic factors that affect the internal dynamics of health institutions, likewise allows him to interpret and timely attend to the trends that emerge from the dynamics. typical of the sector.
In this way, contents, profiles and learning results are articulated in a line of interaction that allows addressing the problems that an organization faces every day, which is why the curricular structure has a design that allows understanding of the processes inherent to the Health sector.
Curriculum
Study Plan
Content
| Pathophysiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary system | 2 |
| Mechanical ventilation and respiratory care | 2 |
| Cardiopulmonary telerehabilitation | 3 |
| Comprehensive evaluation and cardiopulmonary diagnostic tests | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Training practice I | 2 |
| Research Seminar I | 1 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
| Basic Fundamentals of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation | 2 |
| Intervention in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy | 3 |
| Training practice II | 8 |
| Research Seminar II | 2 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Total credits: 30
Admission requirements:
To enter any of the postgraduate programs offered by María Cano, the applicant must follow the following procedure:
1. Fill out the online registration form and send the following documents in PDF format to the admissions, registration and academic control office:
to. Authenticated photocopy of the degree certificate of the undergraduate degree.
b. Certificate of work experience (not essential).
c. A legible enlarged photocopy of the identity document.
d. A 3X4 size photo, light blue background.
and. Print the registration payment form for a value of $182,919, at the end of the online registration.
f. Documents are not received physically unless they are required during the admission process.
g. Present virtual interview.
Yo. Consult the list of admitted candidates published on the institutional portal, admissions office.
h. The María Cano University Foundation reserves the right of admission.