Speciality programmes

Programmes and services built for specialist nutrition practice.

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Critical Care Nutrition

12 monthsDistance learning / residencySpecialty certificate

Prepare to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate holistic, culturally sensitive, and evidence-based critical care nutrition and dietetics.

  • Foundations of nutrition, ethics, and professionalism.
  • Anatomy and physiology.
  • Critical Care Nutrition I and II.
  • Research, instructorship, leadership, and management.
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Oncology Nutrition

12 monthsDistance learning / residencySpecialty certificate

Build competence to deliver evidence-based oncology nutrition and dietetics care for patients with cancer.

  • Foundations of nutrition, ethics, and professionalism.
  • Anatomy and physiology.
  • Oncology nutrition and underpinning scientific knowledge.
  • Research, instructorship, leadership, and management.
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Pediatric Nutrition

12 monthsDistance learning / residencySpecialty certificate

Learn to deliver pediatric nutrition and dietetics care with sensitivity to diverse clinical and family needs.

  • Foundations of nutrition, ethics, and professionalism.
  • Anatomy and physiology.
  • Pediatric nutrition in clinical care and child health.
  • Research, instructorship, leadership, and management.
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Renal Nutrition

12 monthsDistance learning / residencySpecialty certificate

Train for nephrology nutrition care, renal replacement therapies, transplantation support, and patient-centered management.

  • Foundations of nutrition, ethics, and professionalism.
  • Anatomy and physiology.
  • Management of renal disorders and renal pharmacology.
  • Renal replacement therapies, research, and leadership.
Coming soon

Credentialled Diabetes Educator

UpcomingProfessional pathwayPlanned offering

This speciality pathway is listed by NDA as an upcoming programme.

Coming soon

Sports Nutritionist

UpcomingProfessional pathwayPlanned offering

Sports Nutritionist training is also listed by NDA as an upcoming offering.

Study model and entry requirements

Training runs through live online sessions, hands-on learning, case study integration, and a 6-month placement in a recognized health institution accredited by NDA. Applicants should hold full registration with KNDI or their country's nutrition regulatory body and have a Certificate, Diploma, Degree, Masters, or PhD in Nutrition and Dietetics.

Additional services

NDA also offers nutrition fellowships, annual nutrition academy sessions, enteral and parenteral nutrition training, leadership and management training, supervisory skills training, facility-based training, and research and advisory services.

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