Short courses
Our department is dedicated to assisting healthcare professionals be up to date with the latest information on food, nutrition and health; assisting them to answer questions from patients and also provide simple food based advice to help improve a patients’ health. Our suite of online courses are suitable for healthcare professionals looking to upskill their knowledge on a range of nutrition and health topics.These courses will include practical scenarios to assist healthcare professionals in implementing evidenced based nutrition information into their practice. Healthcare professionals may be able to collect CPD points for these courses, depending on their discipline and professional associations.
Short courses for everyone
Food as Medicine
At a time when food and nutrition information is at an all-time high, there is a lot of confusion and misinformation out there about food based recommendations for wellness.
- 1 July - 21 July 2019
- 4 Nov- 24 Nov 2019
Short courses for Healthcare Professionals
Food and Inflammation
Help your patients use food and nutrition to assist in reducing chronic inflammation. A practical 2 week online course on food and inflammation.
- 1 July – 15 July 2019
- 5 Aug – 18 Aug 2019
- 2 Sept – 15 Sept 2019
- 7 Oct - 20 Oct 2019
Food and our Genome
Should we be eating according to our genes? Is there a DNA diet we should all be following? Are genetic tests helpful when advising patients on diets? A practical 2 week online course on food and nutrition, and genetics.
- 19 Aug – 1 Sept 2019
- 7 Oct – 20 Oct 2019
Food, Exerise and the Gut
Help your patients manage gastrointestinal issues associated with exercise. A practical 2 week online course on food, exercise and the gut.
- 5 Aug – 18 Aug 2019
- 16 Sept – 29 Sept 2019
Food, Fertility and Pregnancy
Help your patients use foods and nutrition to assist in conceiving and achieving good pregnancy outcomes. A practical 2 week online course on food, fertility and pregnancy.
- 16 Sept- 29 Sept 2019
- 21 Oct – 3 Nov 2019
Talking about Weight
Do you find discussing weight with patients difficult? Is weight management an area of practice you feel you could use some more support in? Help your patients in the area of weight management with this practical 2 week online course on ‘talking about weight’.
- 2 Sept – 15 Sept 2019
- 21 Oct – 3 Nov 2019
Introduction to Paediatric Nutrition for Health Professionals
An online short course in the basics of paediatric nutrition, offered by the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University.
Food as Medicine courses - pathway to IANE membership
The Monash University suite of Food as Medicine courses are recognised by NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health, as a pathway for doctors and other healthcare professionals to enter their International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE).