Offered
Clayton Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Synopsis
This elective involves the following: nutritional assessment, obesity, macrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, nutrition at different life stages, sports nutrition, nutritional supplementation, eating disorders/anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Objectives
On completion of this unit participants should be able to:
- Make a nutritional diagnosis and management plan in appropriate clinical circumstances.
- Apply increased knowledge about food composition to patient management.
- Answer questions from and counsel patients about changes in food choices, cooking styles and food/lifestyle habits.
- Develop a preventive and management approach to many of the common diseases prevalent in our community.
- Discuss recent advances in nutrition knowledge.
- Appreciate the skills of a dietitian in helping to implement your management plan.
Assessment
Journal (75%), Essay (10%), Case Studies (15%)
