In this free online course, learn how to assess and provide essential children's dietary needs and monitoring growth. Children's nutritional status assessments are crucial because they assist in identifying children who may be at risk of malnutrition and enable early detection and dietary adjustments. This course examines how pediatric nutritionists can work with parents, healthcare professionals, and other healthcare providers to accurately assess a child's nutritional condition and help them make decisions that will improve their overall health.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195420 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the foundation of pediatric nutritional needs from infancy to adolescence • Describe the physiology of digestion, absorption and metabolism in pediatric populations • Discuss various comprehensive pediatric nutritional assessment techniques • Recall various advanced methods for assessing dietary intake and nutritional status in children • Identify dietary management of common pediatric medical conditions • Discuss the collaborative care approaches involving pediatricians, dieticians and other healthcare professionals • Outline allergen avoidance strategies and nutritional implications of restricted diets • List nutritional challenges and considerations for children with multiple allergies • Recognize nutritional requirements for young athletes and active children • Explain nutritional considerations for weight management and body composition in young athletes • Describe the indications, formulation, and administration of enteral and parenteral nutrition in pediatric patients |
| Course Code | 6804 |
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