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Practical Aspects of Diet Therapy

Prior knowledge

Biol5009, Human Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biol5010, Regulation of Physiological Functions in Human Organism

Course abstract

The objective of the course is to obtain basic knowledge about clinical nutrition and diet therapy and an influence on clinical result, as well as practical aspects of diet therapy in different life stages and different clinical situations.
The tasks of the course are as follows:
1) to obtain skills of creating individual diet recommendations or healthy subjects;
2) to create diet menu in specific clinical situations;
3) to evaluate nutritional status of patients, severity of disease, data of clinical examinations and to create nutritional recommendations.
Course is based on developing skills, analysis of clinical cases and interactive discussion.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge:
1) to evaluate nutritional status of children in different age groups, adults and elderly people;
2) to analyse impact of nutritional needs depending on age and disease;
3) to understand different types of nutritional therapy.
Knowledge is assessed by the following methods: independent work, seminars, intermediate tests, and exam.
Skills:
1) to perform nutritional screening and assessment;
2) to make basic diet recommendations for children in different age groups, adults, elderly people, as well as patients with specific problems.
Skills is assessed by the following methods: independent work, seminars, intermediate tests, and exam.
Competence:
1) to integrate knowledge of practical aspects of nutrition therapy providing scientifically based nutrition recommendations to different auditoria.
Competence is assessed by the following methods: independent work, seminars, intermediate tests, and exam.

Course Content(Calendar)

Lectures
1. Introduction into course programme. Clinical nutrition. Nutritional screening and assessment. L2 S2
2. Dietary counselling. Protocols. L2 S2
3. Hospital diet. Nutrition in elderly people. L2 S2
4. Nutrition in pregnancy and lactation. L2 S2
5. Practical approach to infant and child nutrition. L2 S2
6. Practical aspects of diet therapy in metabolic syndrome. L2 S2
7. Enteral and parenteral nutrition. L2 S2
8. Actual topics in diet therapy and clinical nutrition. L2 S2
Seminars
1. Nutritional screening and assessment
2. Dietary counselling. Protocols
3. Hospital diet. Nutrition in elderly people
4. Nutrition in pregnancy and lactation
5. Practical approach to infant and child nutrition
6. Practical aspects of diet therapy in metabolic syndrome
7. Enteral and parenteral nutrition
8. Actual topics in diet therapy and clinical nutrition

Requirements for awarding credit points

Participation in seminars is mandatory. Successfully passed intermediate tests, presentations and written exam.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Independent work of students is organised on individual basis by assigning the following tasks:
1) to prepare independently for seminars, intermediate tests and final examination;
2) to prepare presentations about the chosen study topics;
3) to study literature on topics related to respective course.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The final rating of the study course will be resulted from the:
1) presentations related to practical nutrition therapy aspects and intermediate tests 60%;
2) written examination 40%.

Compulsory reading

1. Mahan, L.K., Escott-Stump, S., Raymond, J.L. Krause’s Food and the Nutrition Care Process. 13th edit. St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier/Saunders, 2012. 1227 p.
2. Essentials of Human Nutrition. Eds.: J. Mann, A. S. Truswell. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. 695 p.
3. Basics in Clinical Nutrition 4th edit. Edit L.Sobotka. Galen. 2004.
4. Heyward, V.H., Wager, D.R. Applied body composition assessment. Human Kinetics. 2004.
5. Charney, P., Malone, A.M. ADA pocket guide to nutrition assessment. American Dietetic Association. Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, 2000.

Further reading

1. Pender, F. Clinical Cases in Dietetics. Blackwell Publishing. 2008.
2. Vilsa, J. Bērnu uzturs. Rīga: Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2009. 286 lpp.
3. Duyff R. L. (2006) American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide. Hoboken, N.J.: John Willey & Sons, 2006. 708 p.
4. Essentials of human nutrition. Ed.: J. Mann, A.S. Trustwell. Oxford ;New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. 695 p.
5. Zariņš, Z., Neimane, L., Bodnieks, E. Uztura mācība. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2018.
6. Danilāns, A. Gastroenteroloģija. Rīga: Nacionālais apgāds, 2005. 126 lpp.
7. Kaser, H. Ernährungsmedizin und Diätetik. München; Jena: Elsevier, Urban & Fischer, 2004.
8. Width, M. Reinhard, T. (2009) The clinical dietitian’s essential pocket guide. Wolters Kluwer.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Clinical Nutrition
2. European Journal of Nutrition
3. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
4. British Journal of Nutrition
5. PubMed (datu bāze)
6. http://www.espen.org/
7. http://www.eatright.org/
8. http://eufic.org/
9. http://nihseniorhealth.gov

Notes

The final rating of the study course will be resulted from the:
1) presentations related to practical nutrition therapy aspects and intermediate tests 60%;
2) written examination 40%.