Malnutrition: From Screening to Intervention

Catalog description

This class is designed to strengthen students’ clinical nutrition knowledge specifically as it relates to the definition, screening, & assessment of adult malnutrition & to evidence based intervention strategies for the prevention & management of adult malnutrition. The class will focus on adult malnutrition of the hospitalized patient and of the oncology patient. Through critical analysis of published research studies, students will develop an understanding of evidence-based practice as it relates to these areas.