84510 - Clinical Nutrition

Learning outcomes

Compare and evaluate food intake and nutritional status in different life periods (childhood, maturity, aging), and discuss changes according to different needs. Discuss the link between nutritional status and health of the individual.

Course contents

- Definition of Healthy Diet

- Malnutrition and dysnutrition

- Nutrional status evaluation

- Nods of artificial nutrition 

Readings/Bibliography

ESPEN Basics in Clinical Nutrition https://www.espen.org/education2/espen-blue-book

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons

 

Assessment methods

Assessment methods

The final exam will be an oral summative assessment consisting of questions pertinent to the Learning Outcomes and Course Contents of all units comprising the Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases integrated course. Professors of all course units participate in an overall collegial assessment of the student's final profit. The credits (6 CFU) of the integrated Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases course are awarded after passing the final summative assessment with a minimum grade of 18/30. Honors (cum laude) may be awarded to students who have achieved a maximal grade in the final summative assessment and have demonstrated outstanding learning outcomes (30/30L).

Final grades will be specifically assigned according to the following criteria:

-Outstanding 30/30L: full preparation, consolidated and without inaccuracies on the topics covered in the integrated course. Ability to promptly frame the topic. Ability to analyze and connect independently different topics. Concepts in the right succession and full command of the specific language with some original elaboration by the student.

-Excellent 29-30/30: full preparation, consolidated and without significant inaccuracies on the topics covered in the course. Ability to promptly frame the topic. Ability to analyze and connect independently. Concepts in the right succession and full command of the specific language.

-Very good 27-28/30: preparation of very good level, but with significant inaccuracies compromising the achievement of full marks. Ability to analyze and link independently. Exposure of concepts in the right succession and with appropriate language.

-Good 23-26/30: preparation of good level, but with important inaccuracies in the presentation. Ability to analyze and link after input from the teacher. Exposure of concepts in the right succession and with appropriate language.

-Sufficient 18-22/30: knowledge limited to the basic concepts without serious gaps, only after input from the teacher. Exposition of concepts and language acceptable as a whole.

-Insufficient <18/30: lack of preparation. Serious and repeated conceptual errors.

Office hours

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