Aim:
This course is aimed at dietitians at entry and enhanced level of practice. Upon completing the course, attendees will understand how to conduct a more detailed clinical assessment in dietetic practice, utilising relevant physical and functional assessments, and demonstrate their application in the acute setting.
Learning Outcomes:
The course will:
- Introduce the topic of clinical assessment and its relevance to modern dietetic practice.
- Explore physical and functional assessment and its application to modern dietetic practice.
- Conduct suitable physical and functional assessments and consider how to embed them into dietetic practice using the model and process.
- Refresh knowledge of anatomy and physiology relevant to physical and functional assessment.
- Consider the safety aspects of conducting assessments, such as manual handling.
- To be able to identify a clinically deteriorating patient and recognise when and how to escalate.
- Be able to evidence change in practice through completion of post course case-based discussion presentation
Pre-course - Attendees on this course will be required to attend a two-hour online workshop four weeks before they attend the taught session
Post course - Four weeks after completing the course, attendees must participate in a one-hour online session where they deliver a case-based presentation and lead a discussion. This session is a mandatory component of the course, designed to demonstrate how attendees plan to apply their learning in practice. Upon completion, participants will receive their certificate of attendance.
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