Nutrition in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Part 1
Part one of a two part series on nuitrition in spinal cord injury
The presentation covers:
Anatomy and classification of spinal cord injuries
Significant psychological impact
Acute pain
Neurogenic bowel
Neurogenic bladder
Skin and increased pressure injury risk
Swallowing Issues
Respiratory issues
Acute nutritional assessment
- Changes in body composition
- Energy and protein requirements
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About the Presenter
Paula Carroll is a senior clinical dietitian at the Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney and has worked in the area of spinal cord injury since 2014. She is passionate about ensuring people who have sustained a spinal cord injury have the resources to manage their specific nutritional needs from the acute injury to adapting long term. Paula is the lead author of the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation consumer resource Nutrition for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury (in print).
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