PhD Courses in Denmark

Welcome to Disease-related malnutrition

PhD Programme: Clinical Science and Laboratory and Translational Medicine (CSLTM)

Description: 

Description: This PhD course aims at providing thorough, reflective, and reflexive knowledge on the overall aspects of disease related malnutrition and is especially intended for students with clinical projects. Moreover, this course aims to meet students’ needs in addition to covering essential elements of clinical research and evidence-based practice. Additionally, the course will attend especially to the issue of translational nutrition from the more cell based experimental nutrition over clinical nutrition to applied research methods. Prerequisites:

Students enrolled in PhD program and at a point where they have finished their general courses. Students doing quantitative and mixed method research in nutrition, regardless of research setting, are encouraged to apply for this course.

Program:

See Program in PhDMoodle.

Learning objectives: 

After the course the students should be able to: Explain the scientific basis and relevance and relevance of disease related malnutrition. Decide on scientific approaches and methodologies special for clinical nutrition research.

Teaching methods: 

This course will be run in a combined lecture and workshop style and the students will be encouraged to active participation.

Form of evaluation:

Criteria for assessment: 

Active participation in the course including brief presentation of own project and ‘methodology challenge you wish to tackle’. Presence at least three out of four days.

Online participation is not offered.

Remarks:

Key literature: 

Chapters from: Sobotka L et al. “Basics in Clinical Nutrition” Fifth. Ed. Publishing House Galèn,  ISBN978-80-7492-427-9 and other literature will follow upon signing for the course.

Organizer: 

Mette Holst, Professor, Head of Research, PhD. Centre for Nutrition and intestinal Failure, Aalborg University hospital and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University

Lecturers: 

Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen, Professor, Consultant, MD, PhD. Centre for Nutrition and intestinal Failure, Aalborg University hospital and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University

Randi Tobberup, Head of Dietetics, PhD. Centre for Nutrition and intestinal Failure, Aalborg University hospital

Helle Nygaard Lærke, Senior researcher, PhD. Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Section for Monogastric Nutrition, Aarhus University

Charlotte Lauridsen, Head of Department, Professor. Primary affiliation: Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University; Secondary affiliation. Adjungated Professor at Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University.

Mette Holst, Professor, Head of Research, PhD. Centre for Nutrition and intestinal Failure, Aalborg University hospital and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University

Additional external lecturers awaiting confirmation

ECTS: 3

Place: Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University

Zip code: 9260

City: Gistrup

Maximal number of participants: 20