2021
Polypharmacy for dietitians. Dr Natali Jokanovic & Dr Amanda Cross
Chloe Risaglu, APD
The most common definition of polypharmacy is the ‘regular use of five or more medications.’ In Australia, polypharmacy occurs in 36% of people aged over 70 (a similar figure to New Zealand), a number that increases in hospital inpatients (75%), and aged care residents (82%). Some of the most common…
2021
Weekly jobs wrap up 21 July 2021
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 Dietitians Australia (Classifieds > Jobs requires a log in) and Dietitians NZ also list jobs on their…
2021
Home exercise prescription. Presented by Daniel Arbilla AEP
Breaking traditional exercise rules to play with enjoyable movement variability. Offered in equal measure, Daniel’s brings a strong musculoskeletal practice along with his person-centred approach, delivering a presentation that encourages us to elevate and enjoy prescribing home movement programs. To commence, we are positioned to remember we can ask our…
2021
Dietitians: a critical missing ingredient
Paula Goodyer
Getting professional help to improve your eating isn’t easy in New Zealand’s health system. “The threshold for seeing a publicly-funded dietitian is really high. Someone in their 30s with a high HbA1c and high blood pressure wouldn’t be eligible, for example,” says Kath Eastwood, general manager of Dietitians NZ. “We…
2021
Education in Exercise research snapshot July 2021
Keep up to date with this collection of recent articles with one tap full text access. Reading the entire article may contribute towards your professional development points or simply keep up to date with a quick scan of the abstract. Low bone mineral density following gastric bypass is not explained by…
2021
Weekly jobs wrap up 14 July 2021
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 Dietitians Australia (Classifieds > Jobs requires a log in) and Dietitians NZ also list jobs on their…
2021
A guide for new graduate dietitians: free resource
Beginning a career in dietetics? Check out our guide, written in collaboration with Dietitians Australia, helps answer your questions about beginning a career as a dietitian. It includes: registering as an APD finding a mentor business basics (including Medicare, insurance, ABN) a list of professional organisations and groups how…
2021
Gout. Presented by Dr Tanya Major, PhD, Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, NZ
Gout is the second most common form of arthritis (after osteoarthritis) in Australia and New Zealand. It affects approximately 185,000 people in New Zealand, and 1.1 million in Australia. It is extremely painful and debilitating and we often have clients asking for dietary advice to prevent flares. Gout is caused…
2021
Weekly jobs wrap up 7 July 2021
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 Dietitians Australia (Classifieds > Jobs requires a log in) and Dietitians NZ also list jobs on their…
2021
Blended tube feeding - three new presentations separate myths from facts
Last year I met Amanda, the parent of an 11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was entirely tube fed. But her daughter had failed to thrive on commercial tube feeds - she vomited, had severe, painful reflux and was constipated. After some googling, Amanda discovered that blending her own…