CODE 66510 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 2 DIETISTICA 9288 (L/SNT3) - GENOVA LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: CLINICAL DIET THERAPY I TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Knowledge of the symptom of dysphagia, with particular reference to nutritional aspects Knowledge of the IDDSI framework document Knowledge of the rheological and sensory properties of food and the operating methods for the modification of these properties based on the clinical and nutritional needs of the patient (e.g. change in consistency, color etc.); "practical" laboratory planned Knowledge of techniques for fortification of foods with modified consistency (malnourished patient) Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team for the management of dysphagia, especially as regards the nutritional aspect (assessment - diagnosis - intervention - monitoring) Ability to elaborate a diet with modified consistency based on the level of dysphagia and the patient’s needs (with clinical case execution) TEACHING METHODS The teaching is divided into 8 hours of training activities organized in: - frontal lesson (about 5-6 hours) - practical activity for food consistency (about 1 hour) - clinical case study (about 1-2 hours) Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Dysphagia: definition, types, nutritional management and role of the dietitian The physical/rheological properties of foods (with particular reference to international standardization for IDDSI consistency); the sensory properties of foods Practical processing of modified-consistency diet (e.g. liquid, creamy, solid-soft): permitted and prohibited foods, operating instructions for changing the consistency The diet with modified consistency in the malnourished patient or at risk of malnutrition; the fortified meal with modified consistency Management of diets with modified consistency in hospital catering: practical experience in cook and chill RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Document IDDSI "Internatiol Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative" www.iddsi.org Position statement ANDID "L'importanza dei pasti ad aumentata densità energetica e proteica nella prevenzione e trattamento della malnutrizione" - S. Vezzosi, S. Agostini, G. Cecchetto, G. Imperio, S. Maccà, M. Tonelli, S. Torsoli, E. Troiano TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD CONSUELO BORGARELLI Exam Board GIORGIA BODINI (President) FRANCESCA AIMASSO CONSUELO BORGARELLI PASQUALE ESPOSITO GIAN MARCO ROSA LIVIA PISCIOTTA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination ASSESSMENT METHODS The verification of learning takes place through the only final examination that aims to ascertain the actual acquisition by the student of the expected learning results. In order to pass the exam and then report a grade of not less than 18/30, the student must demonstrate that they know: the symptom of dysphagia, with particular reference to nutritional aspects the IDDSI Framework Document the rheological and sensory properties of food and the operating methods for the modification of these properties on the basis of the clinical and nutritional needs of the patient (e.g. change in consistency, colour, etc.) techniques for fortification of foods with modified consistency (malnourished patient) They must also be able to: collaborate within a multidisciplinary team for the management of dysphagia, especially as regards the nutritional aspect (assessment - diagnosis - intervention - nutritional monitoring) elaborate a diet with modified consistency based on the level of dysphagia and the patient’s needs Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 13/01/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 24/02/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 09/06/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 07/07/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale 08/09/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION The slides of the lessons and the clinical cases will be made available to the students.