Fundamentals of nutrition and cancer. Part 1: How dietitians can help cancer patients in hospital.
Part 1: Delivering an effective nutrition oncology service
Jenelle Loeliger and Belinda Steer (Heads of Nutrition and Speech Pathology) from The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne are presenting a two part series on the fundamentals of nutrition and cancer: how dietitians can help cancer patients in hospital.
Every week Janelle and Belinda receive queries from dietitians Australia wide. These webinars are designed to answer the common queries we have about nutrition and cancer.
The presentation covers:
- What is the role of the dietitian and the nutrition/dietetics department?
- Clinical operations: Know and plan your service, translate evidence into practice, resource allocation
- Governance and quality improvement
- Training and education
- Research
- FAQ, practical tips and resources to help establish, improve and sustain effective nutrition cancer care
Read a review of the presentation here
You may also be interested in Fundamentals of nutrition and cancer. Part 2 The practicalities of delivering nutrition care in different cancer settings
Watching this presentation and completing the assessment can contribute towards assessable Continuing Professional Development hours
About the Presenter
Jenelle Loeliger is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and the Head of Nutrition and Speech Pathology Department at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne. She is passionate about implementing evidence based practice into usual care and ensuring patients with cancer have access to high quality dietetic services. Jenelle conducts projects/research across multiple areas within cancer and provides statewide leadership to the Malnutrition in Victorian Cancer Services program of work.
Registration includes
- Access to a recording of the webinar
- Presentation notes
- Multiple choice questions and answers
- Suggested further reading
Registration types
- Recording: $38 to receive a recording of the webinar and associated documents
- Subscription: $33 monthly for all Education in Nutrition recordings