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Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
NUTRITION IN INBORN ERRORS OF METOBOLISM	Third cycle	BDY 522		1	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	Only postgraduate students are accepted for the course
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Dr. Zeynep Caferoğlu, PhD
Lecturer(s)	Dr. Zeynep Caferoğlu, PhD
Teaching assitant(s)
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face teaching method
Course objective	To gain knowledge on the nutrition therapies in inborn errors of metabolism, to be able to understand the related researches and to interpret the clinical practices concerning nutrition therapies in inborn errors of metabolism.
Course description	The mechanism, screening and nutrition therapy methods in inborn errors of metabolism.

Course contents

1	Classification of inborn errors of metabolism
2	Diagnosis and screening methods of inborn errors of metabolism
3	Incidence of inborn errors of metabolism
4	Complications of inborn errors of metabolism
5	Clinical and laboratory findings of inborn errors of metabolism
6	Medical therapy methods of inborn errors of metabolism
7	Nutritional therapy methods of inborn errors of metabolism
8	New approaches in nutritional therapy methods of inborn errors of metabolism
9	Case reports in inborn errors of metabolism
10	Presentations in inborn errors of metabolism
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Gains knowledge and skills on the clinical nutrition in inborn errors of metabolism.
2	Gains knowledge on the clinical practices in inborn errors of metabolism by observing.
3	Learns the methods for patient follow-up in the out and in patient clinics.
4	Gains skills on the reading patients'' file, analaysing the information, planning nutrition and diet therapy according to patients'' clinical and laboratory findings.
5	Accesses, analyse and present the knowledge related to inborn errors of metabolism.
6	Gains teamwork ability with all partners on inborn errors of metabolism.
7	Gains skills on the problems and its solutions in inborn errors of metabolism.
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	7	3	21
Presentation / seminar	7	3	21
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	7	2	14
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	7	2	14
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	14	2	28
Total work load			156
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homework	1	20
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Prof. Dr. Gülden Köksal, Uz. Dyt. Hülya Gökmen. Çocuk Hastalıklarında Beslenme Tedavisi, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, 2000, Ankara. Acosta PB, Yannicelli S. The Ross Metabolic Formula System Nutrition Support Protocols, 4rd Ed, Abbott Laboratories, 2001, Ohio. Ekvall SW, Ekvall VK. Pediatric Nutrition in Chronic Diseases and Developmental Disorders, 2rd Ed, Oxford University Press, 2005, U.S.A. Shaw V, Lawson M. Clinical Paediatric Dietetics, 3rd Ed, Blackwell Publishing, 2007, Oxford.
Additional references	Beslenme ve diyet dergileri Journal of Inherited Metabolic Diseases Molecular Genetics of Metabolism American Journal of Clinical Nutrition European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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