MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY FOR RENAL DISEASE

NUT531

Course Code: NUT531
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 1
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor İrem Olcay Eminsoy

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn medical nutrition therapy for renal disorders and strengthen it with case practices
Learn renal diseases
Learn physiology and functions of the kidney

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

To evaluate the principles of medical nutritional therapy of renal diseases and to practice with cases

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Renal pathophysiology and functions
2^nd Week	Assessment of nutritional status in renal diseases 1
3^rd Week	Assessment of nutritional status in renal diseases 2
4^th Week	Assessment of nutritional status in renal diseases 3
5^th Week	Glomerulonephritis and nutritional therapy
6^th Week	Republic Day
7^th Week	Article presentation I
8^th Week	Kidney stones, nephrotic syndrome, and medical nutrition therapy
9^th Week	Acute and chronic glomerulonephritis and nutrition
10^th Week	Hemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, and medical nutrition therapy
11^th Week	Hemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, and medical nutrition therapy
12^th Week	Renal transplantation and medical nutrition therapy; diabetic nephropathy and medical nutrition therapy
13^th Week	Article presentation II
14^th Week	Article presentation III

Recommended or Required Reading

Beslenme. Baysal A., Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, 9. Baskı, Ankara,2002.
Shils ME, Olson JA, Shihe M, Ross AC. Modern Nutrition in Healthy and Disease. Nihth edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1999.
Mahan K., Arlin M. Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10 th edition, 2000
Baysal A. ve ark. Diyet El Kitabı, Hatiboğlu, Yenilenmiş 5. baskı, Ankara, 2008

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Presentation of Article	2	50
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	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	7	14
Presentation (including preperation)	2	5	10
Seminar (including preperation)	1	9	9
Article Presentation	2	3	6
Weekly Articles and Resource Research	2	7	14
Total Work Load			144
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X
K8	X	X
K9	X	X	X