2024
Mast cell activation syndrome Presented by Samantha Cameron AEP
Get to know MCAS: recognising and responding as a movement professional If mast cell activation syndrome has you scratching you head and wondering about your role as an exercise professional, you’re not alone. Let’s get to know the systems, symptoms and triggers related to MCAS, and approach supporting our clients…
2024
Palliative care nutrition presented by Ella Monaghan (MDiet, BF&Nutr)
The World Health Organisation defines palliative care as; “An approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems,…
2024
Cultural Safety in palliative care nursing in the Torres Strait Islands and Northern Peninsula Area
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2024
Improve client retention: case studies presented by Stephanie Notaras APD
Reflective practice and advancing your counselling skills for better client retention and results When a client is struggling to change and rescheduling or cancelling appointments, as dietitians it can really impact our confidence. In her previous presentation Stephanie offered a framework for improving client retention. Now we are witnessing reflective…
2024
Nutrition for endometriosis presented by Nadia Maxwell, APD
Supporting symptom relief: Better serve your clients with endometriosis through holistic nutrition care. If nutrition’s impact reaches across all body systems, and endometriosis is a condition that impacts all body systems; it makes sense then that dietitians have a role to play here. Nadia Maxwell passionately advocates for how we…
2024
Introducing oral health into dietetic practice presented by Lindy Sank, APD
Many medical conditions affect oral health such as poorly controlled diabetes, HIV, cancer treatments and the medications used to treat medical conditions. Additionally, illness can affect the ability to eat. Poor oral health such as oral pain, missing teeth and dentures in turn affects the ability for an individual to…
2024
Exercise management for PCOS. Presented by Eva Boland AEP
Practical application for the AEP In the recent decade, the role of the exercise professional in supporting individuals with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has grown and clarified. For this whole-body syndrome considerations span from metabolic and cardiovascular health, to reproductive concerns and body image distress. Learn about: Matching exercise mode…
2024
Cultural safety presented by Nicole Hewlett, Project manager, PhD Candidate
Providing a culturally safe practice engages people who have avoided connecting with health care services. Within a culturally safe space people feel good and the care aligns with their needs. A sign of cultural safety learning is getting uncomfortable, for non-indigenous viewers Nicole’s presentation is both eye-opening and challenging. Take…
2024
Sensory Based Feeding Difficulties – presentation and case study
Dr Rati Jani, PhD, AdvAPD unpacks Sensory Based Feeding Difficulties (SBFD) in two separate presentations. In her main presentation Sensory Based Feeding Difficulties (SBFD), Rati explains how to differentiate between fussy eaters and children with SBFD. SBFD may originate in any one or more of the seven senses (proprioception, vestibular,…
2024
Education in Exercise’s Improve client retention, presented by Stephanie Notaras, APD
How to help your clients find exercise motivation, make changes and come back. Creating a booming exercise service that keeps clients supported and engaged is an essential, and really challenging, part of our role as movement professionals. Beyond our knowledge of pathophysiology and prescription considerations, clinical communication skills is the…