Clinical nutrition in the hepatogastroenterology curriculum

Table 1 Requirements for basic nutrition training

Pathophysiology of the gastrointestinal tract and its motility regulation

Metabolism in health and disease

Diagnosis of nutritional status and GI function

General understanding of dietary requirements in health and disease

Understanding of disease-related digestive and metabolic dysfunction, diagnosis and treatment of intestinal failure

Diagnosis and treatment of obesity

The ability to perform and understand the limitations of more complex nutrition treatments and metabolic derangements in healthy subjects and diseased ones, including enteral and parenteral nutrition strategies

Expertise in multidisciplinary care

Ability to collaborate in (translational) research