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HealthCert Education

Childhood nutrition

Childhood nutrition

The "Childhood Nutrition" course provides healthcare professionals with essential knowledge on optimising nutrition during the critical early years of life. This course covers key topics such as breastfeeding, formula feeding, the introduction of solid foods, and managing common childhood nutrition concerns, including fussy eating, faltering growth, weight issues, and constipation. Through evidence-based guidelines and practical strategies, participants will learn how to guide families towards healthy eating habits and support the nutritional needs of infants, toddlers, and young children.

time-icon 4.0 hrs EA | 6.0 hrs RP | 0.0 hrs OM
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  • FLEXIBLE TIMING

  • 100% ONLINE

  • accredited Course

  • Expert instructor

This course consists of two detailed units:

Unit 1: Childhood Nutrition - Part A
This unit introduces the nutritional requirements for infants and children, focusing on the importance of the first 1,000 days, breastfeeding, formula feeding, and the introduction of solid foods. It covers the Australian dietary guidelines for children, emphasising age-appropriate nutrition, including iron-rich first foods, the role of breast milk or formula, and the transition to family foods​.

Unit 2: Childhood Nutrition - Part B
This unit addresses common childhood nutrition concerns, including fussy eating, faltering growth, childhood obesity, and constipation. Participants will explore practical approaches to managing these issues, such as offering nutritious meals, increasing caloric intake for growth, and dietary modifications to prevent and treat constipation​.

This course equips healthcare professionals with the tools to effectively manage childhood nutrition, improving health outcomes for young patients.

  1. Critically examine the nature and scope of developing nutrition for children in their formative years and the management of common nutritional concerns. 

All degree qualified medical practitioners.

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CPD Hours:

  • Education hours:  4.0
  • Reviewing performance hours: 6.0
  • Measuring outcome hours:  0.0
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Accreditations:

Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP) #485089

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) #31265

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Study Mode:

100% online

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Study duration:

10.0 hrs self-paced

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Dr Peta Patterson

This course is presented by Dr Peta Patterson.

Peta is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Senior Teaching Fellow at Bond University. Her teaching focuses on community and public health nutrition issues and its application to improving the health of the population. Prior to academia she has worked as a dietitian in the general practice setting supporting patients to achieve optimum health through nutrition. Peta has also spent over 10 years as a Senior Public Health Nutritionist with a primary focus on the health of mothers, infants and children. Peta has been a member of the Dietitians Association of Australia since 2001.