A training program focused on malnutrition management has been meticulously developed to offer extensive education and training in addressing nutritional deficiencies and imbalances at both individual and population levels. This course is tailored to empower healthcare professionals, nutritionists, and community workers with the essential knowledge and skills required to proficiently evaluate, prevent, and treat malnutrition.
This course intends to introduce the learner to changes during the life cycle(conception-old age) as well as explore the link between nutrition and the life cycle.
Course Description:
The "Introduction to Nutrition Surveillance" course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles, methodologies, and significance of nutrition surveillance in the context of public health and community well-being. Nutrition surveillance plays a pivotal role in identifying, analyzing, and responding to nutritional challenges, making it an essential component of health monitoring systems globally.
UNIT DESCRIPTION
PERFORM DIETETICS OPERATIONS
UNIT CODE: MED/OS/NUD/CR/10/6/A
This unit specifies the competencies required to perform dietetics operations. It includes identifying terminologies in dietetics, demonstrating understanding of modified diets, demonstrating understanding in enteral nutrition, demonstrating understanding in parenteral nutrition, demonstrating understanding in nutritional management of surgery, trauma, and burn, demonstrating understanding of palliative and hospice care and demonstrating understanding in nutrient drug interactions.