Universität Wien

330064 VO Biomedical Aspects of Global Nutrition (2018W)

Lehrveranstaltung für das Masterstudium (Voraussetzung Zulassung zum Masterstudium)

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The lectures start on Monday, Oct.1, without any prelimaries.

Monday 01.10. 08:00 - 13:00 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
Tuesday 02.10. 08:00 - 13:00 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
Wednesday 03.10. 12:30 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2E560 Ernährungswissenschaften UZA II
Thursday 04.10. 12:30 - 16:30 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG
Friday 05.10. 13:15 - 14:30 UZA2 Hörsaal 4 (Raum 2Z221) 2.OG

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 or German at the choice of the candidates) for 1st and 2nd run.

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

Examination topics

lectures, powerpoint presentations, video demonstrations, question/answer sessions

Reading list

Kuchenbecker J, Reinbott A, Mtimuni B et al (2017) Nutrition education improves dietary diversity of children 6-23 months at community-level: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Malawi. PLoS ONE 12(4):e0175216. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175216 - J. Kuchenbecker, I. Jordan, A. Reinbott, et al (2015) Exclusive breastfeeding and its effect on growth of Malawian infants: results from a cross-sectional study, Paediatrics and International Child Health, 35:1, 14-23, DOI: 10.1179/2046905514Y.0000000134.
Reinbott A, Jordan I, Herrmann J et al (2016) Role of Breastfeeding and Complementary Food on
Hemoglobin and Ferritin Levels in a Cambodian
Cross-Sectional Sample of Children Aged 3 to 24
Months. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0150750. doi:10.1371/
journal.pone.0150750.

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