Food as Medicine - Food and our Genome

Overview

How does our genome affect our health? Should patients adjust their diets according to their genes? Answer these questions and more with this course designed to give healthcare professionals the latest information on food and genetics.

The programme

On the course you’ll explore topics including epigenetics and nutrigenetics, the human genome and the ethical issues surrounding genetic healthcare. You should leave the course with a greater understanding out the impact of genetics on nutritional requirements, and you should feel more confident in answering common nutrition and gene related questions.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the Food as Medicine - Food and our Genome course offered by FutureLearn in partnership with Monash University, you'll be able to:

• Describe the main factors of the human genome.

• Describe how genetics can affect nutritional requirements.

• Explain and provide examples of how nutrients can affect the activity of genes.

• Engage effectively with patients and respond to common nutrition and genetic related questions.

• Summarise ethical, legal and social issues associated with nutrigenetic testing and discuss how these may affect healthcare practice.

Accreditation

• British Dietetic Association (BDA): endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

• Association for Nutrition (AfN): endorsed for CPD

• Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)