LF:MNDO091 Pediatric oncology - Course Information

MNDO091 Pediatric oncology

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

MUDr. Viera Bajčiová, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Petr Lokaj (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Štěrba, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Peřina, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Štěrba, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MVDr. Halina Matějová
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine

Timetable

Thu 23. 9. 10:00–11:40 PeK N04005, Thu 7. 10. 10:00–11:40 PeK N04005, Thu 21. 10. 10:00–11:40 PeK N04005, Thu 4. 11. 10:00–11:40 PeK N04005, Thu 18. 11. 10:00–11:40 PeK N04005, Thu 2. 12. 10:00–11:40 PeK N04005, Thu 16. 12. 10:00–11:40 PeK N04005

Prerequisites (in Czech)

MNVD081c Pediatric Nutrition

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Nutrition therapist for child nutrition and Nutrition therapist for adult nutrition (programme LF, N-SZ)
• Dietetian (programme LF, N-VDD)

Course objectives

Oncological diseases represent in developed countries, the main cause of death among child diseases. Cancer in children differ significantly from cancer among adults in several areas - types of the disease, an entirely different biological behavior of tumors in children as well as the specifics of the developing child patient. Basic treatment modality in pediatric oncology continues to chemotherapy, with all its adverse effects. High-quality supportive care, including adequate nutritional support is an essential prerequisite for successful treatment of children with cancer.

Learning outcomes

The student will know the anticancer treatment, its types according to the treatment method, the principles of nutritional care, undesirable effects of anticancer treatment and their influence, dietary measures during or after the treatment of tumor diseases, the most common dietary adjustments in anticancer treatment. The student is able to create individual nutritional recommendations and educational materials for pediatric oncological patients and carers.

Syllabus

• 1.Types of tumors, their behavior and diagnostics. 2. Nutritional risks in individual types of childhood cancer 3.Cancer treatment, its types according to the target and treatment methods. Adverse effects of anticancer treatment and possibilities of their influence. Nutrition and related side effects of radiotherapy 4.Special aspects of nutritional evaluation. 5.Special aspects of nutritional support. Dietary measures during or after cancer treatment. Dietary adjustments in the treatment of cancer. 6. Strategy of food intake during oncological treatment. Risk of infections and diet in neutropenia. 7.Enteral nutrition 8.Parenteral nutrition 9.Methods of monitoring and evaluating the status of pediatric patients during hospitalization and outpatient care.

Literature

• ŠTĚRBA, Jaroslav. Podpůrná péče v dětské onkologii. 1. vyd. Brno: Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2008, 240 s. ISBN 9788070134832. info
• Nutritional oncology. Edited by David Heber. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press, 2006, xxiv, 822. ISBN 0120883937. info
• HENDRICKS, Kristy M. and Christopher DUGGAN. Manual of pediatric nutrition. 4th ed. Lewiston, NY: BC Decker, 2005, 850 p. ISBN 1550093088. info
• ADAM, Zdeněk, Jiří VORLÍČEK and Jana KOPTÍKOVÁ. Obecná onkologie a podpůrná léčba. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2003, 787 s. ISBN 8024706776. info

Teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods

colloquium

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.

• Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2021, recent)
  
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