Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings
10 - Health and related fields
51. - Health professions and related programs
This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.
51.31 - Dietetics and clinical nutrition services
This subseries comprises instructional program classes 51.3101 to 51.3199.
51.3102 - Clinical nutrition/nutritionist
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply the principles of dietetics and the biomedical and nutrition sciences to design and manage effective nutrition programs as part of clinical treatment and therapy programs, and to manage health care facility food services. These programs include courses in human nutrition, nutrient metabolism, the role of foods and nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention, nutrition as a treatment regime, planning and directing hospital food service programs, diet and nutrition analysis and planning, supervision of food storage and preparation, special diets, client education, and professional standards and regulations.
Illustrative example(s)
- clinical nutrition
- nutritionist
Exclusion(s)
- food science(01.1001)
- human nutrition(19.0504)
- nutrition science(30.1901)
- registered dietitian (RD)(51.3101)
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