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Postgraduate Degree in Football Pathology

  • 1 academic year
  • 27 ECTS
  • € 110 / ECTS
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Organisation and development

Curriculum divided into 10 months of class, from October to July; 2019-2020 Academic Year.

Dates and times

Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Every 4 weeks. 

Programme 

Block 1: Football pathology (12   ECTS (Compulsory) 

Basic concepts of football pathology (1.5 ECTS)
  • Epidemiology of football
  • Risk factors in football pathology
  • Training systems and football pathology
  • Playing surfaces and pathology
  • Influence of footwear in football pathology
  • Psychological basis and football injuries
  • General aspects of football physiotherapy
  • General aspects of football pathology rehabilitation
  • Organisation of medical services at a football club

Football pathologies by region (10.5 ECTS)

  • Muscle and tendon pathology; Stress injuries
  • Biological therapies in football
  • Upper limb pathology: Clavicle fractures, acromioclavicular dislocation; Humeral head fractures; Shoulder instability: Elbow fractures and instability; Wrist, scaphoid and metacarpal fractures
  • Hip pathology: Femoroacetabular impingement; Trochanteric syndrome; Hip muscle and tendon injuries
  • Knee pathology
  • Meniscus injuries: From meniscectomy to transplant surgery
  • Ligament injuries: Lateral ligaments; Central pivot injuries; Combined injuries
  • Chondral injuries
  • Fractures: Patella, distal femur and tibial plateau; Tibial tuberosity excision
  • Knee pathology
  • Foot pathology
  • Rachis pathology

Block 2: Online (4 ECTS)

Online content for a more in-depth look at the on-site content, in the form of clinical trials and critical discussion of the literature.

Block 3: Practicums (4 ECTS - Compulsory)

Consultations skills: Spanisch Footballers Mutual Insurance Company (2 ECTS)
  • Exploration skills
  • Pathology diagnosis skills
  • Treatment indication skills

Surgical skills: Hospital Quirón (2 ECTS)

  • On-site observance of surgical procedures for football pathology

Block 4: Final Postgraduate degree project (7 ECTS – Compulsory)

Supervision and advice in the development of a project proposed by the course participant.
 
Evaluation systems 

The evaluation system is based on three factors:

  • Class participation
  • Individual work
  • Practicum report  

Teaching staff

Block 1: Football Pathology 

Name

Academic and professional background

Cugat Bertomeu, Ramón

Holder of a PhD in Surgery (UB).  Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Garcia Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research. Director of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Hospital Quiron and Artroscopoia G.C. ISAKOS Teaching Center. Team leader at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes. Physician for the Catalonia National Football Team.

Álvarez Díaz, Pedro

Holder of a PhD in Surgery (UAB). Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Coordinator of the Anatomy Unit, supervising professor for the subjects Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology and Sports Traumatology at UIC Barcelona. García Cugat Foundation. Attending physician in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Hospital Quirón and Artroscopia G.C. ISAKOS Teaching Center. Attending physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes. Physician for the Catalonia National Football Team.

Steinbacher, Gilbert

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine and Surgery. Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Attending physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes. Physician for the Catalonia National Football Team.

Alentorn Geli, Eduard

 

Holder of a PhD in Medicine (UB).  Holder of an undergraduate degree in Sports Science. Fellow in Sports Medicine (Duke University) and Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (Mayo Clinic). Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. García Cugat Foundation. Attending physician in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Hospital Quirón and Artroscopia G.C. ISAKOS Teaching Center. Attending physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes.

 

Barastegui, David

Holder of a PhD in Medicine (UAB). Holder of a Master’s Degree in Sports Traumatology (UB-UAB). Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. García Cugat Foundation. Attending physician in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Hospital Quirón and Artroscopia G.C. ISAKOS Teaching Center. Attending physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes.

Cusco, Xavier

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine. Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. García Cugat Foundation. Attending physician in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Hospital Quirón and Artroscopia G.C. ISAKOS Teaching Center. Collaborating physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes.

Boffa, Juan Manuel

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine. Specialist in Sports Medicine. García Cugat Foundation. Attending physician in the Department of Sports Medicine at Hospital Quirón. ISAKOS Teaching Center. Attending physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes. 

Rius, Marta

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine. Specialist in Sports Medicine. García Cugat Foundation. Attending physician in the Department of Sports Medicine at Hospital Quirón. ISAKOS Teaching Center. Attending physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes.

Sala, Esther

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine. Lecturer in the Bachelor’s Degree of Nursing at Universitat Gimbernat. Specialist in Sports Medicine. García Cugat Foundation. Attending physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes.

Grossi, Sebastian

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine. Specialist in Sports Medicine. Attending physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes.

Ramirez, Jorge

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine. Specialist in Sports Medicine. Attending physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes. 

 

Ramón, Silvia

Holder of a PhD in Medicine (UB). Specialist in Rehabilitation. Supervising professor for the subject Rehabilitation at UIC Barcelona. García Cugat Foundation. Director of the Department of Rehabilitation at Hospital Quirón.

Seijas, Roberto

Holder of a PhD in Surgery from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia. Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Professor of Anatomy and Sports Traumatology at UIC Barcelona. García Cugat Foundation. Attending physician in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Hospital Quirón and Artroscopia G.C. ISAKOS Teaching Center. Collaborating physician at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes.

Marín, Miguel

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy (UIC Barcelona).  Physiotherapist specialised in football pathology rehabilitation and Genourob and TMG measuring systems, as applied to the rehabilitation of football pathology.

Maiol, Martí

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy. Holder of a master’s degree. Physiotherapist specialised in the rehabilitation of football pathology.

Pérez, Albert

Holder of a PhD in Health Research (UIC Barcelona). Holder of an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy. Holder of an undergraduate degree in Humanities. Supervising professor for the subject Structure and Function at UIC Barcelona. Year-one coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine at UIC Barcelona.

Alastrue, Pere (pte. Confirmar)

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Psychology.  Specialist in Sports Psychology.

Sanabre, Ingasi (pte. Confirmar)

Holder of a PhD in Medicine.  Specialist in football playing surfaces.

BARCONS (pte. Confirmar)

Holder of a PhD in Medicine.  Head of Medical Services for DAMM.

Vilaro, Jaume

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine. Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Team leader at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes.

Aragon, Jose

Holder of a PhD in Surgery.  Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Head of Services at Hospital de L’Esperit Sant, Santa Coloma de Gramanet. Team leader at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes.

Gonzalez Postigo, Manuel

Holder of an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy (Universitat de Vic). Coordinator of Medical Services for RCD Espanyol.  Physiotherapist specialised in the rehabilitation of football pathology.

 

Block 2: Online

Block 3: Work placement
Work placement will take place at Mutualitat Catalana de Futbolistes and Hospital Quirón.
 
 

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