Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy I

Catalog description

This online course introduces the student to fundamental principles and applications of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) in human health across the life cycle in outpatient clinical settings. In this first of a two-course series, content delivered asynchronously focuses on foundations of MNT and the nutrition care process for the provision of evidence-based nutrition care. Students explore MNT as it relates to assessment and disease prevention in caring for individuals during pregnancy and lactation as well as childhood, the aging process and oral health. Students gain an understanding of and appreciation for nutrition science, anatomy and physiology, synthesis of research findings, and trends in health care. Through case studies, students integrate and apply their knowledge to effectively plan and manage the nutritional care of a variety of patients using a critical thinking approach for evidence-based MNT.