2020
Dietetic Careers in Food Industry. Presented by Jemma O’Hanlon, APD
Jemma has over 15 years’ experience working in the food industry, an area she hadn’t really considered practising in while she was studying her dietetics degree. She has worked in a range of jobs including helping a backyard muesli business grow into an international company. Now Jemma is a Research…
2020
Celebrating Soup. Presented by Catherine Saxelby, APD
With winter approaching it’s a great time to be thinking about soup. Warm, filling, nourishing and delicious. Last year Catherine embarked on a journey of discovery to find out about soup. It’s origins, nutritional qualities and effects on satiety. In her presentation Catherine shares with us her research: A close…
2020
Logging your CPD. NEW quiz and feedback links
There is now a direct link to both the assessment quiz and a short feedback survey in your Education in Nutrition library. This gives you a direct link to the assessment quiz (no more cutting and pasting URLs). Keep your certificate on file as evidence of completed CPD. All the…
2020
Implementing the IDDSI in a 9-site healthcare organisation. Presented by Lina Breik, APD
In 2019, Lina took on a Project Lead role at Eastern Health to implement the new International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) across the 9 Eastern Health sites. This was a 6-month project role that involved engaging a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. As one of the first…
2020
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Presented by Tayla Robertson, APD
NAFLD is increasing worldwide and is the most common liver disorder in Western industrialised countries (estimated to occur in 25-30% of people in the United States). The major risk factors for NAFLD are: central obesity, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and metabolic syndrome. Of people who are diagnosed with NAFLD, approximately…
2020
Complementary presentations related to COVID-19
Treatment of COVID-19, Dr Suzie Ferrie, PhD, AdvAPD In this fascinating presentation, Suzie describes the management of patients with COVID-19 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney. Even if you are not working directly with COVID-19 patients, this presentation gives a detailed background to the disease, how it is managed…
2020
Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs). Presented by Dr Nicole Kellow, PhD, APD, CDE
Described as “dark, sticky and treacherous” the accumulation of AGEs in our body impacts our health. In Nicole’s presentation she explains what AGEs are, how they are formed, AGE levels of common foods and dietary advice for reducing AGE intake. Advanced glycation end products are formed when carbonyl groups of…
2020
Treatment of COVID-19. Presented by Dr Suzie Ferrie, PhD, AdvAPD
A fascinating presentation on the management of patients with COVID-19 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney The presentation covers: A background to COVID 19 How it acts to cause respiratory failure High risk populations Medical management Case study: A 64yr old woman (PHx obesity, type 2 diabetes and lupus,…
2020
Creating and embedding nutrition policies. Presented by Kate Wilkinson, APD & Amy Wakem, APD
If you’re in the position of having to develop a nutrition policy for your organisation, Kate and Amy bring their experience from Nutrition Australia to provide a step-by-step guide. They explain the importance of nutrition policy, then outline the steps in the policy implementation process, illustrating with examples and tips…
2020
Identifying eating disorders in the primary care setting. Presented by Jen Pfeifler, APD,ASD
This presentation was produced for GPs to help identify eating disorders in primary care. The Eating Disorder Plan (EDP) released by Medicare in November 2019 has highlighted the importance of being able to identify patients with eating disorders and offering them timely and appropriate treatment. Both GPs and dietitians who…