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FBMCLN: Clinical Nutrition
Module code: FBMCLN
Module provider: Food and Nutritional Sciences; School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy
Credits: 20
Level: Postgraduate Masters
When you'll be taught: Semester 2
Module convenor: Dr Orla Kennedy, email: o.b.kennedy@reading.ac.uk
Pre-requisite module(s):
Co-requisite module(s):
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):
Module(s) excluded:
Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: No
Talis reading list: No
Last updated: 27 June 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
The module will enable you to cover the scientific basis for nutritional support, medical ethics and nutritional counselling.聽 The module will focus on healthy, sick and metabolically compromised patients. It will help you build skills on clinical nutrition with respect physiological systems and learn about how diet can be used to prevent, treat and support human disease
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Evaluate an individual鈥檚 food and nutrient intake and provide critical insight into the results.
- Conduct an anthropometrical assessment and be confident in the use of common medical assessment techniques (blood pressure, blood flow, bone density etc.)
- Interpret real-life clinical case-studies and design a relevant nutritional interventional strategy
Module content
- Introduction to clinical nutrition: a) Definition and scope of clinical nutrition; b) Overview of nutrition assessment and monitoring c) Importance of nutrition in disease management and treatment
- Nutrition assessment: a) Anthropometric measurements; b) Biochemical markers; c) Dietary intake assessment; d) Clinical evaluation and assessment of nutritional status
- Clinical nutrition interventions: a) Medical nutrition therapy; b) Enteral and parenteral nutrition support; c) Nutrition support in specific diseases (e.g., cancer, renal failure, diabetes)
- Ethics and legal issues in clinical nutrition: a) Ethical considerations in clinical nutrition; b) Legal aspects of nutrition support and feeding
- Emerging topics in clinical nutrition: a) Nutrigenomics and personalized nutrition; b) Artificial nutrition and hydration; c) Nutrition in critical care
- Case studies in clinical nutrition: a) Review and analysis of real-life clinical cases; b) Application of nutritional assessment and intervention strategies
- Practical work in clinical nutrition: a) Hands-on experience in a clinical setting; b) Supervised practice and application of nutrition assessment and intervention strategies
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
The topics will be divided into:聽
- lectures, seminars
- practical sessions
- assessments (e.g. written assignments, presentations, exams).聽
The specific content, duration, and mode of delivery will depend on the needs and goals of the program.
Study hours
At least 50 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | 24 | ||
Seminars | 6 | ||
Tutorials | |||
Project Supervision | |||
Demonstrations | |||
Practical classes and workshops | 14 | ||
Supervised time in studio / workshop | |||
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | 6 | ||
Work-based learning | |||
聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | 10 | ||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | 20 | ||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Other | |||
Other (details) | |||
聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Placement | |||
Study abroad | |||
聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Independent study hours | 120 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.
For accredited programmes, students need to achieve 50% in each assessment.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Practical skills assessment | HLA OSCE | 50 | 30 minute role play | ||
Written coursework assignment | Clinical case study response | 50 | 1,000 words max | Interpret case study and reflect of case study. Diet plan for a patient |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
- Competency test in advance of OSCE; Blackboard feedback
- Response to real-life case study; feedback; PhD student and student-student.聽
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Practical skills assessment | OSCE reassessment | 50 | 30 minute | August resit period | |
Written coursework assignment | Clinical case study response | 50 | 1,000 words max | August resit period |
Additional costs
Item | Additional information | Cost |
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Computers and devices with a particular specification | ||
Required textbooks | ||
Specialist equipment or materials | All students require a Hep B vaccination | 拢60辫辫 |
Specialist clothing, footwear, or headgear | ||
Printing and binding | ||
Travel, accommodation, and subsistence |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.