Clinical nutrition in the hepatogastroenterology curriculum

TY - JOUR

T1 - Clinical nutrition in the hepatogastroenterology curriculum

AU - Mulder, Chris J J

AU - Wanten, Geert J A

AU - Semrad, Carol E

AU - Jeppesen, Palle B

AU - Kruizenga, Hinke M

AU - Wierdsma, Nicolette J

AU - Grasman, Matthijs E

AU - van Bodegraven, Adriaan A

PY - 2016/2/7

Y1 - 2016/2/7

N2 - Gastroenterology (GE) used to be considered a subspecialty of internal medicine. Today, GE is generally recognized as a wide-ranging specialty incorporating capacities, such as hepatology, oncology and interventional endoscopy, necessitating GE-expert differentiation. Although the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has defined specific expertise areas in Advanced endoscopy, hepatology, digestive oncology and clinical nutrition, training for the latter topic is lacking in the current hepatogastroenterology (HGE) curriculum. Given its relevance for HGE practice, and being at the core of gastrointestinal functioning, there is an obvious need for training in nutrition and related issues including the treatment of disease-related malnutrition and obesity and its associated metabolic derangements. This document aims to be a starting point for the integration of nutritional expertise in the HGE curriculum, allowing a central role in the management of malnutrition and obesity. We suggest minimum endpoints for nutritional knowledge and expertise in the standard curriculum and recommend a focus period of training in nutrition issues in order to produce well-trained HGE specialists. This article provides a road map for the organization of such a training program. We would highly welcome the World Gastroenterology Organisation, the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the American Gastroenterology Association and other (inter)national Gastroenterology societies support the necessary certifications for this item in the HGE-curriculum.

AB - Gastroenterology (GE) used to be considered a subspecialty of internal medicine. Today, GE is generally recognized as a wide-ranging specialty incorporating capacities, such as hepatology, oncology and interventional endoscopy, necessitating GE-expert differentiation. Although the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has defined specific expertise areas in Advanced endoscopy, hepatology, digestive oncology and clinical nutrition, training for the latter topic is lacking in the current hepatogastroenterology (HGE) curriculum. Given its relevance for HGE practice, and being at the core of gastrointestinal functioning, there is an obvious need for training in nutrition and related issues including the treatment of disease-related malnutrition and obesity and its associated metabolic derangements. This document aims to be a starting point for the integration of nutritional expertise in the HGE curriculum, allowing a central role in the management of malnutrition and obesity. We suggest minimum endpoints for nutritional knowledge and expertise in the standard curriculum and recommend a focus period of training in nutrition issues in order to produce well-trained HGE specialists. This article provides a road map for the organization of such a training program. We would highly welcome the World Gastroenterology Organisation, the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the American Gastroenterology Association and other (inter)national Gastroenterology societies support the necessary certifications for this item in the HGE-curriculum.

KW - Certification

KW - Clinical Competence

KW - Curriculum

KW - Education, Medical, Graduate

KW - Gastroenterology

KW - Humans

KW - Internship and Residency

KW - Malnutrition

KW - Nutrition Therapy

KW - Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

KW - Nutritional Sciences

KW - Obesity

KW - Editorial

KW - Review

U2 - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i5.1729

DO - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i5.1729

M3 - Review

C2 - 26855532

SN - 1009-3079

VL - 22

SP - 1729

EP - 1735

JO - World Chinese Journal of Digestology

JF - World Chinese Journal of Digestology

IS - 5

ER -