- Docente: Luciana Andrini
- Credits: 4
- SSD: MED/49
- Language: Italian
- 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
Growth curves (Cacciari and Cerebral palsy)
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 : IDDSI
Diet therapy in neurology patology
Nutrition Dietetics and Nutrition terminology(IDNT)
Readings/Bibliography
see published documents
Teaching methods
Classroom lectures
Small team work
Clinical cases discussion
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
Written exam to investigate acquired knowledge and skills. Clinical case and diet elaboration.
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