GRTRC NUTR CLPR

Catalog description

This course is designed for graduate students in physical therapy who are preparing to work with older adults. Geriatric Nutrition provides the practitioner with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to assume an active role as a member of the health care team that makes decisions regarding the nutritional health of older individuals. The overall theme of the course is successful aging, and the role of the health professional in helping older adults reach this goal. DPTN 775 presents the current thinking and emerging knowledge regarding the nutritional needs, problems, and delivery of care in aging. In this regard, descriptive and experimental evidence are presented to encourage the therapist to critically evaluate the status of nutrient needs in older adults and to develop appropriate strategies to improve the nutritional health of older individuals.