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    This document describes a clinical practice unit on nutrition that involves 96 hours of study. The unit aims to help students solve clinical problems by applying nutritional and medical knowledge to case studies. Students will learn to take patient histories, perform health assessments, make diagnoses, and determine appropriate treatment plans including specialized nutritional treatments.

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    Clinical Practice 1 – (Nutrition)

    DESCRIPTION These classes will enable you to consolidate your knowledge of medical sciences and
    nutrition, aiming to assist you in solving problems, emulating the methods used by
    nutritionists in their own clinics. The unit of study will then focus on those health
    complaints commonly encountered in practice. This subject involves a considerable
    amount of home study followed by class discussion.

    LEARNING
    HOURS 96 HOURS

    Self Directed Learning


    Components of this unit requires self directed study where students will perform
    research and or set tasks followed by reviews promoting learning engagement, debate
    and group discussion.

    LEARNING
    OUTCOMES By the conclusion of this unit of study, students should be able to:
    1. Solve clinical problems systematically by applying both allopathic and nutritional
    knowledge to practical case studies.
    2. Apply systematic processes and procedures to case taking.
    3. Perform a nutritional medicine health assessment.
    4. Analyse and interpret the results of clinical investigations and information
    received
    5. From a given case history and its physical findings, make a diagnostic
    assessment.
    6. Critically evaluate the diagnosis.
    7. Using appropriate techniques, confirm or exclude clinical conditions in the
    differential diagnosis for a given clinical condition.
    8. Synthesise the results of case history, physical examination, and investigations to
    refine a provisional diagnosis.
    9. Delineate the nutritional features of a given clinical case.
    10. Determine appropriate management for each clinical case.
    11. Provide specialised nutritional medicine treatment
    12. Inform the client of appropriate clinical case management

    ASSESSMENT This unit of study is assessed via:


    Case study assignments due throughout the term.
    Refer to Assessment Procedures and Assessment Tasks documents for full details.

    COMPETENCIES Successful completion of assessment tasks for this unit satisfy the following Health
    Training Package HLT07 Units of Competency

    Nature Care College Pty Ltd ABN 77 105 282 264


    46 Nicholson Street, St Leonards NSW 2065
    Tel: +61 (0)2 8423 8333 Fax: +61 (0)2 9436 0503
    email: [email protected] website: www.naturecare.com.au

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    HLTNUT603B - Apply a nutritional medicine diagnostic framework (partial)
    HLTNUT608B - Provide specialised nutritional medicine treatment (partial)

    On Campus - 75% minimum.


    ATTENDANCE
    Distance Learning – no attendance requirements

    PRE- • Anatomy &Physiology 1,


    REQUISITES • Anatomy &Physiology 2,
    • Communicate with Clients
    • Foundations of Nutrition
    • Pathology & Physical Assessment
    • Principles of Micronutrients A,B,C

    • Symptomatology Diagnosis &Pathology 1,


    CO-REQUISITES • Symptomatology Diagnosis &Pathology 2,
    • Nutritional Therapeutics A,B,C

    RESOURCES NCC is a Wi Fi friendly site students are encouraged to use laptops/notepads etc.
    Computer with internet access for log in into e-Learning for resources..
    TEXTBOOKS Compulsory: Nil
    Recommended Reading / References:
    Purchase or read current editions if available.
    Hechtman L. Clinical Naturopathic Medicine. Churchill Livingstone, 2011.
    Kotsirilos, Vitetta, Sali. Integrative and Complimentary Medicine. Churchill Livingstone,
    2011.
    Pizzorno JE, Murray MT, Joiner-Bey H. The clinician’s handbook of natural medicine.
    London: Churchill Livingstone; 2008
    Osiecki H. The physician’s handbook of clinical nutrition. 7th ed. Eagle Farm:
    Bioconcepts; 2006.
    Jamison J. Clinical guide to nutrition & dietary supplements. Churchill & Livingstone.
    2003.
    Pizzorno JE, Murray MT. Textbook of natural medicine. 3rd Ed. Elsevier Science 2005
    Zimmermann M. Burgerstin’s Handbook of nutrition. Micronutrients in the preventions
    and therapy of disease. Thieme, Stuttgart, Germany.
    Berklow, R. (Ed.), The merck manual of diagnosis and Therapy, current edition, Merk
    Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, New Jersey, 1999.
    Bates, B. A guide to physical examination & history taking. 4th Edition. Lippincott,
    Philadelphia, USA.
    MIMS Companion 2008 onwards.
    Students will be required to seek out further appropriate reference material for the
    cases with which they are presented.

    Journals:
    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
    Australasian College Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
    British Medical Journal
    Health and Wellness Report, Dean Black P/L.
    International Clinical Nutrition Review. Integrated Therapies P/L.
    International Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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    ION (Institute for Optimum Nutrition) Magazine, UK.
    Journal of Nutraceuticals, Functional and Medicinal Foods
    Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Nutrisearch Victoria.

    Journal of Nutritional Medicine, London.


    Journal of the Institute of Biosocial and Medical Research, A. Schauss, USA.
    Nutrition Reviews
    The Health Professional
    The Nutrition Practitioner
    Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
    Interesting articles are also to be found in:
    New Scientist, Scientific American, Omni, The Sciences Discovery, Choice, etc.
    Available from your newsagent and Nature Care College.

    Also check information from nutrient manufacturers (and their seminars)

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