- Placement scope (percentage)
8.34
- Placement duration (hours)
400
Name of the placement:
Introductory Placement
Activities during the placement: Will become familiar with the specifics of a dietitian’s work in institutions providing personal healthcare, public health, education, social or wellness services. Will complete the documents required in a dietitian’s work, work with specialised computer programs, be able to find and analyse the information and legislation needed for a dietitian’s work, and be able to use them in the dietitian’s daily practice.
- Placement scope (credits)
6
Name of the placement:
Client Menu Planning Placement
Activities during the placement: Will be able to explain the concept of a meal plan, select quality food products for drawing up a meal plan, prepare a meal plan in accordance with daily nutrient and energy norms, explain the requirements for drawing up meal plans, and analyse the legislation relating to meal-plan preparation.
- Placement scope (credits)
9
Name of the placement:
Final placement
Activities during the placement: Will be able to comprehensively assess the health status of a patient/client or community group, identify health risk factors for the patient/client or community group, select the most appropriate diet and regimen for the client/patient or community group, draw up a meal plan, monitor the nutrition and lifestyle of patients/clients or the community group, assess the impact of changes in diet and regimen on health and quality of life at the individual and community levels, and, based on the monitoring results, provide the client/patient or community group with recommendations on nutritional care.
- Placement scope (credits)
18
- Placement scope (percentage)
10
- Placement duration (hours)
480
Total:
- Placement scope (credits)
33
- Placement scope (percentage)
18.34
- Placement duration (hours)
880
Choice of placement venues:
Students can choose or find a placement in Klaipėda city, Klaipėda district, the Western Lithuania region, or anywhere else in Lithuania or abroad.
Final placements are carried out at:
Public health bureaus: Klaipėda City Public Health Bureau, Klaipėda District Municipality Public Health Bureau, Kretinga District Municipality Public Health Bureau, Šiauliai City Municipality Public Health Bureau, Mažeikiai District Municipality Public Health Bureau, and others.
Personal healthcare institutions: PE Klaipėda University Hospital, PE Šilutė Hospital, PE Tauragė Hospital, PE Kėdainiai Hospital, PE Mažeikiai Hospital, PE Telšiai Hospital, PE Klaipėda Republican Hospital, and others.
Social service providers: PE Klaipėda Infant Home for Children with Developmental Disabilities, BĮ Lioliai Social Care Home, Care Institution UAB Kitada, Klaipėda City Care Home, PE Palliative Care and Family Health Centre UAB Kitada, Verbūnai Care Home, Vilius Gaigalaitis Care Home, Klaipėda Social Services Centre Danė, and others.
Educational institutions: kindergartens, pre-school and primary schools, basic schools, and gymnasiums.
Other institutions providing personal healthcare and health promotion services: UAB Gradialis Palanga, LSMU Palanga Clinic, Port Polyclinic, Kardiolita Clinics, Ave Medica Clinic, and others.
