Publications by authors named "Marisa Canicoba"
Article Synopsis
- - The study highlights a global concern: medical students often lack adequate nutrition education to meet the competencies and attitudes necessary for effective nutrition care as physicians.
- - A panel of Latin American nutrition experts participated in a Delphi survey to identify and agree upon 130 essential nutrition competencies, categorized into four main areas: basic nutrition concepts, public nutrition, nutrition status and disease, and nutrition care processes.
- - The research concludes that medical school curricula should incorporate these competencies to enhance health promotion, disease prevention, and treatment related to nutrition, ultimately improving healthcare outcomes.
Nutrition in medical education in Latin America: Results of a cross-sectional survey.
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr
January 2022
Rationale: The gap between the nutrition education provided to medical students and the nutrition competences and attitudes needed for doctors to provide effective nutrition care is a global concern. The goal of this study was to investigate the curricular content on nutrition education in Latin American medical schools and to evaluate the self-perceived knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to nutrition practice of final-year medical students.
Methods: Eighty-five public and private medical schools from 17 Latin American countries were invited to participate in the study.