Overview
Key facts
University of Leeds' The Leeds Course in Clinical Nutrition offers:
- increase awareness of nutritional compromise and its consequences; give practical guidance on assessment of patients, and discuss particular patient groups (surgicalpatients, 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).
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Pharmacy and parenteral nutrition
- Nutritional nightmares in gut-brain disorders
- Preventing the refeeding syndrome
- Nutrition in IBD
- Kullavanijaya International Guest Lecture: Managing home parenteral nutrition
- Workshops
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Nutrition & Dietetics Food Science View 41 other Short Courses in Nutrition & Dietetics in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
The Leeds Course in Clinical Nutrition is aimed at you if you’re a professional with an interest in clinical nutrition. It will particularly appeal to you if you have an interest in patient nutrition or if you’re a:
- clinician
- dietitian
- doctor
- hospital pharmacist
- nursing staff member
- others with interest in patient nutrition.
Tuition Fee
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International
775 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 775 GBP for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
775 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 775 GBP for the full programme during 3 days.
- Standard fee: £775
- NHS/academic fee: £595
Living costs for Leeds
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.