Nutrition Education for Medical Schools: Study Appendices

(Effects of a Nutrition Education Program on Physicians/Residents--continued)

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A

CURRICULUM SURVEY

Plans are being made for a nutrition lecture series for the Family Practice Residents at Union Hospital (Terre Haute, Indiana). Please rate each one of the topics listed below as either: E for essential, I for important, D for desirable, or NA for not appropriate for inclusion in this nutrition lecture series.

	"E"	"I"	"D"	"NA"
(A) BIOCHEMISTRY/PHYSIOLOGY
1. GI Tract: An overview of function	_____	_____	_____	_____
2. Physiology of Hunger & Satiety	_____	_____	_____	_____
3. Nutrient Sources: (Pro, Cho, Fat, Vit, Min)	_____	_____	_____	_____
4. Lipids & Cholesterol	_____	_____	_____	_____
5. Trace Minerals & Antioxidants	_____	_____	_____	_____
6. Energy Balance	_____	_____	_____	_____
7. Water, Electrolytes, Acid/Base Balance	_____	_____	_____	_____
8. Hormonal Control of Nutrient Metabolism	_____	_____	_____	_____
(B) NUTRITION ASSESSMENT
1. Anthropometrics	_____	_____	_____	_____
2. Assessment of Nutrient Intake	_____	_____	_____	_____
3. Biochemical Evaluation	_____	_____	_____	_____
(C) WELLNESS, DIET & PREVENTION
Nutritional Aspects of:
1. Growth & Development	_____	_____	_____	_____
2. Pregnancy	_____	_____	_____	_____
3. Lactation	_____	_____	_____	_____
4. Geriatrics	_____	_____	_____	_____
5. Nutritional Supplements	_____	_____	_____	_____
6. Dietary Guidelines	_____	_____	_____	_____
7. Food Guide Pyramid	_____	_____	_____	_____
8. Vegetarian Diets	_____	_____	_____	_____
9. Infancy & Adolescence	_____	_____	_____	_____
10. National Nutrition Programs/Goals	_____	_____	_____	_____
11. Alternate Medical Programs (Ornish, McDougall)	_____	_____	_____	_____
12. Ethics & Feeding the Terminally Ill	_____	_____	_____	_____
13. Food Fads, & Health Food Trends	_____	_____	_____	_____
	"E"	"I"	"D"	"NA"
(D) NUTRITION & DISEASE
Clinical Strategies For:
1. Liver Disease	_____	_____	_____	_____
2. Renal Disease	_____	_____	_____	_____
3. Failure to Thrive	_____	_____	_____	_____
4. Hyperlipidemia & Atherosclerosis	_____	_____	_____	_____
5. Diabetes	_____	_____	_____	_____
6. Cancer	_____	_____	_____	_____
7. Osteoporosis	_____	_____	_____	_____
8. Rheumatoid Disease	_____	_____	_____	_____
9. Allergies	_____	_____	_____	_____
10. Nutritional Anemias	_____	_____	_____	_____
11. Drug/Nutrient Interactions	_____	_____	_____	_____
12. Hospital Malnutrition	_____	_____	_____	_____
13. Surgery, Trauma & Infection	_____	_____	_____	_____
14. Wound Healing	_____	_____	_____	_____
15. Eating Disorders	_____	_____	_____	_____
16. AIDS & Immune Function	_____	_____	_____	_____
17. Alcohol & Substance Abuse	_____	_____	_____	_____
18. M.D./R.D. "Team"	_____	_____	_____	_____
19. Enteral Nutrition Support	_____	_____	_____	_____
20. Parenteral Nutrition Support	_____	_____	_____	_____
21. Cultural/Ethnic Issues	_____	_____	_____	_____
23. Inborn Errors of Metabolism	_____	_____	_____	_____
24. Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders	_____	_____	_____	_____

Any Additional topics you would like to see covered in the series:

____________________________________________________

APPENDIX B

CONFIDENTIAL PATIENT NUTRITION SURVEY

1. Which doctor did you see today? Name:___________________

2. Why were you here to see the doctor?

	___ prenatal visit		___ physical/check-up
	___ well child visit		___ other (list symptoms or diagnosis)

3. Was the purpose of your visit: ___ new ___ ongoing

4. Did your doctor give you:

___ handouts on nutrition/healthy eating?

___ handouts on a special nutrition topic? (i.e., sodium, cholesterol, fiber, osteoporosis)

___ a specific diet plan for you to follow:

___ low-calorie	___ low-fat	___ hi-fiber	___ renal
___ diabetic	___ low-cholesterol	___ low sodium	__ other

___ no nutrition handouts

5. Did your doctor discuss nutrition as part of your:

___ health maintenance plan (staying healthy)?

___ special health needs (treatment of a specific condition, such as diabetes, high-cholesterol, or high-blood pressure)?

___ neither

6. Did your doctor recommend that you:

___ see a dietitian/nutritionist?

___ attend a hospital-sponsored diet class?

___ contact one of the following community groups?

___ Women Infants & Children	___ Senior Dining Program
___ Weight Watchers	___ Expanded Food & Nutrition Program
___ Meals on Wheels	___ Other Weight-Loss Program

___ nutritional supplements (ie., vitamins, minerals, or "Ensure^®" type products)

___ no nutrition recommendations

7. Did you ask your doctor any nutrition-related questions? ___Yes ___No

8. If yes to #7, did the doctor give you the information that you needed?

___ very complete/useful information	___ adequate information
___ information was not what I needed

Note: Ensure^® is a registered trademark of Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Abbott Park, Illinois [U.S.]. The product name is used here to identify a class of diet supplement products. The mention of this product should not be interpreted as an endorsement or advertisement.

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