- Docente: Luciana Andrini
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/49
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dietistic (cod. 8470)
Learning outcomes
To consolidate the knowledge of practices through the discussion of clinical cases belonging to the different doctors learned during the three years with the aim of applying the Nutritional Care Process as required by the professional qualification test.
Course contents
Mod.1
Nutrition in cancer patients.
Nutritional screening and follow-up.
Malnutrition. Sarcopenia and neoplastic cachexia.
Introduction to artificial nutrition
Characteristics and indications of the mixes for enteral nutrition Oral nutritional supplementation
Clinical cases. Use of the Nutritional care process
Mod.2
Dietotherapy in Obesity and dietary aspects of bariatric surgery
Dietotherapy in Diabetes Mellitus and in conditions with insulin resistance
Dietotherapy in gastrointestinal disease
Dietotherapy in liver disease
Dietotherapy in pancreatic disease
Readings/Bibliography
Slides of the teachers. - Guidelines and Documents related to the EBN covered during the Lessons - The Abridged Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) Reference Manual- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Teaching methods
Lectures, small group work, discussion of clinical cases. Projections of slides. Research on pubmed, reading and commenting on scientific articles. For each topic discussed, discussion of clinical cases - NCP for nutritional evaluation - nutritional diagnosis - nutritional intervention - monitoring and evaluation of results.
Assessment methods
The exam at the end of the course has been designed to evaluate the achievement of the course objectives. Plan and implement dietary-nutritional assistance interventions in the pathologies treated. Written exam to investigate the knowledge and skills acquired. Clinical case and diet elaboration according to NCP.
Teaching tools
Slide. Video projector.
Office hours
See the website of Luciana Andrini