Objectives and competences
Understanding of the role and importance of clinical nutrition in medicine.
The student is able to perform nutritional risk evaluation and malnutrition with the appropriate tools.
The student understands basic links between the dietary intake and metabolic status in health and disease states, with an emphasis on the specific nutritional needs of different population groups and personalized treatment of patients.
Develops the ability to participate in a multidisciplinary team,
Develops the ability to research, document, analyze and display results and publish them.
Content (Syllabus outline)
There are no specific prerequisites.
Conditions for fulfilling study obligations:
Active participation in a tutorial and preparation of seminar work is required for taking the exam.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures (auditory and e-lectures)
Seminar tutorial including guests from practice
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
Of basic parameters of the nutritional and metabolic status of healthy and ill peaple in the frame of medical evaluation.
Of basic planning of nutritional therapy according to the metabolic and nutritional diagnosis.
Of planning patient nutrition support in health organizations.
Readings
1. Kleinman R.E., Greer F.R. Pediatric Nutrition, (7th ed.) American Academy of Pediatrics, 2014.
2. Sobotka, Lubos. Basics in clinical nutritiron, 2011 (izbrana poglavja)
3. http://lllnutrition.com/
4. Izbrani članki iz področja presnove in klinične prehrane
5. Mann J., Trustwell S. Essentials of Human Nutrition. 5th ed. Oxford, 2017.
