Nutritional Therapy And Dietetics III

Have skills in using the food table.

Mastering the method of calculating the meal plan using equivalents.

Mastering the use of predictive equations.

The curricular unit will be developed according to a theoretical and practical model. During the theoretical classes, the content will be presented in a structured way, using expository, interrogative, and interactive methodologies, complemented by moments of analysis, discussion, and debate. Autonomous study will also be promoted through research on the content presented and reading and critical analysis of articles/texts, whenever justified.

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, discussion, and resolution.

Students will have the opportunity to discuss and ask questions to the teachers during the scheduled time. All support materials for the course are made available to students.

By the end of this Curricular Unit, the student should have developed the knowledge and skills described below, distributed between the theoretical component (scientific knowledge and fundamentals) and the practical component of clinical case resolution (application and integration of this knowledge):

Theoretical Component:

1. To know the general principles that enable the development of adapted and balanced dietary plans from a nutritional and dietetic perspective for different pathologies.

2. To demonstrate solid scientific knowledge in the area of ​​dietetics and nutrition to treat patients from a nutritional point of view and contribute to patient improvement;

3. To understand the benefit of nutritional therapy in improving the health status of the person in each pathology or associated pathologies.

Practical Component:

1. To execute dietary plans adapted to various nutrition-related pathologies, based on clinical cases.

2. To calculate and transform nutritional needs, taking into account the pathology(ies), into a personalised diteary plan adapted to each clinical case.

3. To motivate, through nutritional education, behaviours and changes in eating habits that promote acceptance of the prescribed dietary plan.

4. To develop skills to work in multidisciplinary teams, particularly in the discussion and joint resolution of clinical cases.

Theoretical Program

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 Program

Practical application of Dietotherapy: solving clinical cases.

The assessment of the curricular unit is in accordance with what is defined in the Academic Regulations of ESTeSC.

Periodic Assessment

Passing the curricular unit through periodic assessment is obtained with a minimum final grade of 10 points, resulting from the sum of the grades obtained in the Theoretical component and the Practical component, with a weighting of 60% and 40%, respectively.

The Theoretical Component consists of a written assessment on the subjects taught in the theoretical classes and accounts for 60% of the final grade.

The Practical Component consists of solving and presenting clinical cases in the practical classes and accounts for 40% of the final grade.

The grade in each of the assessments (Theoretical component and Practical component) cannot be lower than 9.5 points.

Assessment by Exam

Passing the course through Assessment by Examination is obtained by taking a written exam with questions relating to the Theoretical component and the Practical component, with a weighting of 60% and 40%, respectively.

The score in each of the components of the Exam (Theoretical and Practical) cannot be lower than 9.5 points.

The score obtained in the Exam cannot be lower than 9.5 points.

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