Sara O’Brien, MS, RD-AP, LDN, CNSC

Prerequisites: SAR HS251 & CAS BI211 or CAS BI315. Limited to nutrition majors or with consent of instructor. This course focuses on the changing nutritional requirements from infancy, childhood, and adolescence through older adulthood. Nutritional needs specific to pregnancy and lactation will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on understanding biological requirements as well as the behavioral, socioeconomic, and cultural factors associated with meeting nutrition requirements throughout the life span. (Credits: 4)

Prerequisite - SAR HS384. This course is a continuation of SAR HS384 and is limited to nutrition majors in the dietetics and nutrition science tracks. This course focuses on medical nutrition therapy for various disease states, including gastrointestinal disease, kidney disease, cancer, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and inborn errors of metabolism. This course also covers the metabolic response to trauma and critical illness and the importance of nutritional therapy in these states. The use of parenteral and enteral nutrition, intravenous catheters, and feeding tubes will be covered. Diet and drug interactions and nutritional genomics also will be discussed. Students will use case studies to learn to apply their knowledge of nutrition care to the treatment of patients with various diseases. (Credits: 4)

Prerequisites: SARHS 385. - Course is limited to nutrition majors in the dietetics track. This course provides a review of and an opportunity to implement all aspects of the nutritional care process. Through classroom discussion of case studies as well as experiences at in- and out- patient facilities, students will gain expertise in the provision of nutritional care. (Credits: 4)

Prerequisite: SAR HS551. - Limited to graduate students in the DPD/MS/DI nutrition program. - This course focuses on the changing nutritional requirements from infancy, childhood, and adolescence through older adulthood. Nutritional needs specific to pregnancy and lactation will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on understanding biological requirements as well as the behavioral, socioeconomic, and cultural factors associated with meeting nutrition requirements throughout the life span. (Credits: 4)

Prerequisite: SAR HS584. - This course is a continuation of SARHS584 and is limited to graduate students in the DPD/MS/DI nutrition program. This course focuses on medical nutrition therapy for various disease states, including gastrointestinal disease, kidney disease, cancer, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and inborn errors of metabolism. This course also covers the metabolic response to trauma and critical illness and the importance of nutritional therapy in these states. The use of parenteral and enteral nutrition, intravenous catheters, and feeding tubes will be covered. Diet and drug interactions as well as nutritional genomics also will be discussed. Students will use case studies to learn to apply their knowledge of nutrition care to the treatment of patients with various diseases. (Credits: 4)

Prerequisite: SAR HS585. - Limited to graduate students in the DPD/MS/DI nutrition program. - This course provides a review of and an opportunity to implement all aspects of the nutritional care process. Through classroom discussion of case studies as well as experiences at in- and out-patient facilities, students will gain expertise in the provision of nutritional care. (Credits: 4)

Limited to students in the MS/DI or DPD/MS/DI nutrition programs. - This course is designed to provide students with information relevant to the practice of dietetics. AND Standards of Practice/Standards of Professional Performance, the AND Code of Ethics, the registration exam, third-party payment, and other issues salient to the dietetics practitioner are presented and discussed. (Credits: 2)

Prerequisites: SAR HS561, SAR HS584, and SAR HS585. This course will focus on the nutrition management of complex patient populations. The foundation of nutrition care is identification of patients at nutritional risk who require intervention, thus, nutrition screening and nutrition assessment will be covered in detail. Methods of determining malnutrition will be reviewed and practiced using case studies. Micronutrient assessment and methods of correcting deficiencies will be covered. A major challenge in clinical nutrition care is managing the patient with multiple medical problems. Students will discuss how to prioritize medical problems and how to develop a nutrition plan while considering many diseases. Cases tied to this course will also be completed in the simulation lab outside of class time. (Credits: 4)