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…
2018
Cancer cachexia presented by Jane Harrowfield Clinical Lead Dietitian, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
“Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome that is defined by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass (with or without loss of fat mass) that cannot be fully reversed by conventional nutritional support and that leads to progressive functional impairment” Fearon K, Strasser F, Anker SD, et al. Definition and…
2018
Review Homelessness FREE presented by Julie Fry, RN
Homelessness Week; 6-12 August 2018 How do you eat when you have nowhere to live? There are over 100,000 homeless people in Australia and on any given night, one in 200 people are homeless. It seems astounding that such a wealthy country has so many people in such desperate circumstances.…
2018
Reading and Interpreting Scientific Papers presented by Professor Sarah McNaughton, FDAA
More than ever dietitians need to be able to set themselves apart as experts in nutritional science. This means being able to understand the strengths and weaknesses of published research. Just because something has been published it doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Sarah firstly explained where to find key research papers.…
2018
Newsletter July 26th 2018
Click here to download a copy of our latest newsletter. This week's edition contains: Is healthy eating a weapon against chronic lymphocytic leukaemia? Book giveaway Review of Men’s health and nutrition by Joel Feren, APD New to the recordings library Upcoming webinars and case studies Interesting Items: Pure food and the…
2018
Is healthy eating a weapon against leukaemia?
Paula Goodyer
It’s not news that a healthy diet may protect against several cancers including cancer of the bowel, liver, oesophagus, lung and stomach - but now Spanish research suggests that a type of leukaemia more common in older people may join the list. In a new study published in Haematologica, the…
2018
Men’s health and nutrition, Joel Feren, APD
Men are under-represented in the field of nutrition and dietetics, with less than 5% of dietitians in Australia being male. As one of these dietitians, Joel believes it is essential to equip men with the tools and strategies to help them improve their physical and mental health. Men have a…