Course Description
At the end of this course the student will be able to recognize the different Medical Nutrition Therapy strategies employed in the treatment and management of a wide variety of chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes kidney, liver, bones, obesity and GI disorders), The student will also be able to identify and describe the prevention approaches of the risk factors associated with several chronic diseases (e.g. obesity, genetic, unhealthy dietary habits and smoking). The practical part of the course includes hospital visits to be more familiar with the diet therapy of the diseases that are covered in the theoretical part of the course as well as training for proper documentation of the nutrition care process utilizing SOAP, ADIME and PES notes for the first time.