title: Systematic review of knowledge, confidence and education in nutritional genomics for students and professionals in nutrition and dietetics.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This review examines knowledge and confidence of nutrition and dietetics professionals in nutritional genomics and evaluates the teaching strategies in this field within nutrition and dietetics university programmes and professional development courses internationally.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic search of 10 literature databases was conducted from January 2000 to December 2012 to identify original research. Any studies of either nutrition and/or dietetics students or dietitians/nutritionists investigating current levels of knowledge or confidence in nutritional genomics, or strategies to improve learning and/or confidence in this area, were eligible.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighteen articles (15 separate studies) met the inclusion criteria. Three articles were assessed as negative, eight as neutral and seven as positive according to the American Dietetics Association Quality Criteria Checklist. The overall ranking of evidence was low. Dietitians have low involvement, knowledge and confidence in nutritional genomics, and evidence for educational strategies is limited and methodologically weak.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need to develop training pathways and material to up-skill nutrition and/or dietetics students and nutrition and/or dietetics professionals in nutritional genomics through multidisciplinary collaboration with content area experts. There is a paucity of high quality evidence on optimum teaching strategies; however, methods promoting repetitive exposure to nutritional genomics material, problem-solving, collaborative and case-based learning are most promising for university and professional development programmes.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Dietetics Research (C-DIET-R), School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Metabolic Medicine, Mater Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: O R L
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004046:Dietetics / Q000193:education*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D054647:Nutrigenomics / Q000193:education*; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D064686:Nutritionists / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods
keywords: dietetics; education; genomics; professional development