LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, the students should be able to
• Advise amateur athletes and sports-minded clients on their nutritional needs and provide accurate information on the efficacy of sports supplements
• Help give the apt diet chart/advice to the patients depending upon their conditions or disorders
• Furnish relevant information to optimise pre-event, event and post-event nutrition, thus enhancing strength, endurance and overall performance.
COURSE DETAILS
Eligibility
• Graduates in Physiotherapy / Graduates in Life Sciences & NIS Coaches
• BPED, MPED Students / Interns, Psychologists , Dieticians, Nursing Graduates & Others who have done Nutrition Courses
• MBBS Graduates & General Practitioners (Including BHMS,BAMS, BUMS)
Duration & Contact Program
• Six months correspondence / online study
• One week contact program conducted at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad*. by experinced faculty in the field.
Course Content
This course is divided into fourteen modules:
1. General Nutrition/Principles
2. Measuring Nutrition
3. Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Diseases
4. Nutrition in Diabetes Mellitus
5. Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation
6. Nutrition During Infant Feeding/Feeding Children
7. Nutrition in Cardiovascular Diseases
8. Nutrition and Weight Management
9. Nutrition in Cancer
10. Nutrition in Renal Diseases
11. Nutritional Care of Surgery Patients
12. Nutritional Support
13. Diet and Nutrition in Hospital
14. Sports Nutrition
15. Food Poisoning and Sensitivity
Course Fee
Rs. 20, 000 payable one time or two equal installments of Rs. 11,000 each in favour of “Medvarsity Online Limited” Payable at Hyderabad
About Medvarsity
Medvarsity, India's first virtual medical educational
portal was established in April 2000 as a joint venture by
Apollo Hospitals & NIIT. Medvarsity in association with
Apollo Hospitals conducts online courses for medical &
paramedical community. Medvarsity offers its courses in
collaboration with reputed bodies like Royal College of
General Practitioners and Apollo Hospitals Educational
and Research Foundation, IRDA Etc.
About AHERF
Apollo Hospital Educational and Research Foundation
conducts other educational and training programs
including Nursing, Physiotherapy, Emergency Medicine,
Surgery, Anesthesiology and Masters Degree in
Hospital Administration.