QUALIFICATIONS: B.Sc. in NUTRITION MANAGEMENT AND DIETETICS FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY / NEW YORK/ USA with > 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THIS FIELD IN HOSPITAL SETTING
COURSE DURATION:
7 WEEKS / 14 LECTURES / 2 LECTURES WEEKLY
TARGET AUDIENCE:
ANY HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
MEDICAL STUDENT
NURSING STUDENTS
ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS
ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN NUTRITION AND NEEDS AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
KNOW MAIN MACRONUTRIENTS AND MICRONUTRIENTS, THEIR FUNCTIONS IN THE BODY, THEIR DEFICIENCIES AND THE FOOD SOURCES OF EACH.
KNOW RELATION BETWEEN DIET AND DISEASE LIKE: DIABETES / KIDNEY DISEASE / CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE / GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE / AND FEEDING MODALITY FOR CRITICALLY ILL HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS.
COURSE Materials:
PowerPoint SLIDES
AUDIO VISUAL
QUESTION ANSWER SESSION
QUIZZES EACH WEEK AFTER EACH LECTURE 10 QUESTIONS (40 % OF COURSE GRADE)
FINAL EXAM TRUE AND FALSE AND MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (60% OF COURSE GRADE)
