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At the completion of this Module, successful students can:
Module learning outcomes
1 - Discuss critically the changes in nutritional requirements in various disease states.
2 - Discuss critically the evidence linking foods, nutrients and dietary patterns to the aetiology of major diet-related diseases.
3 - Discuss the role of diet in management and prevention of various diseases.
4 - Discuss various methods of nutritional assessment in the context of different disease states.
5 - Understand and compile therapeutic diets for various diseases states.
Global Learning Outcomes
• Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
• Self-management
• Critical thinking
• Digital literacy
• Communication
• Teamwork
Principles of clinical nutrition - Definition and understanding of nutritional problems, Nutritional problems in a clinical environment, Management pathways, Basic nutrition requirements.
Nutritional assessment - Anthropometry, Body composition – DEXA, BodPod, Impedance, TBW, Biochemistry, Immunology, Functional tests, Clinical assessment tools, Nutritional assessment tools in clinical decision
Nutritional support - Estimation of nutrient requirements for provision of nutritional support, Oral feeding and oral nutritional supplements – evidence based practice. Enteral nutrition - types and uses, practices,
procedures, complications. Parenteral nutrition –practices, procedures and complications.
Nutritional management of disease - Metabolic response to stress, Alterations in nutritional requirements in metabolic stress, Role of nutrition in specific disease states incl GI, resp, cancer, neurology
Overnutrition - Clinical presentation, assessment, Prevention and Related morbiditied, Treatment/management approaches, Weight loss strategies
Undernutrition: disease related malnutrition – older persons
Case Study - Dietary Management of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Case Study - Allergies
Case Study - Paediatrics
Case Study - GI - Coeliac Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Case Study - CVD
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 104 |
Human Nutrition II (or equivalent)
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Work Assignment: Within a group complete a 4 page factsheet, for a specific audience on a nutrition topic - the topic and group will be given to you at the beginning of the trimester. | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
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Quizzes/Short Exercises: The purpose of the assignment is to assess student skill at recall and apply core module knowledge and to give student’s feedback on their progress with that learning. 10 questions per MCQ | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
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Individual Project: Your task is to present evidence related to a specific patient case. Within your case study, you will outline the basis for using a specific dietary approach in the management of the individual. | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Written feedback and grades for the factsheet and associated presentation will be given in a timely manner will be given at a group level. Written feedback for the individual case studies will also be given - outlining areas of excellence and areas for improvement MCQs will be assessed online, and feedback will be given through automatic marking
Name | Role |
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Professor Clare Corish | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Nicola Dervan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Sharleen O'Reilly | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Cathal O'Hara | Tutor |