Course Overview

DSM-421: Nutrition: Wellness and Disease (3 Credits)
Program(s): CMR

COURSE CONSULTANTS

THIRD EDITION:

Jeffrey L. Barnett, MD
Adjunct Professor,
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Michigan
Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Kathleen M. Strausburg, MS, RPh
Board Certified Nutrition
Support Pharmacist
Nutrition Support/Pharmacy Consultant
Lakewood, Colorado

FOURTH EDITION:

Jeffrey L. Barnett, MD
Huron Gastroenterology Associates

Adjunct Professor, Division of Gastroenterology
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Kathleen M. Strausburg, MS, RPh
Nutrition Support/Pharmacy Consultant
Denver, Colorado

Graduate Supplement
DSM-5421
To earn graduate-level credit, this supplement and course DSM-421 must be successfully completed.

Click here for more information about graduate-level credit.

Who Should Take This Course:
Sales representatives, managers, and others who interact with dietitians, diabetes educators, oncologists, primary care physicians, obstetricians, specialists in geriatric medicine, and other healthcare providers who pay particular attention to the nutritional status of their patients, and those who are interested in learning more about nutrition and its role in health and disease.

Career Applications/Benefit:
Despite the increasing wealth of nutritional information, there are still many conflicting theories concerning the connections between nutrition, health, and disease. Nevertheless, the link between nutrition and disease is well established. As a result, the role of good nutrition in preventing many chronic diseases is recognized in medicine. While physicians have traditionally focused almost exclusively on curing diseases, today they, along with other healthcare professionals, are trying to find ways to prevent diseases through proper nutrition. Also, it is increasingly clear that nutritional support is vital in the optimal care of many seriously ill patients. In diseases such as cancer and AIDS, and in patients who have suffered traumatic injury, an emphasis on excellent nutrition and nutritional supplementation may make an enormous difference in length and quality of life. This course will benefit healthcare representatives and others by providing them with a strong background in the science of nutrition. Given the increasing impact of nutrition in medicine, it is vital to have a comprehensive knowledge of this important subject. With this knowledge, they will be able to better discuss any nutritional issues that may arise in the course of their interactions with healthcare professionals.

Course Descriptions:
This course describes the role of nutrition in maintaining good health and in providing supportive therapy for patients with specific diseases. It provides information about nutrients and nutritional standards. The course also describes the components of a healthy diet and lifestyle, including the role of exercise and weight control. In addition, it discusses malnutrition and the related disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia and describes the specific dietary risks linked to diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis. Finally, this course describes the role of nutrition in the treatment of seriously ill patients, such as those with traumatic injuries, cancer, and AIDS, and it discusses the role of nutritional support with enteral and parenteral nutrition.

Related Courses:
• Cardiovascular System
• Cardiovascular Virtual Preceptorship
• Diabetes: Approaches in Disease Management
• Diabetes Virtual Preceptorship
• Digestive System
• Focus on Women’s Health
• Oncology: Treatment and Management

Chapter Content:

Chapter 1: Nutrients and Nutritional Standards
	Functions of Nutrients in the Body Nutrient Standards and Food Guides Nutritional Requirements for Each Stage in Life
Chapter 2: Healthy Diet and Lifestyle
	The Elements of a Healthy Diet Dietary Components That Should Be Limited Obesity, Exercise and Weight Control
Chapter 3: Nutrition and Disease
	Diseases of Malnutrition Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Cancer Risk Osteoporosis Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Migraine Headaches
Chapter 4: The Role of Nutrition In Severely Ill Patients
	Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Trauma Patients with Cancer Patients with AIDS

Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to discuss the role of nutrition in maintaining good health and in providing supportive therapy for patients with specific diseases, provide information about nutrients and nutritional standards, describe a healthy diet and lifestyle and the role of weight control, and discuss dietary risks linked to diseases and the role of enteral and parenteral nutrition in the treatment of seriously ill patients.