Paediatrics and Nutrition (PEK_008)
About Study Course
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.
Prerequisites
Human anatomy, physiology, pathological physiology.
Learning outcomes
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.
To assess the child’s physical, movement and psychosocial development, the adequacy of feeding for the child’s age and state of health.
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.
