CERTIFICATE COURSE IN CLINICAL NUTRITION

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COURSE CODE & TITLE

CNC23 CLINICAL NUTRITION

COURSE DURATION

35 hours (1 Month-4 Saturdays 9:00am to 4:00 pm)

Certificate Course (10 months)

1. Dental Assistant
2. Medical Assistant - Laboratory

COURSE AVAILABILITY
MEDIUM
INSTRUCTION
MAXIMUM INTAKE

OF English
20

A Bachelor's degree in medicine, nursing, biosciences or

health-related discipline; or appropriate experience or
PREREQUISITES (General)
qualifications,
including
professional
diplomas.
Basic computer skills knowledge is essential.
AWARD

3.5 CE UNITS

COURSE
DESCRIPTION
This course provides a foundation in the physiology of digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrients with
special emphasis on nutritional aspects of growth and development including infant and young child nutrition.
Nutritional management in metabolic disorders and common clinical conditions and nutritional support in
special situations will be focused upon using evidence-based approach and new research findings.

COURSE OUTCOMES: At the end of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Assess nutritional status in health and disease in different age groups.
2. Apply physiological and metabolic principles underlying nutritional status in the assessment and
treatment in health and disease.

3. Medical Assistant - Administration

4. Medical Assistant - Clinical
5. Physical Therapy Assistant
6. Nurse Assistant
7. Pharmacy Assistant
Certificate Course (Short Term)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Introduction to Health Careers

Certificate In Medical Terminology
Medical Billing and Coding
Medical Insurance Billing
Dental office Management
Phlebotomy
Nutrition for Sports and Human
Performance

8. Legal Fundamentals of Health Care

9.

and Public Health

Infection Control for Non-clinical
Healthcare Workers

3. Develop optimum nutritional treatment plans for different clinical conditions.

4. Apply concepts of nutritional requirements in managing patients diagnosed with different diseases.
WHO
SHOULD
ATTEND
THIS
COURSE
This course is suitable for healthcare professionals (physicians, dieticians, nurses, pharmacists, health
educators, food service managers and pharmaceutical food manufacturers) involved in management of the
nutrition of patients in both hospital and community settings and researchers and nutritionists in updating
their knowledge and skills in clinical nutrition.

10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Clinical Nutrition
Geriatric Healthcare
ECG Monitor Technician
Pharmacy Review
Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing
Basic Surgical Skills

16. ECG & Rhythm Interpretation

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COURSE CONTENT
Review of gastrointestinal physiology, digestion and uptake of Metabolism of nutrients in health, growth, aging and disease states.
nutrients including recent advances.
Energy balance, nutrition and relationship to malnutrition.

Evidence-based studies of the relationship of diet and nutrition to

disease states.

Metabolic disorders and role of nutrition in their management.

Nutritional assessment in health and disease in different age groups.

Nutritional plans in health and disease.

Concepts of nutritional support including oral nutritional supplements,

enteral and parenteral nutrition

COURSE METHODOLOGY

The course will be presented using a combination of online instructional

VENUE OF STUDY
Information & Learning Center, Gulf Medical University

ASSESSMENT: End of course assessment.

For academic advising and planning of their study schedule applicants are requested to contact: The Academic Coordinator, Office of the Assistant
Director,
Center
for
Continuing
Education
&
Community
Outreach,
Gulf
Medical
University,
Al
Jurf,
Ajman,
UAE.
Continuing
Education
units
The course has been accredited for three and half continuing education (CE) units awarded by the University. Although these CE units cannot be
transferred to satisfy credit requirements in any diploma or degree level courses in which the candidates may enroll at a future date, they could be counted
in advancement of career by the relevant institutions.
CONTACT
PHONE:
06
FAX:
Email: cceco@gmu.ac.ae

743

1333

Ext:

DETAILS:
384
06-7431222

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