Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Basic Training
Nutrition
Knowledge of breast milk, infant formulae and enteral and parenteral nutritional products
Common causes of malabsorption and malnutrition and their consequences (e.g. iron, zinc and vitamin deficiencies)
Nutritional requirements for healthy and sick children
Principles and methods of dietary supplementation
Enteral and parenteral nutrition – their indications and complications
Constipation
Simple constipation and identifies red flags
Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Early management of gastro-oesophageal reflux Reflux oesophagitis
Diarrhoea and vomiting
Management of acute and chronic diarrhea, vomiting and identifies red flags
Management of dehydration
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding – common causes and early management
Liver disease
Neonatal and childhood jaundice, hepatitis and acute liver failure - different causes and complications
Paracetamol poisoning
Abdominal pain
Acute abdominal pain
Chronic abdominal pain
Abdominal distention,
Acute intestinal obstruction and the acute surgical abdomen
Higher Training
Nutrition
Short bowel syndrome or gut failure – Multidisciplinary management
Constipation
Severe constipation – management
Psychosocial aspect of chronic constipation
Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Investigations
Surgical management – indication and referral
Inflammatory bowel disease
Ulcerative colitis
Crohn’s disease
Other inflammatory bowel disease and acute colitis
Liver & pancreatic diseases
Fatty liver, particularly non-alcohol related fatty liver
Coeliac disease
Wilson’s disease
Chronic liver disease/chronic liver failure
Chronic hepatitis B carriage and chronic hepatitis
Desirable Skill
Insertion of feeding tube
Gastrostomy tube care