Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus

Course title and code:

Nutrition Therapy for Chronic Disease (CHS 343)

Program in which the course is offered:

Clinical Nutrition program

Credit hours

4 hours (3 + 1)

Level at which this course is offered:

5^th level

Course prerequisites:

CHS 268

Time:

Tuesday 10:00 – 12:50

Location:

Room 21

Course instructor

Fahad Aldawood

Contact information:

Office Number:

2314

Contact Information :

Mobile : 0549962211

@KSUnutrition

@FahadAldawood

Email:

faldawood@ksu.edu.sa

Office hours:

Sunday: 9:00 – 10:00

Monday: 9:00 – 10:00

Tuesday: 10:00 – 12:00

Available on other days by appointment

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.

Topics to be covered

List of topics	Week due	Contact hours	Assigned Reading Pages	Assignments & Quizzes due
Introduction	1^st week	3
Obesity	2^nd week	3	281-308
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) part 1	3^rd week	3	811 - 820	Obesity assignment + Quiz are due this week
DM part 2	4^th week	3	821 - 832
Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) part 1	5^th week	3	841 - 856	DM assignment + Quiz are due this week
CVD part 2	6^th week	3	856 - 864	CVD assignment + Quiz are due this week
1^st Midterm exam	7^th week	3		Exam Date 11/3/2014
Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders	8^th week	3	731 - 746
Midterm Break	9^th week	0
Lower GI Disorders	10^th week	3	755 - 778
Liver diseases	11^th week	3	787 - 801	Upper & lower GI assignment + Upper GI Quiz are Due this week
Liver diseases/Renal diseases	12^th week	3	873 - 892	Lower GI Quiz is due this week
Renal diseases	13^th week	3	873 - 892	Liver & Renal Assignment + Liver quiz are due this week
2^nd midterm exam	14^th week	3		Exam Date 29/4/2014
Rheumatology &Bone health/Anemia	15^th week	3	To be decided	To be decided

Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester
Assessment task	Week due	Proportion of Final Assessment
Mid term I	Week 8/9	10%
Mid term II	Week 15	10%
Practical	Week 1-14	10%
Assignments	Week 2-14	10%
Quizzes	Week 2-14	10%
Participation and Discussion	Week 2-14	10%
Final Exam	Week 15	40%

Lecture (1)	Introduction to the chronic diseases going to cover as lectures and practical sections.
Lecture (2)	Obesity as a major underling cause and not only as a risk factor; prevention and intervention.

Lecture (3,4)	Diabetes Mellitus; Types of Diabetes; Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management (briefly cover the medical management and elaborate in the nutrition management for the disease) Cover the Insulin Distribution, Carbohydrate counts and Briefly the Glyceamic index for foods

Lecture (5,6)	Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension and heart failure; Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management (briefly cover the medical management and elaborate in the nutrition management for the disease)
Lecture (7,8,9)	GI Diseases; Upper and lower; Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management (briefly cover the medical management and elaborate in the nutrition management for the disease)

Lecture (10,11)	Liver Diseases and Pancreatitis; Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management (briefly cover the medical management and elaborate in the nutrition management for the disease)

Lecture (11,12)	Renal Diseases; pre dialysis and Types of dialysis. Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management (briefly cover the medical management and elaborate in the nutrition management for the disease)

Required Textbook

Rolfes Sharon, Pinna Kathryn and Whitney Ellie. Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition. Eighth edition (2009)

Mahan, L.K. and S. Escott-Stump, Editors. (2012). Krause’s Food & Nutrition Therapy. 12^th Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA.

SPECIFIC COURSE POLICIES:

Participation/Attendance & uniform: Everyone enrolled in the course is expected to participate in class discussions. Attendance at class and hospital with appropriate uniform on is mandatory. Students who have not attended at least 75% of the lectures will not be able to write the final exam (students with official medical reports will be excused). Student who arrives late to class two times will be considered absent for one class.

Penalty for late assignments: Assignments are always due one week from the day the assignment was given to students. There will be a deduction of 10% per day of the value of the assignment for late submission. NO assignment will be accepted five days after due date (unless official medical report is presented showing student’s inability to complete tasks on time due to health problems). Assignments are always individual unless otherwise indicated by the instructor, plagiarizing or copying from another student or source will result in a grade of zero for both students as well as other penalties according to KSU regulations.

Special examination: NO special examination will be given for a student who has missed a scheduled examination except in cases with proper documentation to show a confirmed personal illness or a death in the student’s immediate family. Reports from private hospitals will not be considered.

Up to 10% of marks on each assignment and examination can be deducted for lack of proper English communication skills, including errors in spelling, grammar or unorganized assignment.

Up to 25% of marks on each practical assignment (e.g case studies) can be deducted if student did not attend the actual visit.

Fahad Abdulaziz Aldawood