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Paediatrics and Nutrition

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:15.04.2024 10:47:08
Study Course Information
Course Code:PEK_063LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.67ECTS:4.00
Branch of Science:Clinical Medicine; Nutrition ScienceTarget Audience:Medical Services
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Liene Smane
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Paediatrics
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 45 Vienibas gatve, pkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67621730
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)10Class Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Classes40
Total Contact Hours48
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)0Lecture Length (academic hours)0Total Contact Hours of Lectures0
Classes (count)9Class Length (academic hours)5Total Contact Hours of Classes45
Total Contact Hours45
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Human anatomy, physiology, pathological physiology.
Objective:
To create students’ knowledge and understanding of the impact of nutrition on the child’s growth and development, the physiology and pathologies of the child’s body.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Paediatrics, its place in medicine and its relation to nutritional science. The process of taking anamnesis.Lectures1.00auditorium
2The growth and development of a healthy child.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Nutrition and importance thereof in child development.Lectures1.00auditorium
4Breast milk and its composition.Lectures1.00auditorium
5The process of taking anamnesis.Classes1.00clinical base
6The growth and development of a healthy child.Classes1.00clinical base
7Breast milk, its characteristics, importance in infant development.Classes1.00clinical base
8Nutrition and importance thereof in childhood. Food pyramid.Classes1.00clinical base
9Artificial feeding of infants.Classes1.00clinical base
10Health problems in children related to inadequate nutrition - rachitis, iron deficiency anaemia, allergies.Classes1.00clinical base
11Obesity in children, related diseases.Classes1.00clinical base
12Vegetarian diet in childhood, related problems.Classes1.00clinical base
13Nutrition recommendations for patients with genetic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, kidney diseases.Classes1.00clinical base
14A test and examination of independent learning.Classes1.00clinical base
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
5The process of taking anamnesis.Classes1.00clinical base
6The growth and development of a healthy child.Classes1.00clinical base
7Breast milk, its characteristics, importance in infant development.Classes1.00clinical base
8Nutrition and importance thereof in childhood. Food pyramid.Classes1.00clinical base
9Artificial feeding of infants.Classes1.00clinical base
10Health problems in children related to inadequate nutrition - rachitis, iron deficiency anaemia, allergies.Classes1.00clinical base
11Obesity in children, related diseases.Classes1.00clinical base
12Vegetarian diet in childhood, related problems.Classes1.00clinical base
15Nutrition recommendations for patients with genetic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, kidney diseases. A test and examination of independent learning.Classes1.00clinical base
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Before each class, the student prepares for the class and gets acquainted with the current material using the self-test questions available in the e-environment and the materials posted for each class. For each class, the student creates a PowerPoint presentation on current topics in Paediatrics and Nutrition. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
The exam grade (final assessment) consists of: the average grade during the classes (50%) + the final examination assessment (50%). The final examination grade is constituted as follows: 25 questions (MCQ, filling in the missing words, short open-ended questions (60%)) + clinical case (40%).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Students acquire knowledge about the physiology and disorders of child development and growth, the impact of nutrition on child development, the basics of healthy nutrition in different periods of childhood, the immaturity and pathology of the digestive system in childhood, when dietary adjustments are necessary to ensure normal growth and development of the child. During the course, the student: questions patients and their relatives, prepares presentations on the subject of the class, completes short tests; deals with clinical situations.
Skills:To assess the child’s physical, movement and psychosocial development, the adequacy of feeding for the child’s age and state of health.
Competencies:Students become competent in questioning children and parents, evaluating data, analysing clinical symptoms, organising promotion of healthy eating, and drawing up nutritional programmes for children of different ages and with different health problems.
Clinical Skills:
No.SkillLevel
1Collection of structured medical history (anamnesis)A - Beginner level
2Collection of structured medical history (anamnesis)B1 - Basic level
3Evaluation of different scales of children's health status (physical development, adiposity, head, chest, arterial pressure)A - Beginner level
4Evaluation of different scales of children's health status (physical development, adiposity, head, chest, arterial pressure)B1 - Basic level
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1E - studijās ievietotie mācību materiāli.
2Kliegman, Robert M., MD; St Geme, Joseph W., MD; et.al. Nelson Texbook of Pediatrics. 2020, Elsevier Inc.
3RSU tiešsaistes datu bāzes: brīvpieejas datubāzes (PubMed), uz pierādījumiem balstītas medicīnas datubāzes- ClinicalKEY, DynaMedPlus.
Additional Reading
1Clinical Paediatric Dietetics. 4th Edition. Vanessa Shaw (Editor). November 2020, Wiley-Blackwell 864 Pages.
2Nutrition and Bone Growth in Pediatrics. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2011-10-01, Volume 58, Issue 5, 2011, Elsevier Inc.