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REGIONAL TRAINING
NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT COURSE

Guest lecturer: Prof. Rosalind S. Gibson
Author of “Principles of Nutritional Assessment”
Research Professor at the Department of Human Nutrition
University of Otago, New Zealand

First Announcement - Limited Seats

Time: August 31 – September 12, 2009
Venue : SEAMEO Building, Jl. Salemba Raya 6, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia

Topics and sub-topics:

DIETARY ASSESSMENT

1. Selecting the dietary assessment method to meet study objectives
2. Methodological issues with emphasis on mixed dishes
3. Interactive 24 hour recall and semi-quantitative FFQ
4. Assessment of validity and reproducibility in dietary assessment methods
5. Estimating under-reporting using the Goldberg cut-off method
6. Food composition databases for calculating nutrient intakes; effect of choice of a food composition table on estimates of energy and nutrient intakes
7. Using the EAR cut-point method to determine the prevalence of inadequate intakes from dietary data
8. Nutrient bioavailability and bio-efficacy; estimating bioavailability of iron and zinc from dietary intake data

Practical session:

• Weighed food record, estimated food record, 24-hour recall, food-frequency questionnaire
• Compiling & calculating the nutrient content of a mixed dish
• Calculation and presentation of nutrient intakes using Nutrisurvey software

 BIOCHEMICAL AND CLINICAL ASSESSMENT

1. Assessment of protein status
2. Assessment of mineral status: iron, zinc, calcium, iodine and trace minerals
3. Assessment of vitamin status: vitamin A, B vitamins
4. Clinical assessment of protein energy malnutrition (PEM), vitamin and mineral deficiencies

Practical session:

• Laboratory assessment of hemoglobin using hemocue and cyanmethemoglobin from venous and capillary blood
• Assessment of iodine in salt

ANTROPOMETRY ASSESSMENT

1. Assessment of growth at individual and population level
2. Assessment of body composition
3. Descriptive versus prescriptive growth reference data

Practical session:

• Anthropometry standardization procedures; calculation of validity & precision
• Growth & body composition measurement (%fat by skinfolds, TANITA, BMI equation)
• Calculation of growth indices using WHO 2005 and Nutrisurvey

Methods of Instruction
Lectures, group discussions and presentations, practical session, computer work.

Course Fee (2-week course)

Course fee includes: module/ participant handouts, computer facilities, internet access, snacks, and lunches
Certificate is granted for full-course participant only
*with textbook plus USD 65 (Rp 700.000,-)

Please contact the Course Coordinator Dr.Ir.Umi Fahmida, MSc (ufahmida@seameo-rccn.org) for further informations. To confirm your participation, please fill in the Registration Form below and email to NDU Secretariat at nondegree@seameo-rccn.org or fax to 62 21 3190 2950 or phone (+62 21) 391 3932, 3190 2950, 3193 0205, by June 8, 2009.

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