Food as Medicine: Food and Inflammation

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Monash University

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Food as Medicine: Food and Inflammation

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What is the course about?

Food as Medicine: Food and Inflammation

The course Food as Medicine: Food and Inflammation is an online class provided by Monash University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Understand how food and nutrition relates to inflammation with this course for healthcare professionals.

Course description

Learn how to answer questions related to inflammation and disease, and food
2 weeks

On this course, designed specially for healthcare professionals, get an introduction to current evidence surrounding the impact of nutrition and foods on development and treatment of chronic low-grade inflammation, and potential subsequent disease development
Designed by experts in food, nutrition and genetics from Monash University, and featuring input from General Practitioners and nurses this course will give you up to date information on inflammation and health, and help you to help your patients incorporate foods with potential anti-inflammatory properties into their diet.

Inflammation and health
Metabolic inflammation
Inflammation and non-communicable disease
Inflammation and nutrition recommendations
Providing practical recommendations to patients regarding inflammation and diet

Discuss how inflammation is involved in disease development and progression.
Evaluate the complexity and variability of inflammatory responses in non-communicable diseases.
Describe the role of nutrition for optimising management of low-grade chronic inflammation.
Discuss the complex interplay between nutrition, immune function and inflammation, and how this translates to using a whole-diet approach when providing dietary recommendations.
Engage effectively with patients and respond to common nutrition and inflammation related questions.

Places in this course are limited to 100, so please register early to avoid disappointment.
This course has been designed for healthcare professionals, specifically medical specialists, general practitioners and nurses.
However, the course may be of benefit to healthcare professionals such as dietitians and nutritionists with a background in nutrition, who may like a ‘refresher’ in this area of study.
You should have a good knowledge of science, medicine and healthcare practice.
This course is recognised by:
If you have any questions on the course, its accreditation/endorsement or how it may relate to your professional healthcare practice we encourage you to email your questions to [email protected]

Monash University
Monash University is one of Australia’s leading universities, ranked in the world’s top 1% by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It was established in Melbourne in 1958.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Food as Medicine: Food and Inflammation

Course Topic

Healthcare & Medicine, Nutrition

University, College, Institution

Monash University

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Food as Medicine: Food and Inflammation

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Monash University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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