330064 VO Biomedical Aspects of Global Nutrition (2015W)
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Lehrveranstaltung für das Masterstudium (Voraussetzung Zulassung zum Masterstudium)
Details
max. 80 participants
Language: German
Examination dates
- Monday 18.01.2016 13:15 - 14:45 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
- Monday 01.02.2016 09:45 - 11:15 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
- Tuesday 15.03.2016 11:30 - 13:00 UZA2 Hörsaal 7 (Raum 2Z210) 2.OG
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
LEHRVERANSTALTUNGSTERMINE:
Mo 11.01.2016 09:00 - 14:00 UHR SE562 UZA IIDi 12.01.2016 10:15 - 13:45 UHR SE562 UZA IIMi 13.01.2016 09:00 - 13:00 UHR SE562 UZA IIDo 14.01.2016 09:00 - 14:00 UHR SE562 UZA IIFr 15.01.2016 09:00 - 14:00 UHR SE562 UZA II- Monday 11.01. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 2E562 Ernährungswissenschaften UZA II
- Tuesday 12.01. 10:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum 2E562 Ernährungswissenschaften UZA II
- Wednesday 13.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2E562 Ernährungswissenschaften UZA II
- Thursday 14.01. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 2E562 Ernährungswissenschaften UZA II
- Friday 15.01. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 2E562 Ernährungswissenschaften UZA II
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
1. Global Nutrition Challenges (Under- and Malnutrition, nutritional deficiencies, caloric overnutrition) 2. Severe Malnutrition (Etiology & pathogenesis, clinical diagnosis, complications, management) 3. Anthropometry (weight, length/height, MUAC, head circumference, skinfolds measurements) 4. Iodine deficiency (Causes, struma/goiter, cretinism/intelligence, growth, diagnosis, management, prevention) 5. Vitamin A-deficiency (Causes, xerophthalmia, immun deficiency, diagnosis, management, prevention) 6. Iron deficiency (Causes, anemia-DD, complcations, diagnosis, management, prevention) 7. Breastfeeding (Properties of breastmilk, BF as prevention, BM-replacement, code of conduct, supplementary feeding and weaning) 8. Travel medicine and nutrition (Health preconditions, prophylaxis & immunisations pre travel, prevention while travelling) 9. Foods of the tropics and subtropics (Staples, vegetables and fruits, foods of animal origin, antinutritious components, cyanide, food safety, food processing) 10. Nutrition and diseases (Nutrition as cause of diseases, interaction between disease and nutrition) 11. Nutrition and diarrhoea (Causes of diarrhoea, acut – chronic, parasitoses, diarrhoea and malnutrition, dehydration – rehydration, realimentation, prevention) 12. Repetition, ‘left overs’, Evaluation, etc.
Assessment and permitted materials
written examination (English and/or German at choice of the candidates)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
1. Participants have a knowledge and understanding of basic and practical aspects of international nutrition.
2. Participants have some ability in diagnosing malnutrition (undernutrition, caloric overnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies).
3. Participants know foods available to underprivileged populations.
4. Participants know associations between nutrition and health as well as diseases and nutrition
2. Participants have some ability in diagnosing malnutrition (undernutrition, caloric overnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies).
3. Participants know foods available to underprivileged populations.
4. Participants know associations between nutrition and health as well as diseases and nutrition
Examination topics
lectures, powerpoint presentations, video demonstrations, question/answer sessions
Reading list
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Sa 02.04.2022 00:27