Head and neck cancer: Part 2. Quality nutrition care. Dr Teresa Brown, AdvAPD, PhD
Research indicates up to 75% of patients with head and neck cancer experience malnutrition. This affects treatment, quality of life, and life expectancy. Teresa has over 15 years of clinical experience working in cancer care.
In part 1, we were introduced to head and neck cancer treatment with a broad overview of nutrition intervention. In this webinar, part 2, Teresa looks at evidence based nutrition care and implementation, and gives a complete nutrition care framework to use, which includes;
Care access and referral
Nutritional screening assessment, diagnosis, intervention, goals, monitoring and evaluation
Nutrition support recommendations throughout all phases of treatment including pre and post-surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy
The role of nutritional care in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
The role of post-operative tube feeding
Recommendations for oral feeding post-surgery
Benefits of robotic surgery
Using nutritional supplements
Follow up guidelines
Teresa is project officer for the clinical oncological society for Australia. She developed the national evidence based guidelines for the nutritional management of patients with head and neck cancer which has been endorsed internationally, and was recently awarded a PhD on her thesis optimising nutrition support for patients with head and neck cancer at the University of QLD.
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