This course is specifically designed to provide a thorough grounding in all aspects of clinical nutrition and:

• Summarise national nutrition drivers to provide a foundation for the course
• Increase awareness of nutritional compromise and its consequences; give practical guidance on assessment of patients, and discuss particular patient groups (surgical patients, those with irritable bowel syndrome, renal disease, eating disorders and liver disease)
• Discuss practicalities of feeding in terms of ethics, different methods of feeding and understand more about different techniques to give artificial nutrition
• Establish principles of nutritional importance in extreme clinical situations (short bowel syndrome, refeeding syndrome, parenteral nutrition)

The course is aimed at professionals with an interest in clinical nutrition. It will particularly appeal to those with an interest in patient nutrition or if you are a clinician, dietitian, doctor, hospital pharmacist, nursing staff member or others with interest in patient nutrition.

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Approved for Royal College of Physicians 18 Category 1 External CPD Credit Points.

A discount is available for BSG members. Please see the link to the course for the details.