Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy First Edition PDF EBOOK EPUB
eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Premier Access also includes 10 decision-tree simulation modules in which students make patient decisions and sees how each decision impacts the outcome of the patients treatment. Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy provides students and clinicians with the tools needed to render effective and evidence-based nutrition care plans based on the fundamentals of diet and disease. This text utilizes a practice-oriented, case-based approach that incorporates problem-based learning and engages the reader in various clinical scenarios. This approach encourages the reader to digest the didactic scientific concepts while applying them to patient-based clinical situations. Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy begins by presenting core concepts relating to nutrition and biochemical assessment, as well as enteral and parenteral nutrition. The text then delves into medical nutrition therapy for specific disease states, as well as therapy for specific life stages. Along the way, various pedagogical features emphasize the important of evidence-based practice and a thorough understanding of current research. While appropriate for an undergraduate medical nutrition therapy course, Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy also boasts coverage of specialized topics like oral health, as well as focused chapters on disorders of maldigestion and malabsorption. The text integrates aspects of both adult and pediatric nutrition, providing an opportunity to discuss the similarities and differences in various adult and pediatric states.
About the Author
Kelly Kane, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, is the Director of Nutrition and Business Operations and Dietetic Internship Director at Tufts Medical Center and Assistant Professor in the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. She has been a Registered Dietitian for more than 20 years, over which time she has worked in the clinical setting providing medical nutrition therapy for acutely ill adults and children as well as educating patients on ways to improve their health with nutrition. She has taught nutrition to health professionals including dietetic interns, physician assistants, and medical students for over 10 years. She also works as a nutrition consultant with various business and physician groups. She is a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician, member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and member of the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
Kathy Prelack, PhD, RD, LDN, is an Assistant Professor at Simmons College and Adjunct Associate Professor at Tufts University with a primary academic focus on clinical nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, and interprofessional learning. She has taught advanced medical nutrition at Tufts University for over 10 years. Her research interests include energy expenditure and protein metabolism using isotope methodology, and methods of body composition analysis in a clinical setting. Kathy is a Registered Dietitian and is currently the Director of Clinical Nutrition at Shriners Hospitals for Children, a pediatric burn hospital. She has worked in the field of pediatric burn injury for over 20 years. She also serves as the Chair of the Research Council at the hospital. She enjoys mentoring young investigators interested in clinical research. Kathy is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, theAmerican Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, and the American Burn Association.
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