Learning objectives
Aim of the course:
Provide general principles of clinical anthropometry, anthropometric evaluation of energy balance, anthropometric parameters mostly used for evaluation of nutrition, metabolic, and cardiovascular disorders
Knowledge and understanding
Basic concepts of anthropometry applied to different nutritional and metabolic conditions, capacity to obtain relevant informations from anthropometric parameters in clinical disorders of nutrition and metabolism
Knowledge and understanding applied
Capacity to recognize and select the correct anthropometric procedure to characterize nutritional and metabolic disturbances
Judgment autonomy
To understand the most widely used anthropometric reference intervals and their modifications in the course of nutritional and metabolic disorders
Capacity to choose the most adequate anthropometric approach to evaluate the constitutional state of a patient in the course of nutritional and metabolic disorders
Communication skills
Capacity to synthesize information and communicate it effectively to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors.
Learning skills
Develop skills and methodology allowing for studying in an autonomous way
Ability to update through consultation of scientific databases