The
Gastrointestinal and Nutritional
Health Problems

FOLDER 1

Instructional Design

Dear Learner,

Mabuhay!

Welcome to the course on

THE GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH PROBLEM!

WHY STUDY THE GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH PROBLEMS?

The GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH PROBLEM affects the biopsychosocial well-being of any person who has it. It frequently leads to disability and may even cause death.

Every primary health care physician should know how to manage any patient with or with possible GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH PROBLEM. He should also know how to handle GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH PROBLEM in the community as well as to deal with issues associated with the problem, such as bioethical, psychosocial, medicolegal and research issues.

COURSE FOCUS: GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS

GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, the primary health care physician -graduate must be able to:

1. Write an overview and a personal perspective on GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS in general and specific GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS in particular, as a global, national and local health problem.

2. Manage any patient presenting with a GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDER.

2.1 Demonstrate skills in
2.1.1 Establishing rapport
2.1.2 Clinical diagnostic process
2.1.3 Paraclinical diagnostic process
2.1.4 Treatment process
2.1.5 Giving advice
2.1.6 Making referrals

2.2 Demonstrate qualities of an effective, efficient, and humane physician.

2.3 Discuss/explain the biological foundation and basis of the clinical management of a patient with a GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDER.

3. Discuss the following issues on GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS.

3.1 Clinical management issues

3.2 Psychosocial or behavioral issues

3.3 Bioethical issues

3.4 Medicolegal issues

4. Conduct a public health education program on the prevention and early detection of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS.

5. Perform a research activity on GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS.

6. Formulate a community health plan on the important GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS .

7. Pass examinations on GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS.

CONTENT

I. Overview and Perspective on GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS in the Community

• Concept of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
• Common Types of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
• Common Causes of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
• Magnitude of the GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS at the Global, National, and Local Levels
• Personal Perspective on Possible Solutions of the GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS in the Local Community

II. Overview and Perspective on SPECIFIC GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDER in the Community

• Concept of SPECIFIC GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDER
• Common Types of SPECIFIC GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDER
• Common Causes of SPECIFIC GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDER
• Magnitude of the SPECIFIC GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDER at the Global, National, and Local Levels
• Personal Perspective on Possible Solutions of the SPECIFIC GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDER in the Local Community

III. Biomedical/Individual Domain (Generalities, Basic and Clinical Sciences on GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS)

1. Pathophysiology of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS

• Concept of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
• Anatomy of the GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL
• Physiology of the GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL
• Epidemiology of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
• Types of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
• Causes of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
• Natural History of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS (Untreated and Failure of Treatment)
  • Prognosis (Recovery, Disability, and Death)

2. Diagnosis

• Clinical Cues (Signs and Symptoms)
• Cues for the Different GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
• Clinical Diagnostic Process
• Pattern Recognition and Prevalence
• Paraclinical Diagnostic Procedures
• Paraclinical Diagnostic Process
• Indication
• Selection
• Benefit, Risk, Cost, Availability
• Interpretation
• Diagnostic Algorithm
• Severity and Staging

3. Treatment

• Goals in Treatment
• Preventive, Curative, and Palliative
• Forms of Treatment
  • Nonoperative and Operative
• Selection of Treatment
• Benefit, Risk, Cost, Availability
• Palliative Care
• Hospice Care
• Follow-up Care

IV. Social/Population Domain

1. Community Health Management

• Epidemiology
• Management Approach to the GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS in the Community (Primary Health Care)
• Community Health Program
  • GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS CONTROL PROGRAM
  • Public Health Education
  • Psychosocial Issues
  • Prevention
  • Early Detection (Screening)
  • Research

2. Issues

• Psychosocial Issues
• Bioethical Issues
• Medicolegal Issues
• Legal Medicine
• Medical Jurisprudence
• Approach to Issues (Prevention and Solution)

V. Special and Related Topics

• Pharmacology on GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
• Surgical treatment of GASTROINTESTINAL AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS

(See also Folder 4 on Learning Objectives)

LEARNING STRATEGIES

• PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING
• Hypothetical Patient Management
• Actual Patient Management
• Demonstration-Return Demonstration
• Projects
• Discussion
• Independent Study

EVALUATION

LEARNING OBJECTIVES-REFERENCED EVALUATION

A student must pass the following assessment tools:

Written examination

Posttest - MPL of 75%

Oral examination

Practical examination

PLS. SEE DETAILS AND FORMATS ON SPECIFIC LEARNING AND EVALUATING ACTIVITIES IN FOLDER 7.

BEST WISHES ON YOUR LEARNING JOURNEY!

Reynaldo O. Joson, MD, MHA, MHPEd, MS Surg
1999

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