Postgraduate Diploma - Clinical Nutrition

On this programme, students will consider the patient’s journey from birth to extreme age in the context of the metabolic response to injury or to chronic disease. The programme is designed for all members of nutrition support teams and is also suitable for students who wish to pursue clinically-based nutrition research. After establishing a firm foundation in physiology and the biochemistry of nutrition, this programme will cover the nutritional management for clinical conditions such as gastro-enteral problems, long-term disablement and intensive care. It also includes a focus on nutrition support in paediatric, adult, older adult and critically ill patients. This course is perfect for nutrition support teams or those who want to pursue a career or a doctorate in clinically-based nutrition. The course will provide an important insight into contemporary developments in clinical nutrition for a wide range of healthcare professionals. Students will have access to the University of Roehampton's state-of-the art facilities and excellent laboratories including a food lab complete with sensory analysis tasting booths and specialist laboratories for physiology, microbiology and computing. The University of Roehampton offers a diverse range of modules to build the students' knowledge and enables them to focus on topics that interest them. Recent examples of these topics have included: macronutrient and micronutrient metabolism in health and disease, nutrient digestion and absorption and gastrointestinal disease, nutritional support in paediatric, adult, older adult and critically ill patients, the effect of disease on nutrition status. Research areas that are also included in the programme are dietary management strategies in women with polycystic ovary syndrome; the role of brain–gut interaction in obesity, eating disorders, and irritable bowel syndrome; the role of the enteric nervous system in known intestinal diseases; vitamin E status in health and disease; the role of microbiota in food and nutritional systems; food bioactives for a healthy gut, brain and vascular system; the regulation of insulin secretion and glucose metabolism in health and diabetes. Please note this programme does not lead to a qualification in the UK as a registered Dietitian. It is an accredited course with the Association for Nutrition, and does enable students to become a registered nutritionist, once they have complete two years in the nutrition field.