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Nutrition of Infants and Children
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 15:52:15
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_234 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Nutrition Science | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation; Medicine; Sports Trainer; Public Health; Nursing Science; Social Welfare and Social Work; Midwifery | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inga Elksne | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, suuk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, physiology | ||||||||
| Objective: | Completing this study course, students will get knowledge about the latest nutritional recommendations for infants and children. Students will not only acquire theoretical knowledge, but will be able to compile nutrition data and evaluate the nutrition of infants and children and their adequacy. Will be able to provide recommendations for the correction of healthy children and children's nutrition in case of various diseases / illnesses (malnutrition, obesity, food allergies, celiac disease, oncology, other chronic diseases). | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Healthy infant nutrition during first year of life | Lectures | 5.00 | SCFME | |||||
| Classes | 5.00 | SCFME | |||||||
| 2 | Healthy child nutrition after 1 year of age | Lectures | 2.00 | SCFME | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | SCFME | |||||||
| 3 | Nutrition during illness – oncology, malnutrition, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis | Lectures | 3.00 | SCFME | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | SCFME | |||||||
| 4 | Nutrition during other diseases – food allergy and other | Lectures | 2.00 | SCFME | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | SCFME | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Healthy infant nutrition during first year of life | Lectures | 5.00 | SCFME | |||||
| Classes | 5.00 | SCFME | |||||||
| 2 | Healthy child nutrition after 1 year of age | Lectures | 2.00 | SCFME | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | SCFME | |||||||
| 3 | Nutrition during illness – oncology, malnutrition, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis | Lectures | 3.00 | SCFME | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | SCFME | |||||||
| 4 | Nutrition during other diseases – food allergy and other | Lectures | 2.00 | SCFME | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | SCFME | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1. Preparation of a presentation on a topic that is agreed with the lecturer. Correct selection of literature and correct reference naming of literature sources. Expressing own opinion on the chosen topic. 2. Collection of nutritional history and its analysis. Development of appropriate recommendations. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Presentation should include: topic actualization, literature review, available researches results, discussion and conclusions, correct references naming. 2. Appropriate nutritional history collection in accordance with the instructions and the example. Correspondence of recommendations to acquired literature sources. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Understands the differences of nutrition for infants, toddlers and children. Understands the peculiarities of nutrition in case of various diseases and disorders. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Able to apply theoretical knowledge in appropriate dietary recommendations in a way that is understandable to the patient or parents/carers. Orient themselves in literature sources related to infant and child nutrition. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Able to assess the patient and apply appropriate dietary recommendations. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pasaules veselības organizācijas materiāli. Pieejams no:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-… | ||||||||
| 2 | Z. Zariņš, L. Neimane, Uztura mācība, 2015 | ||||||||
| 3 | B. Koletzko Pediatric nutrition in practice, 2008 | ||||||||
| 4 | Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs | ||||||||
| 5 | B. Koletzko Pediatric nutrition in practice, 2015 | ||||||||
| 6 | Fewtrell, M. et al. Complementary Feeding: A Position Paper by the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Committee on Nutrition. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2017 | ||||||||
| 7 | Veselības ministijas ieteikumi Ieteicamās enerģijas un uzturvielu devas Latvijas iedzīvotājiem, 2017.g. | ||||||||
| 8 | Krauses Food the Nutrition Care process, 14th edition | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Breastfeeding and use of human milk. Paediatrics. Vol 115 No. 2 Feb 2005. | ||||||||
| 2 | DOMELLÖF, M. et al. Iron requirements of infants and toddlers. 2014. | ||||||||
| 3 | IBFAN. Pieejams no: http://www.ibfan.org | ||||||||
