PHARMACONUTRITION

NUT688

Course Code: NUT688
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn relationship between immune system and nutrition
Learn pharmaconutrition therapy in critically ill patients

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

To review functions,structures of immunonutrients(selenium,arginin,glutamine,w-3 fatty acids etc.),interactions with critically ill of immunonutrients and pharmaconutrition in critically ill patients.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Description of the immune system and organs of the immune system
2^nd Week	Immun system functions and humoral and cellular immunity
3^rd Week	Immunonutrients and mechanisms
4^th Week	Glutamine/arginin/nucleotids/w-3 fatty acids in pharmaconutrition
5^th Week	Selenium,zinc,copper in pharmaconutrition
6^th Week	Folic Acid, vitamin A,vitamin C,prebiotics,probiotics and synbiotics in pharmaconutrition
7^th Week	Inflammation and immunosupressive in pharmaconutrition
8^th Week	Pharmaconutrition in critically illness,intensive care units and in non-surgical oncology and surgical oncology diseases
9^th Week	Review article presentation I
10^th Week	Review article presentation I
11^th Week	Research article presentation II
12^th Week	Research article presentation II
13^th Week	Seminar I
14^th Week	Seminar II

Recommended or Required Reading

Mahan L.K., Escott-Stump S. Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W. B. Saunders Company, USA, 2000.
Friedland,J.,Lightstone L. Infection and Immunity,2th Edition,Taylor Francis Group,UK,2004.
Gershwin,E.,Nestel P.,Keen C.Handbook of Nutrition and Immunity,Humana Press,New Jersey,2004.
Watson R.,Zibadi S.,Preedy V.Dietary Components and Immune Function,New Jersey,2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Presentation of Article	2	20
Other	1	30
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	60	60
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	3	20	60
Presentation (including preperation)	3	7	21
Seminar (including preperation)	1	20	20
Article Presentation	2	8	16
Article	2	10	20
Total Work Load			296
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.86
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X	X
K2	X	X
K3	X	X
K4	X	X
K5		X
K6		X
K7	X