Course
Paediatric Nutrition: From Preconception to Adolescence
Date: September 2026
Location: Online
Develop advanced foundational knowledge and clinical skills in paediatric nutrition that inform personalised and safe management of childhood health presentations.
Course Overview:
This practitioner-level course provides a comprehensive and evidence-informed foundation in paediatric nutrition, supporting children from preconception through to late adolescence. Delivered over 16 modules, the programme explores the nutritional, gastrointestinal, immune, neurological, metabolic and developmental factors that influence child health, with a strong focus on clinical application and systems-based practice.
The course integrates current research, clinical experience and case-based learning to help practitioners develop confidence in assessing and supporting a wide range of paediatric presentations, including feeding challenges, gut dysfunction, immune dysregulation, neurodiversity, mental health, metabolic conditions and hormone-related concerns. Participants will also explore safe supplementation, testing interpretation, safeguarding, referral pathways and professional practice considerations within paediatric care.
Designed for qualified practitioners, the course combines pre-recorded lectures, live teaching sessions, interactive discussion groups and clinical case studies to support the integration of knowledge into real-world practice. Emphasis is placed on safe, evidence-informed and individualised care, while encouraging practitioners to develop strong clinical reasoning skills and work confidently within professional scope of practice.
Learning objectives:
- Develop confidence in applying evidence-informed nutritional therapy within paediatric clinical practice.
- Strengthen clinical reasoning skills when assessing complex and multifactorial child health presentations.
- Interpret the interaction between nutrition, physiology, development, environment and lifestyle in child health outcomes.
- Build practitioner confidence in supporting children across different developmental stages, from infancy through to adolescence.
- Evaluate how gastrointestinal, immune, neurological, metabolic and hormonal systems influence paediatric health and wellbeing.
- Apply systems-based and individualised approaches when developing nutritional and lifestyle recommendations for children.
- Recognise red flags, safeguarding concerns and situations requiring referral or multidisciplinary support.
- Develop safe and appropriate clinical decision-making skills within professional scope of practice.
- Strengthen understanding of evidence-informed supplementation and testing considerations in paediatric practice.
- Improve the ability to interpret case histories, identify clinical priorities and develop structured support plans.
- Enhance practitioner communication skills when working with children, adolescents and families in clinical settings.
- Integrate current research, clinical frameworks and practical application into everyday paediatric nutrition practice.