2017
Cystic Fibrosis: Part 1, Andrea Kench, APD and Natalie van der Haak, APD
Specialised CF care has led to a dramatic improvement in survival in the last 4 decades. The evidence for the nutritional management of CF is strong but changes over time, so it is important to be aware of best practise. …
2017
Food addiction Dr Robyn Brown, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Addiction to food – is it possible? Food is necessary for our survival so the concept of food addiction seems ludicrous, but it appears the particular brain changes which occur in people with cocaine and other addictions also occur when some…
2017
Toddler Eating and Nutrition Judith Myers, APD, MPH
Developmentally, toddlers fall in between infants and children but they are very different to both. How and what a toddler eats is imperative to avoid eating issues in childhood and later life. As dietitians, we are in an excellent position to help parents navigate…
2017
Insects: why we should be eating them, Nicole Senior, APD
Entomophagy: the practice of eating insects. Humans have harvested and eaten the eggs, larvae, pupae and adults of certain insect species for thousands of years. Insects are an excellent source of vitamins, protein, fats, fibre, micronutrients and essential minerals. Nicole is…
2017
Teaching the Low FODMAP diet to your clients, Marnie Nitschke, APD
This presentation is a fabulously detailed and practical session on how we can help clients implement the Low FODMAP diet. Marnie is an APD with 16 years of experience working in the field of gastro-intestinal nutrition. She worked with Dr Sue Shepherd using the FODMAP approach since its inception, and has…
2017
Orthorexia Nervosa. Sarah McMahon, Psychologist
Orthorexia Nervosa- When the pursuit of health becomes unhealthy Orthorexia Nervosa is a potentially serious eating disorder. People with ON may initially appear to be the perfect client, with their nutrition knowledge and extremely healthy diet. But listening to them carefully reveals such over-restriction and obsession with what they eat…
2017
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…
2017
Head and neck cancer: Part 1. The role of the Dietitian. 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 this webinar, part 1, we…
2017
Teaching your Clients how to read a food label Catherine Saxelby, APD, AN
According to a recent FSANZ survey, 83% of consumers get their nutritional information from food labels. If your clients eyes glaze over when you attempt to explain a NIP, let Catherine give you some fantastic tools to show your client how…
2017
Nutrition and diabetic foot ulcers
Diabetic foot disease costs Australia 875 million dollars every year. Josephine and Kate work together at IPC community Health in Melbourne as part of a multidisciplinary team in a high risk foot clinic, which deals with the management of diabetic foot ulcers There are currently no evidence based guidelines specifically…