NSCPHD1197 Severe acute malnutrition in children - challenges and enigmas

Volume 2013/2014
Content
Five day course with lectures, presentations and group discussions. The first four days will each cover a major topic. The international experts will start each day with presentations, and the course participants will have opportunity to present their projects and get feedback.

Learning Outcome
Childhood malnutrition is increasingly recognized as an important health problem, for short term health and child survival, as well as for long term growth and development, and in many places case management of acute malnutrition has improved. However, many pathophysiological aspects of malnutrition are still poorly understood, and mortality rates remain high, particularly for children with complicated SAM receiving in-patient treatment, and oedematous malnutrition remains as enigmatic as when first described 80 years ago.

The aim of this course is to unite researchers working with childhood malnutrition – from epidemiology, pathophysiology and animal models, to case management and programmatic issues. Lectures will be given by leading international experts who have a life-time of experience inmalnutrition research, and they will be able to interact with younger scientists in the field.
Literature
A package of relevant litterature will be sent to the participants before the course.
Lectures, presentations, group discussions. When relevant, course participants will be asked to present their own projects and get feedback from the experts and from the other group participants.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Colloquia
  • 20
  • Lectures
  • 20
  • Preparation
  • 40
  • Project work
  • 20
  • Total
  • 100
Credit
4 ECTS
Type of assessment
Other
Participation in the lectures and discussions is required for approval of the course.
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship