Nutritional Therapy And Dietetics III

Have skills in using the food table
Mastering the method of calculating the meal plan by equivalents
Mastering the use of Predictive Equations

Teaching will be through theoretical classes, with exposition of the topics and discussion of articles with the students.
The practical classes will be, fundamentally, based on the resolution of clinical cases. Real clinical cases and articles on the same topic will be presented for analysis and discussion and resolution. Students will have the opportunity to discuss and ask questions with the teacher within the scheduled time. 

By the end of this course unit, the student should be able to:
1. Design and implement dietary plans adapted to the various nutrition-related pathologies and be confident in the benefits of nutritional therapy for improving an individual’s health status in each specific pathology or associated conditions;
2. Understand the general principles that enable the development of adapted and balanced dietary plans from a nutritional and dietetic perspective for different pathologies;
3. Calculate and convert nutritional requirements, taking into account the pathology or pathologies involved, into a personalised and adapted dietary plan for each individual;
4. Be able to motivate, through nutrition education, behaviours and changes in eating habits that promote acceptance of the prescribed dietary plan;
5. Demonstrate solid scientific knowledge in the field of dietetics and nutrition to manage patients from a nutritional perspective and contribute to improvements in their health status;
6. Have enhanced competencies to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

1. Diet therapy in dyslipidemia
2. Diet therapy in cardiovascular pathology
3. Diet therapy in kidney disease
4. Diet therapy in oncology
5. Diet therapy for autoimmune diseases
6. Diet therapy in HIV/AIDS
7. Diet therapy in organ transplantation
8. Diet therapy in liver disease
9. Diet therapy in burn patients
Practical application of Dietotherapy: solving clinical cases

Assessment may be carried out by continuous assessment or by exam.

Continuous assessment of this course unit comprises components A + B:
Component A (Theoretical – T): Consists of a written examination covering the content taught in theoretical classes and accounts for 60% of the final grade.
Component B (Practical/Laboratory – PL): Consists of the resolution and presentation of clinical case studies during practical classes and accounts for 40% of the final grade.
To successfully complete this course unit, the arithmetic mean of the two assessment components must be equal to or higher than 9.5. A minimum grade of 9.5 is required in each of the T and PL assessment components.

Exam:
Theoretical component will be assessed through multiple choice questions, true and false, short answer, development question (60%) and practical component will be assessed through the development of a practical case (40%).

A minimum grade of 9.5 is required in both assessment moment, and a minimum final grade of 9,5 values.

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