Clinical Dietetic II – Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra

Base Knowledge

Have skills in using the food table

Mastering the method of calculating the meal plan by equivalents

Mastering the use of Predictive Equations

Teaching Methodologies

Teaching will be carried out through lectures, with exposure of themes and discussion of articles with students. Practical classes will be, fundamentally, 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 with the teacher within the scheduled time.

Learning Results

Know and know how to implement food plans adapted to the various pathologies related to nutrition and be sure of the benefit of nutritional therapy in improving the patient’s health status in each pathology or in various associated pathologies;

Know the general rules that allow you to prepare food plans that are adapted and balanced in the nutritional and dietary plan in the various pathologies

Accounting for and transforming nutritional needs taking into account the pathology or pathologies in a personalized food plan adapted to each patient;

Be able to motivate, through dietary education, behavior change and changes in eating habits for the acceptance of the prescribed eating plan;

Advise patients from a nutritional point of view and contribute to an improvement in their health status through solid scientific knowledge in the areas of dietetics and nutrition sciences;

Develop skills to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Program

1- Nutritional intervention (Risk assessment; guidelines; related biochemical parameters; nutritional assessment; Objective Nutritional Supplementation; patient management

2- Malnutrition

3- Nutritional supplementation

4- Dysphagia

5- Diet therapy for gastrointestinal tract (GIT) pathologies GER / Esophagitis, Gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcer, Gastric surgery, Inflammatory bowel disease, Constipation, Flatulence, Diarrhea, Acute, Chronic, Steatorrhea, Intestinal surgery, ulcerative colitis, syndrome short bowel disease, Celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, Restricted and fiber-supplemented diet, Diet therapy in other GI abnormalities

6- Diet therapy in post-surgical situations of the stomach, and in Dumping Syndrome, Short Bowel Syndrome.

7- Diseases of Eating Behavior

Resolution and discussion of clinical cases associated with the pathologies taught, in hospital and in consultation

Curricular Unit Teachers

Maria Helena Vieira Soares Loureiro

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Bibliografia Primária

Shils, M. E., & Shike, M. (2006). Modern nutrition in health and disease (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Mahan, L. K., & Escott-Stump, S. (2008). Krause’s food & nutrition therapy (12th ed.). St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders/Elsevier

Centro de Segurança Alimentar e Nutrição do Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (2007). Tabela da Composição de Alimentos, (1a Edição – Reimpressão). Lisboa: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge.

Nutrition counseling and education skilles a guide for professionals, Holli Betsy B and Beto Judith, 2018.

Bibliografia Secundária:

Hils, M. E., Shike, M., Ross, A.C., Caballero, B., Cousins, R.J. (2014). Nutrição Moderna na

Saúde e na Doença (11ª ed.). São Paulo, Brasil: Manole.

Rolfes, S. et al (2009). Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition (8ªed). Wadsworth, USA: Cengage Learning

Nix, S., & Williams, S. R. (2009). Williams’ basic nutrition & diet therapy (13th ed.). St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby/Elsevier.

Holli, B. B., & Beto, J. A. (2018). Nutrition counseling and education skills : a guide for professionals (7th edition. ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health.

Escott-Stump, S. (2015). Nutrition and diagnosis-related care (Eighth edition. ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.

Chernoff, R. (2014). Geriatric nutrition : the health professional’s handbook (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Nunes, MA. (2006). Transtornos alimentares e obesidade (2nd ed.). Porto Alegre: Artmed.

Riella, MC & Martins, C. (2013). Nutrição e o rim (2nd ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, cop.