2020
Celebrating Soup. Presented by Catherine Saxelby, APD
With winter approaching it’s a great time to be thinking about soup. Warm, filling, nourishing and delicious. Last year Catherine embarked on a journey of discovery to find out about soup. It’s origins, nutritional qualities and effects on satiety. In her presentation Catherine shares with us her research: A close…
2020
Logging your CPD. NEW quiz and feedback links
There is now a direct link to both the assessment quiz and a short feedback survey in your Education in Nutrition library. This gives you a direct link to the assessment quiz (no more cutting and pasting URLs). Keep your certificate on file as evidence of completed CPD. All the…
2020
Weekly jobs wrap up 6 May 2020
Listed below is a summary of jobs posted in the past 7 days. These jobs have been collected from employment sites using the search terms Dietitian and/or Nutritionist in Australia and New Zealand. Both the DAA (requires a log in) and Dietitians NZ also list jobs on their website, many of which…
2020
Weekly jobs wrap up 29 April 2020
Listed below is a summary of jobs posted in the past 7 days. These jobs have been collected from employment sites using the search terms Dietitian and/or Nutritionist in Australia and New Zealand. Both the DAA (requires a log in) and Dietitians NZ also list jobs on their website, many of which…
2020
Implementing the IDDSI in a 9-site healthcare organisation. Presented by Lina Breik, APD
In 2019, Lina took on a Project Lead role at Eastern Health to implement the new International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) across the 9 Eastern Health sites. This was a 6-month project role that involved engaging a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. As one of the first…
2020
Weekly jobs wrap up 22 April 2020
Listed below is a summary of jobs posted in the past 7 days. These jobs have been collected from employment sites using the search terms Dietitian and/or Nutritionist in Australia and New Zealand. Both the DAA (requires a log in) and Dietitians NZ also list jobs on their website, many of which…
2020
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Presented by Tayla Robertson, APD
NAFLD is increasing worldwide and is the most common liver disorder in Western industrialised countries (estimated to occur in 25-30% of people in the United States). The major risk factors for NAFLD are: central obesity, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and metabolic syndrome. Of people who are diagnosed with NAFLD, approximately…
2020
Weekly jobs wrap up 15 April 2020
Listed below is a summary of jobs posted in the past 7 days. These jobs have been collected from employment sites using the search terms Dietitian and/or Nutritionist in Australia and New Zealand. Both the DAA (requires a log in) and Dietitians NZ also list jobs on their website, many of which…
2020
Complementary presentations related to COVID-19
Treatment of COVID-19, Dr Suzie Ferrie, PhD, AdvAPD In this fascinating presentation, Suzie describes the management of patients with COVID-19 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney. Even if you are not working directly with COVID-19 patients, this presentation gives a detailed background to the disease, how it is managed…
2020
Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs). Presented by Dr Nicole Kellow, PhD, APD, CDE
Described as “dark, sticky and treacherous” the accumulation of AGEs in our body impacts our health. In Nicole’s presentation she explains what AGEs are, how they are formed, AGE levels of common foods and dietary advice for reducing AGE intake. Advanced glycation end products are formed when carbonyl groups of…