45547 - APPLIED DIETETIC TECHNICAL SCIENCE 3

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Moduli: Luciana Andrini (Modulo 1) Carolina Poli (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dietistic (cod. 8470)

Learning outcomes

At the end of course student is able to arrange suitable nutritional plans for nephrologic, endocrine/metabolic diseases and neurologic. 

Planning and carrying out actions of dietetic/nutritional support in different diseases.

Course contents

Mod.1

Growth curves (Cacciari and Cerebral palsy). nutrition in childhood disabilities.

Cardiovascular disease diet therapy and arterial hypertension. Guideline Analysis.

Diet in nephrology ( acute/chronic renal insufficiency, dyalisis, transplant). suitable nutritional plans planning.

Clinical cases presentation and discussion—planning of therapeutic programs taking into consideration guideline and scientific knowledge.

Bibliographical research on Pubmed, reading and discussion of scientific publications.

Analysis and management of clinical cases- Nutrition care Process (nutrition assessment- nutrition diagnosis- nutrition intervention- nutrition monitoring and evaluation)

The ketogenic diet in drug resistent epilepsy

Diet therapy in Dysphagia: tools  and nutritional support in dysphagia. International Dyspagia Diet Standarisatione- IDDSI

Diet therapy in neurology patology: M. Parkinson, Amyotrophic Lateral Scleros, Multiple Sclerosis.

Nutrition Dietetics and Nutrition terminology(IDNT)

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 

"The course participates in the University's teaching experimentation project".

In the field of innovative teaching, individual elaborations of complex clinical cases will be carried out (including pathologies addressed both in MOd.1 and in Mod.2), elaboration of dietary guidelines with bibliogafic research

 

Readings/Bibliography

see published documents

Teaching methods

*Classroom lectures

*Small team work

*The practical technical exercises in class and at home

*The practical technical exercises to be carried out at home will be included in the final evaluation.

*Clinical cases discussion

*ASAND professional resources

(Scientific Association of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics):

-Digital library

- Efad Kompass nutritional and dietetic newspaper

-Guidelines

-Practical paper

-Documents

-EBSCO database for research

Assessment methods

The end-of-course examination is designed to assess the achievement of the following educational objectives:

Identification of dietetic/nutritional support needs. Treatment from the educational, preventive and clinical point of view in general and specialist medicine and surgery. Planning and carrying out actions of dietetic/nutritional support in different diseases


This course is part of an integrated course consisting of the following subjects: Endocrinology Gastroenterology Nephrology Technical and Applied Dietetic Sciences 3 (STDA3) Learning assessment is conducted simultaneously for all subjects in the course through oral exams aimed at assessing the knowledge and technical-practical skills required for each subject.

Grade grading:

- Knowledge of only some essential elements and analytical skills that emerge only with the assistance of the instructor, using generally correct language (grade: 18-19);

- More extensive knowledge and independent analytical skills only on some aspects, using correct language (grade: 20-24);

- Good knowledge of all essential aspects, ability to make independent, reasoned analysis decisions, demonstrating mastery of specific terminology (grade: 25-29);

- Comprehensive knowledge, ability to make independent, reasoned analysis decisions, connecting different topics, full command of specific terminology, and argumentative skills (grade: 30-30L).

The grade obtained will then be considered in the overall context of the exam for the Integrated Course in MEDICAL SCIENCES I, taking into account the credits assigned to the individual subjects.

To take the exam, students must register on AlmaEsami by the deadlines set by the application and must have their institutional credentials. "Students with learning disabilities or temporary or permanent disabilities": Please contact the relevant University Office promptly (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it). This office will advise the students concerned of any accommodations, which must be submitted to the instructor for approval at least 15 days in advance, who will evaluate the appropriateness of the accommodations, also taking into account the learning objectives of the course.

Teaching tools

PC, video projector

slides that are given to the students

Office hours

See the website of Luciana Andrini

See the website of Carolina Poli