Infant and Child Nutrition and Growth CPD Module
Program
Enhance your practice with our CPD Child Nutrition and Growth course, designed specifically for GPs and JMOs. This course offers in-depth insights into the key nutritional needs of children, from infancy to adolescence, helping you confidently address common nutrition and growth concerns, guide families on healthy eating habits, and support optimal development. Topics include lactation, infant and toddler feeding, growth disorders, food allergies and intolerances, nutritional rickets and acute vomiting and dehydration. Stay current with evidence-based practices and practical tools to improve patient outcomes in your practice.
What will I learn?
Course learning outcomes:
- Explain the nutritional needs of infants and children and the impacts of inadequate nutrition on growth and development
- Apply a systematic approach to the assessment of a child concerning food allergy & intolerance, obesity, Coeliac Disease and common growth disorders
- Manage a child with a nutrition-related diagnosis, including referral for additional review/services/support
- Communicate effectively with parents/caregivers
Check out the modules tab above to see more about the content you'll learn in each module.
What will I gain?
Access will be granted for 12 months to complete the course. A completion certification will be awarded for 9 hours to self-submit for CPD recognition.
Please note that this course is non-refundable. Please refer to the SCHN website for Terms and Conditions
Here is the program outline:
Introduction |
Lactation and its challengesLearn the importance of breastmilk and breastfeeding, common lactation problems and effective strategies to enable long term breastfeeding success. |
Infant Nutrition and Toddler FeedingLearn the recommendations for fluids and foods for infants and toddlers as well as common nutritional issues and how to encourage healthy eating behaviour. |
Faltering GrowthLearn how to detect faltering growth, determine organic and non-organic causes and develop a comprehensive management plan. |
Anaphylaxis ManagementLearn how to recognise and manage various severities of allergic reaction in children. |
Food Allergies – IgE-mediatedLearn the immune mechanisms involved in food allergy, how to assess the clinical presentation and develop a care plan for ongoing management. |
Food IntolerancesLearn about the differences between food allergy and intolerance, how to develop and approach to investigation and management to maximise long term outcomes. |
CMP allergyLearn how to recognise the red-flag symptoms of CMPA, and how to develop both short- and long-term management strategies to improve patient outcomes. |
FPIESLearn how to recognise the red-flag symptoms of protein-induced enterocolitis, and how to implement both short- and long-term management strategies to improve patient outcomes. |
ObesityLearn about the prevalence and risk factors for childhood obesity, and how to assess and implement a management plan for children and adolescents with obesity. |
Nutritional Rickets in ChildrenLearn how to recognise the clinical features of rickets, implement treatment strategies and assess for complications. |
Coeliac diseaseLearn about the pathophysiology of coeliac disease, how to interpret screening tests and communicate the diagnosis and ongoing treatment plan with parents and children. |
Growth Disorders in ChildrenLearn how to measure and interpret growth patterns, develop a diagnostic approach to investigation of childhood growth disorders and how to implement a management plan for treatment. |
Approach to the Vomiting Child and DehydrationLearn how to rapidly assessment the vomiting child and initiate and manage rehydration and resuscitation according to severity. |
Nutrition and Growth QuizTest your knowledge and complete this CPD course. |
Completion
The following certificates are awarded when the program is completed:
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SCHN Certificate of Completion |