Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
NUTRITION IN CHILDHOOD DISEASES I BES315 5. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Nurcan YABANCI AYHAN
Assistants Merve İLHAN ESGİN
Goals Teaching the properties of infant, child and adolescent acute and chronic diseases and medical nutritional therapies among these diseases.
Course Content Importance and Principles of Diet Treatment in Pediatric Diseases, Causes, Complications and Treatment of Childhood Obesity, Metabolic syndrome and diet therapy, Protein energy malnutrition and diet therapy, Causes and diet therapy of acute gastroenteritis, Lactose intolerance and diet therapy, celiac and diet therapy, Cystic fibrosis and diet therapy, Eating disorders and diet therapy, Neurological disorders and diet therapy, Diabetic ketoacidosis and diet therapy.
Learning Outcomes 1) Explains occurance causes of acute and chronic.
2) Comments clinical and biochemical discrepancies related to diseases.
3) Knows energy and nutrient requirements specific to diseases.
4) Plans a diet according to the diseases.
5) Knows the formulas used in diseases.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Principles and importance of medical nutrition theraphy in child diseases, principles of ethics. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week complementary nutrition Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Growth Monitoring Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Acute gastroenterites and nutrition therapy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Malnutrition and nutrition therapy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Lactose intolerance and medical nutrition therapy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Celiac and Medical Nutrition Treatment Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week mid term exam Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Cystic Fibrosis and Medical Nutrition Therapy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Cause, complications and treatment of child age obesity Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Metabolic syndrome and nutritional therapy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Eating behavior disorders and medical nutrition therapy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Neurological disorders and medical nutrition Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Diabetic ketoacidosis and nutritional therapy Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Colloquium
 Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Arslan P, Bozkurt N, Karaağaoğlu N, Mercanlıgil S, Açık Erge S. Yeterli-Dengeli Beslenme ve Sağlıklı Zayıflama Rehberi, 2. Baskı, Özgür Yayınları, Ankara, 2001.
Baysal A. Beslenme. 9. Baskı, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara, 2001.
Baysal A., Arslan P. Doğumdan Yetişkinliğe Çocuk Yemekleri. 2. Baskı, Özgür Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001.
Fomon SJ. Nutrition of Normal Infants. Mosby, St. Louis, 1993.
Katkı Pediatri Dergileri, Beslenme ve Diyet Dergileri, İngilizce Beslenme ve Pediatri Süreli Yayınları
Köksal G, Gökmen H. Çocuk Hastalıklarında Beslenme Tedavisi. 1. Baskı, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara, 2000.
McLaren DS, Burman D, Belton NR, Williams AF. Textbook of Paediatric Nutrition. Third Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburg, 1991.
Neyzi O, Ertuğrul T. Pediyatri. İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı Yayını, İstanbul, 1990.
Shaw V, Lawson M. Clinical Paediatric Dietetics. First Edition, Blackwell Scientific Publications, London, 1994

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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PY2544553
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 15
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
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