Nutrition and cardiovascular diseases

Courses Description:

This course is about integrating medical nutrition guidelines to develop and evaluate meal plans for patients with cardiovascular disease and apply knowledge of the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases to explain prevention and treatment strategies.

Who is eligible to apply?

•  Qualified graduates of recognized universities, colleges or schools who hold an MD Degree, Pharm.D Degree, Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutritional Medicine, Nutritional Sciences as well as health care workers with a Bachelor’s or master degree in medical sciences

•  Students who are considered to have inadequate background in Nutrition maybe required to take additional prerequisite courses to make up for the deficiencies, without graduate credit

 Courses Objectives:

By the end of the study students will be able to understand and apply preventative and medical nutrition therapy for cardiovascular diseases using evidence-based guidelines, and to understand the emerging issues that patient may be asking about prevention and treatment of CVD.