This program will cover health issues that affect adolescents specifically, the importance of understanding an adolescent’s physical and physiological growth and the role this plays in the treatment of an adolescent patient. This program will allow the clinician to understand not only the development of the human body as it goes through puberty but also the reason why treatment planning and overall health concerns can be different. Special attention will be paid to nutrition as it relates to growth and wellness during this stage of life.
The course will cover:
THE STRESS REACTION AND INFLAMMATION
THE PHYSIOLOGY BEHIND PUBERTY
THE CHILD IN DEVELOPMENT IN UTERO AND POST PARTUM
PHYSIOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN THE MATURING ADOLESCENT
STAGES OF CHILDHOOD GROWTH
NATURAL CHILD BIRTH VS. “C” SECTION WITH THE CONCOMITANT PSYCHOLOGY MANIFESTATIONS IN THE ADOLESCENT
THE ROLE OF THE PARENT
CLINICAL NUTRITION TO HELP AVOID CHILDHOOD PATHOLOGY
NUTRITION AND ITS PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE
THE ROLE OF THE INTESTINE IN THE MANIFESTATION OF SKIN DISORDERS OF VARIOUS TYPES