2018
Lung cancer: case study by Erin Laing APD
Karen is a 50 year old woman diagnosed with T3N1M0 non-small cell lung cancer. Her treatment involves six weeks of chemo therapy and radiation. Erin gives an outline of lung cancer and its medical treatment. She explains the chemo therapy and radiation side effects and in particular the timeline in…
2018
Food provision and nutrition support for athletes at major competition, A/Prof Fiona Pelly, FSDA
Fiona is internationally recognised for her expertise in food provision at major sporting competition events and has evaluated the menu for six Olympic and two Commonwealth Games since 2000. Providing food for athletes at major competition is not just about sports nutrition. As demanding as that is having to cater…
2018
Mental health: why dietitians matter
Paula Goodyer
There’s a fact about mental health that dietitian Scott Teasdale wants to change: the one that says people with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, bi-polar and other psychotic conditions die 20 years earlier than the rest of the population. “A key reason is weight gain associated with anti-psychotic medication…
2018
Pancreatic Exocrine Replacement Therapy by Ruth Vo, APD
Dietitians often lack the confidence to diagnose pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI). But our involvement with GI clients puts us in a very good position to be identifying PEI. In her presentation Ruth explains how pancreatic exocrine insufficiency is identified and how it can be managed with enzyme replacement therapy. It’s…
2018
Nepali resources
A Melbourne GP and practice nurse are planning to visit a remote health clinic in Nepal in October to help set up a patient record system. At present, the clinic has no medical record system. They thought while they were there they could also offer some preventative health initiatives. Diabetes…
2018
Oncology Nutrition By Peter Mac Callum Cancer Centre Dietitians
Oncology Nutrition (RRP $175) is a comprehensive guide to the evidence-based nutritional management of cancer patients. It is written by expert dietitians from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne and peer-reviewed by multidisciplinary cancer clinicians. Oncology Nutrition incorporates up-to-date research and evidence and highlights important considerations for all cancer types…
2018
Renal Nutrition Part 2: Acute Kidney Injury and Dialysis basics. Kelly Lambert, AdvAPD
Following on from her Part 1 Renal Nutrition webinar which explained fundamental concepts of poor kidney function, in Part 2 Kelly explained the nutritional considerations in acute kidney injury and haemodialysis. In Part 2 Kelly describes Acute kidney injury: Essentials of AKI for dietitians, the causes and phases of AKI…
2018
Renal Nutrition Part 1: Basics of renal nutrition. Kelly Lambert AdvAPD
Conditions for a perfect storm of chronic kidney disease are present now. They involve an ageing population, an increased prevalence of diabetes, obesity and hypertension. Many of our clients are at risk or already have kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease is a progressive degenerative disease, any dietary changes which can…
2018
Good for you or bad for you? Harvard’s verdict on soy food
Paula Goodyer
If there’s one food that can polarise opinion it’s soy. Depending on who’s talking, soy gets the thumbs up for protecting against heart disease and breast and prostate cancer - or the thumbs down for contributing to these cancers, along with thyroid problems. Now the Harvard T.H. Chan School of…
2018
Diabetes burnout - what are the signs and how can dietitians help?
Paula Goodyer
There’s no such thing as a holiday from diabetes - and for some people the constant vigilance of managing blood glucose levels can bring diabetes burnout, meaning they feel so overwhelmed or frustrated by their condition that they take less care of themselves. “Burnout affects people with both type 1…