Open AccessEvaluation of a Europe‐wide Survey on Paediatric Nutrition Training
Author(s) -
Broekaert Ilse J.,
Jahnel Joerg,
Moes Nicolette,
Doef Hubert,
Hojsak Iva,
Tzivinikos Christos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/mpg.0000000000002681
Subject(s) - medicine , parenteral nutrition , clinical nutrition , syllabus , hepatology , multidisciplinary approach , nutrition education , family medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , gerontology , pedagogy , psychology , social science , sociology
Commissioned by the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), we investigated how European physicians training in these fields are educated in nutrition. A survey on time spent in nutrition training, composition of multidisciplinary nutrition teams, and topics covered during training enrolled 50 participants. A median of 20% of training time was spent on nutrition training during fellowship. Fourteen (28%) had regular nutrition teaching. Thirty‐four (68%) were part of a multidisciplinary nutrition team. Twelve (24%) used the ESPGHAN syllabus. Most frequent topics during nutrition training were diagnosis/investigation of failure to thrive, indications/contraindications for enteral feeds, and benefits/risks of enteral/parenteral nutrition. Twenty‐seven (54%) had taken a formal nutrition course. Nutrition training in Europe varies and the ESPGHAN training syllabus is not yet implemented Europe‐wide. ESPGHAN nutrition summer schools, and Web‐based learning may provide appropriate training. We suggest that all patients necessitating nutritional care be treated by multidisciplinary nutrition teams.