Invisible Illnesses
An overview for dietitians
The presentation covers:
- What are the Invisible Illnesses?
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
- Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD)
- Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
- Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
- Autoimmune conditions
- Others including ME/CFS, Pain Sensitisation, Long COVID, Sleep Disorders
- Barriers to living well with an invisible illness
- Making a plan for nutrition intervention
- Practical elements to assisting with nutrition
Hosted by Laura King, APD, AEP, CEDC-D
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About the Presenter
Luke Hassan is a lead dietitian at Active Health Clinic in Melbourne, where their mission is to 'Make Invisible Illness Visible'. Luke has a special interest in lesser-known chronic conditions such as ME/CFS, Dysautonomia's including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Connective Tissue Disorders like Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, PASC / Long Covid, and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. He is incredibly passionate about the difference that individualised nutrition advice can have in these conditions,, and it is his personal mission to make them as well-known, well-researched and well-treated as our more common chronic health conditions.
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- Assessment quiz and certificate
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