Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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Code: | NUTR71-120 |
EFTSL: | 0.063 |
Faculty: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine |
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Credit: | 5 |
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Description
This subject builds on the content covered in Acute Clinical Dietetics in a delivery format designed to complement student learning during supervised practise focused on medical nutrition therapy across a range of clinical areas, across the lifespan, and diverse socioeconomic and cultural groups. It focuses on further preparing students for the application of medical nutrition therapy, with learning resources and activities that are designed to focus and support students in their clinical internship. The subject covers medical nutrition therapy primarily at a level appropriate for tertiary healthcare interventions, residential aged care facilities and private practice individual case management. Foundational and specialist areas of dietetic practice are covered including intensive care, total parenteral and enteral nutrition, nutritional genomics and paediatrics. The subject includes lectures, webinars and online resources from specialist dietitians in the relevant areas and focus on cases drawn from students’ clinical internship experiences.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Perform the Nutrition Care Process and use standardised nutrition language for individuals of differing ages and health status across a variety of settings.
- Apply relevant evidence and critical thinking to prepare and justify nutrition care plans for individuals of differing ages and health status across a variety of settings.
- Interpret concepts and best-available evidence related to emerging areas that are applicable to the dietetics discipline, including nutritional genomics.
Enrolment requirements
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Pre-requisites:Co-requisites:There are no co-requisites |
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Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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Restrictions: |
This subject is not available to
Must be admitted into CC-63041 - Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject dates
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May 2023
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 19/03/2023 Semester start: 15/05/2023 Subject start: 15/05/2023 Cancellation 1: 29/05/2023 Cancellation 2: 05/06/2023 Last enrolment: 28/05/2023 Withdraw - Financial: 10/06/2023 Withdraw - Academic: 01/07/2023 Teaching census: 09/06/2023 -
January 2024
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023 Semester start: 29/01/2024 Subject start: 29/01/2024 Cancellation 1: 11/02/2024 Cancellation 2: 14/02/2024 Last enrolment: 09/02/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 23/02/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 10/03/2024 Teaching census: 22/02/2024
Non-Standard Offering | |
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Enrolment opens: | 19/03/2023 |
Semester start: | 15/05/2023 |
Subject start: | 15/05/2023 |
Cancellation 1: | 29/05/2023 |
Cancellation 2: | 05/06/2023 |
Last enrolment: | 28/05/2023 |
Withdraw - Financial: | 10/06/2023 |
Withdraw - Academic: | 01/07/2023 |
Teaching census: | 09/06/2023 |
Non-Standard Offering | |
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Enrolment opens: | 12/11/2023 |
Semester start: | 29/01/2024 |
Subject start: | 29/01/2024 |
Cancellation 1: | 11/02/2024 |
Cancellation 2: | 14/02/2024 |
Last enrolment: | 09/02/2024 |
Withdraw - Financial: | 23/02/2024 |
Withdraw - Academic: | 10/03/2024 |
Teaching census: | 22/02/2024 |