This course provides a solid foundation in childhood nutrition for both healthy and sick children. It covers key topics such as growth, breastfeeding, early dietary practices, basic nutritional requirements, and common nutritional issues. Participants will learn to detect nutritional risk, gain basic knowledge around the management of faltering growth, and understand dietetic strategies for common paediatric conditions. 

The course also introduces principles of nutrition support, including therapeutic diets, condition-specific nutrition products, enteral feeding methods, and the role of vegan and cultural dietary considerations. 

Additionally, participants will be able to enhance reflective practice, communication skills, and share best practices in paediatric dietetics. The course encourages discussion on improving and developing dietetic services. 

This course is ideal for dietetic support workers new to paediatrics or those looking to refresh their knowledge, skills, and expand their professional network.

Aims:

  • Importance of growth & nutrition ​

  • Role of nutrition in common paediatric conditions & common issues​

  • Principles of therapeutic diets, nutrition support, and screening​

  • Effective communication

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the most important nutritional messages associated with prevalent paediatric condition

  • Aware of 

    • common childhood concerns​
    • faltering growth
    • stepwise approach to nutritional support
Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course you should be able to:​

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the role of nutrition in all children and the effect of growth on nutritional requirements (0 - 18 years)​

  • Describe the importance of breastfeeding, early feeding practices, how the diet changes through the various stages of development, and dietary variations (vegan and cultural differences)

  • Demonstrate an understanding of plotting growth and key practice points​

  • Aware of how paediatric nutritional screening tools can be used



Basic Nutrition Principles & Advancing Dietetic Support Workforce Practice in Paediatrics 5th September 2024

Learning aims

To increase the knowledge of the dietetic support workforce in paediatrics on:

  • the importance of growth & role of nutrition in all children
  • the role of nutrition in common paediatric conditions & common concerns
  • the principles of therapeutic diets, nutrition support, and nutrition risk screening
  • how to effectively communicate with parents/carers and children  

To share and understand best practice experiences and discuss ways in which practice can be improved and developed.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of all sessions each participant will:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the role of nutrition in all children and the effect of growth on nutritional requirements (0 - 18 years)
  • Describe the importance of breastfeeding, early feeding practices, how the diet changes through the various stages of development, and dietary variations (vegan and cultural differences)
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the most important nutritional messages with common paediatric conditions
  • Be aware of:
    • common childhood concerns
    • faltering growth
    • the range of nutritional support including enteral tube feeding
  • To demonstrate an understanding of plotting growth and key practice points
  • Be aware of the ways in which nutritional screening tools such as STAMP can be used to identify nutritional risks in children