Presentation 

This is a course highly professionalizing, where programming modifications are studied, edition after edition, based on the suggestions of our students.  

Despite having a solid structure, where the programming is strictly followed without changes to the dates set, we do not close the possibility of complementing the course with participation from experts in any of the areas. , the application of new techniques that may come to our knowledge or the presentation of new materials that may appear. In other words, it is a dynamic course.  

The designed program allows the student to develop different exploration techniques, obtaining molds and preparing orthopodological treatments. Prioritizing practical activity so that what we do can be applied on the first day back to one's own clinical activity. Our greatest teaching satisfaction is verifying that our postgraduates make the training acquired profitable in their daily clinical practice.  

It is evident that the theoretical contents are easier to access, so our main interest is to help achieve better design and construction of the different types of orthoses while manipulating different materials .  

The 6 sessions that make up the course cover Thursdays and Fridays with the exception of the first session that will begin on the corresponding Wednesday. They have all been structured as shown in the following table:  

	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MORNING (9:00-14:00)	LABORATORY PRACTICE	LABORATORY PRACTICE
AFTERNOON (15:00-20:00)	LABORATORY PRACTICE	CLINICAL PRACTICE

 

Objectives

Acquire knowledge and practice in the fields of clinical examination, diagnosis and orthopodological treatments in the professional field of Podiatry.

Complement the practices with knowledge of the biomechanical functioning of the foot and lower extremity, as well as the variants that can condition the appearance of different podiatric pathologies.

Develop different techniques for obtaining molds and preparing orthopodological treatments, as well as their indications and alternatives for each pathology.

Apply the knowledge acquired in clinical practices and encourage discussion through clinical sessions.

Address

Dr. Carles Vergés Salas

Full Professor (University of Barcelona). 

Facultative Director and Health Manager (Hospital Podològic Virginia Novel) 

Distribution of the teaching load

A total teaching load of 10 credits (250 hours) is calculated, of which in-person attendance is distributed according to the following distribution, approximately:  

LABORATORY PRACTICES: 90 hours

CLINICAL PRACTICES: 30 hours

THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL SEMINARS: 10 hours

Activities will be marked to be carried out individually and presented in the next session. 

Course characteristics

Theoretical and practical classes will be held in the classrooms, laboratories and the Podiatric Hospital of the UB, located on the Bellvitge University Campus.

The class schedule will be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the following monthly distribution:

Course seminars

16/17 - JANUARY 2025   

13/14 - FEBRUARY 2025   

13/14 - MARCH 2025   

24/25 - APRIL 2025   

22/23 - MAY 2025   

19/20 - JUNE 2025   

Pre-registration for the next course 

The order of priority in the applicant's pre-registration is established as an admission criterion. Limited places. Pre-registration start: 07/31/2024 

Price 

The registration fee is €2,800 (+€70 registration fees)  

Registration procedure

1. Fill out and send the online pre-registration form. 

2. Once admission to the course has been received, payment of registration will be formalized in two installments: 

3. The following documentation will be necessary to formalize registration: 

• Photocopy of ID. 

• A passport-sized photograph with the name written on the back. 

• Certified photocopy of the diploma in podiatry, if you do not have the title, a certified photocopy of the receipt of having paid the corresponding issuance fees will be provided. 

This documentation must be sent, when requested, by mail to the following postal address: 

Carles Vergés 

Bellvitge Campus

Pavelló de Govern, 3rd floor, HPUB "Virginia Novel" 

C/Feixa Llarga, s/n 08907 

L’Hospitalet de Llobregat 

Accreditation 

The University of Barcelona will issue a Postgraduate Diploma (10 credits) to students who pass the different evaluations and meet the attendance requirements (minimum of 80% of the classes).