Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition Nephrology

Overview

Nutrition Nephrology will help students to develop their skills to understand nutritional challenges seen in kidney diseases and their management in individuals. In order to enhance core skills and competencies of health professionals to effectively educate people with renal health, to promote effective self-management for optimal prevention of disease, Centre of Nutrition and Dietetics Studies (CNDS), IGMPI has designed this programme. This is undertaken through theoretical knowledge and equip the learners with interpersonal communication skills, this will facilitate psychological wellbeing of patients.

The objective of this programme is to enhance your knowledge on all aspects of the nutritional approaches for reducing the risk of renal disease, provide an understanding about nutritional screening and assessment in CKD, methods to improve nutritional status, oral nutritional consideration, need for oral nutritional supplements, enteral feeding, parenteral nutrition and management of other issues in renal diseases.

Eligibility

Any graduate Life Science, Home Science, Agriculture, Food graduate/ B.Pharm/ M. pharm/MSc. /PhD in Science disciplines/ any diploma /degree holders, working professionals of any of the following industry types, Food products manufacturing, Ayurvedic food products, Food Processing industry, Retail, and Food Service establishments, Food Packaging, Food/Food ingredient-based Research, Biotechnology or any related industry are highly encouraged to apply for the certification.

Minimum Education