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Paediatric and Adolescent Nutrition
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:13.03.2024 14:46:59
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LU_006 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Nutrition Science | Target Audience: | |||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Lolita Vija Neimane | ||||||||
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| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences | ||||||||
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| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 9 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 18 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | |||||||||
| Objective: | |||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | WHO recommendations about children nutrition. Guidelines of ESPGAN | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Nutrition in chronic diseases in children. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Anatomical and physiological peculiarities of a gastrointestinal tract in childhood. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Nutrition in obesity | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Breast feeding. Supplementation of breast feeding. Mother milk substitutes. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation period. Feeding of newborns. Baby friendly hospital initiative. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 7 | Nutrition in genetic metabolic diseases I: general survey, definition, classification, principles of treatment. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 8 | Nutrition in acute diseases in children. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 9 | Presentations of literature review | Classes | 3.00 | other | |||||
| 10 | Nutrition psychology during adolescence. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students' independent work is organized individually and / or in groups. Practical assignments: 1. Study literature – related to study course topics. 2. Prepare report and presentation. 3. Prepare for discussion about report topics. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Lecture attendance not less than 85% Midterm assessment: 1. Prepared and presented report (50%) Requirements for the report • Scientific literature review about selected topic. • Include the latest research in the selected topic - published in SCI journals ( at least 15 literary sources) • Present a summary of the report in PowerPoint format. • Volume: 8-12 pages, submitted on the A-4 pages. 2. Exam (50%) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Understands child age periods as well as focus on key features and risk factors in relation to nutrient requirements for each age period. 2. Knows the principles for assessing the physical development and feeding of a child. 3. Understands the special features and factors in the composition of a child's gastrointestinal tract that influence food selection and menu composing. 4. Understands the basic principles of composing the menu during pregnancy and breast-feeding period, as well as possibilities of the promotion of breastfeeding, infant nutrition principles and the use of breast-milk substitutes. 5. Understands the principles of catering for toddler, children and adolescents, as well as the nutritional standards for drawing up menus 6. Understands the requirements for setting up a menu for children with different diseases covered by the course 7. Knows and understands the manifestation of the various diseases in children's age and the importance of nutrition in their treatment and prevention | ||||||||
| Skills: | 1. Independently and/or in team draws up a menu for a healthy child and appreciates its nutritional value. 2. Independently and/or in team draws up a child's menu in case of different pathologies and assesses its nutritional value. 3. Evaluates the symptoms of a lack of micro- and macro-nutrients in children and adolescents. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 1. Independently and responsibly integrates the knowledge of paediatric diseases with nutritional treatment; is able to choose as well as to discuss and critically assess the choice of different types of diet in the case of child diseases. 2. Capable to contribute in critical analysis and evaluation of current, complex research issues in the nutrition science. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kleinman. Pediatric Nutrition. Eurospan Ltd, 7th Ed., 2014 | ||||||||
| 2 | Kliegman, Geme „ Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics”, 21st Ed. Elsevier, 2019 | ||||||||
| 3 | Lissauer T., Carroll W., „Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics” 5th ed., 2017, Elsevier Limited. 4.Zariņš Z., Neimane L., Bodnieks E., „Uztura mācība”, 7. Izdevums, Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2018. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Academy for Eating Disorders. For professionals working in the Area of Eating Disorders. www.aedweb.org | ||||||||
| 2 | Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. www.ANAD.org | ||||||||
| 3 | Children’s PKU Network. www.pkunetwork.org/PKU.html | ||||||||
| 4 | EK tiesību akti un politikas plānošanas dokumenti | ||||||||
| 5 | Fatty Acid oxidation Disorder Communication Network. www.fodsupport.org | ||||||||
| 6 | Handbook of clinical nutrition. Mosby/ Elsevier, 2006. | ||||||||
| 7 | Handbook of clinical nutrition. Mosby/ Elsevier, 2006. | ||||||||
| 8 | Latvijas medicīniskie žurnāli: Latvijas ārsts, Doctus | ||||||||
| 9 | Ministru Kabineta likumi un noteikumi. | ||||||||
| 10 | National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health Bright Futures! Nutrition in practice. www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/about.html | ||||||||
| 11 | National Eating Disorders Association. www.edap.org | ||||||||
| 12 | National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). www.rarediseases.org/cgi-bin/nord | ||||||||
| 13 | National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation. www.NUCDF.org | ||||||||
| 14 | Parents of Galactosemic children, Inc. www.galactosemia.org | ||||||||
| 15 | Rumbas-Rozenfelde Ingrīdas Bērnu slimību riska faktori. redakcijā; [Ingrīda Rumba-Rozenfelde ... [u.c.]]. [Rīga : LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2009. | ||||||||
| 16 | Rumbas-Rozenfelde Ingrīdas Bērnu slimību riska faktori. redakcijā; [Ingrīda Rumba-Rozenfelde ... [u.c.]]. [Rīga : LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2009. | ||||||||
