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Webinar 4

How can Dietitians Manage Malnutrition and Frailty in the Community?

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Key takeaways

In this webinar, Dr Shelly Roberts presents:

  • an evidence-based guide for the identification and nutritional management of malnutrition and frailty in the Australian and New Zealand community.

Speaker bio

Dr Shelley Roberts

Is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian working as an Allied Health Research Fellow, in a conjoint position between Griffith University and Gold Coast Health. Dr Roberts’ research focuses on improving nutrition among hospitalised patients, with particular interests in patient participation in care and patient centred care, healthcare technologies, and knowledge translation.

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Natalie Mullins
Pod Dietetics Founder & Lead Dietitian

Cutting wastage, boosting nutrition: Low-volume vs standard ONS

Dr Shelley Roberts
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Webinar 3

Protein Needs in ICU and Beyond

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Key takeaways

In this webinar, Associate Professor Lee-Anne Chapple presents:

  • evidence-based guidance on protein prescription and delivery, what’s known about how much protein is prescribed and uncovers whether the protein provided is utilised to build muscle.
  • protein recommendations for patients post ICU and the implications of impaired protein utilisation on patient recovery.

Speaker bio

Associate Professor  Lee-Anne Chapple

Is the Senior Critical Care Dietitian at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and a Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia. She leads the intensive care nutrition research program at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, conducting research that focuses on nutrition physiology during critical illness and early recovery. In particular, A/Prof Chapple has an interest in understanding protein delivery and utilisation to improve recovery for critically ill patients.

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Nutritional management of COVID-19 patients who are critically ill

Dr Emma Ridley
Senior Research Fellow & Clinical Dietitian

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Dr Shelley Roberts
Accredited Practicing Dietitian

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Webinar 2

Unpacking what isn’t known about Bolus Feeding

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Key takeaways

In this webinar, Lina explores a broad range of topics including:

  • transitioning patients from continuous to bolus feeding, the benefits and potential complications that can arise and how to determine the best nutritional supplement choice. 
  • practical tips to devise a tube exit plan and tools needed to deliver best patient care.

Speaker bio

Lina Breik

Is the Founding Lead Dietitian at Tube Dietitian, a service focused on supporting individuals with feeding tubes by bridging the gap between hospital and home care. She is pursuing a PhD that explores the experiences of adults using home tube feeding. With a decade of clinical nutrition experience in various hospitals in Victoria, Lina is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for those with feeding tubes through personalized nutrition support and education in their own homes.

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Nutritional management of COVID-19 patients who are critically ill

Dr Emma Ridley
Senior Research Fellow & Clinical Dietitian

Nutrition support in patients with severe respiratory disease: from hospital to home

Dr Peter Collins
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition & Dietetics – Registered Dietitian

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ONS Wastage Webinar

Cutting wastage, boosting nutrition*: Low-volume vs standard ONS

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In this webinar, Dr Shelley Roberts discusses:

  • The recent pilot trial ‘Low volume vs standard oral nutrition supplement wastage in hospital: a pilot comparative effectiveness trial’.

The pilot trial aims to assess consumption and wastage of compact vs standard volume ONS, to prepare for a larger scale trial. Learn about the potential trends toward reduced wastage and significantly increased energy & protein intake when patients consumed Fortisip Compact Protein.

Dr Shelley Roberts

Is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian working as an Allied Health Research Fellow, in a conjoint position between Griffith University and Gold Coast Health. Dr Roberts’ research focuses on improving nutrition among hospitalised patients, with particular interests in patient participation in care and patient centred care; healthcare technologies; and knowledge translation.

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Learn about the potential trends toward reduced wastage and significantly increased energy & protein intake when patients consumed Fortisip Compact Protein.

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Managing Malnutrition and Frailty in the Community as a Dietitian

Dr Shelley Roberts
Accredited Practicing Dietitian

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Associate Professor Lee-Anne Chapple
Senior Critical Care Dietitian

Meet our Careline experts

Our Nutricia Careline team of dietitians, nutritionists and midwives are here to help with any questions.
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*A 2023 pilot study at Gold Coast University Hospital found trends toward reduced wastage and significantly increased energy & protein intake when patients consumed Fortisip Compact Protein over 3 days compared to a standard 200ml ONS.​

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Fortisip Compact Protein is a food for special medical purposes. Must be used under medical supervision.

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ICU speaker series – sign up

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Expand your clinical skillset and join us for an afternoon of learning and reflection regarding the latest ICU nutritional updates.

Welcome esteemed speaker Dr Emma Ridley at our upcoming online sponsored session. Emma will be discussing Nutrition through a continuum: from ICU to ward on the 19th of April.

Attending our ICU speaker series?

If the answer is ‘yes’, we would be delighted if you joined our exciting virtual symposium. Please fill out the form below to receive a zoom link to the event.

Meet our experts

Dr Emma Ridley | Clinical Dietcian, ANZIC-RC, Monash University and Alfred Health

Emma is a Senior Research Fellow, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and leads the Nutrition Program at the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Emma has 17 years of clinical dietetic experience, including as a senior dietitian in the ICU at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. After completing her PhD in 2018, Emma’s primary research interest is the effect of long term nutrition interventions for the critically ill.

Emma is internationally recognized as a critical care dietitian and researcher, ranked in the top 1% on Expertscape for many clinical nutrition topics and regularly presents both nationally and internationally. Emma has more than 90 peer reviewed publications and has been a named investigator on more than $8 million dollars of research funding. Emma is the CIA on the INTENT trial (NCT03292237) (in 23 sites across Australia) and for NUTRIENT in 46 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand.

Our upcoming experts

  • May 23rd: Shelley Heunis – Nutrition in the obese critically unwell and case discussion
  • June 21st: Jonathan Taylor – Basics of mechanical ventilation and nutrition considerations
  • July 26th: Kirk Freeman – Nutrition and CRRT

For HCP use only – not for distribution to the general public.

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Wednesday, 19th April 2023
1:00-2:00pm (AEST) 3:00-4:00pm (NZST)
1 hour
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Webinars

Learn about the latest in nutrition therapy from leading industry experts.

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Cancer care 

npacking what isn’t known about Bolus Feeding

The Nutrition Revolution in Cancer Care: Uncovering the Impact on Patient Outcomes

Prof Alessandro Leviano
Associate professor of Internal Medicine at the Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Chief, Clinical Nutrition Unit at Sant’Andrea University Hospital in Rome, Italy.
Protein Needs in ICU and Beyond

Cancer Nutrition Toolkit: Myths, Management, and Practical Strategies for Cancer Nurses

Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and member of the COSA Nutrition Group Executive, Lauren Atkins leads this practical session unpacking common cancer nutrition myths, symptom management strategies, and tips for when a dietitian isn't immediately available.

Other nutritional support

Boosting oral intake in the ICU & beyond

Optimising nutrition in the ICU can significantly impact patient recovery, but how can dietitians best support oral intake in such a critical setting? This webinar will take you from evidence to implementation as clinical dietitians Alicia Wiese and Rebecca Baskett share strategies to improve oral intake across the ICU and acute care journey.

Alicia Wiese – Senior Dietitian

Rebecca Baskett – Professional Lead Dietitian 

Cutting wastage, boosting nutrition: Low-volume vs standard ONS

Recent pilot trial Low volume vs standard oral nutrition supplement wastage in hospital: a pilot comparative effectiveness trial.

Dr Shelley Roberts
Accredited Practicing Dietitian

npacking what isn’t known about Bolus Feeding

Unpacking what isn’t known about Bolus Feeding

Lina Breik
Founding Lead Dietitian
Protein Needs in ICU and Beyond

Protein Needs in ICU and Beyond

Associate Professor Lee-Anne Chapple
Senior Critical Care Dietitian
Managing Malnutrition and Frailty in the Community as a Dietitian

Managing Malnutrition and Frailty in the Community as a Dietitian

Dr Shelley Roberts
Accredited Practicing Dietitian
Collaborating for Success with NDIS

Collaborating for Success with NDIS

Natalie Mullins
Pod Dietetics Founder & Lead Dietitian
Nutritional management of COVID-19 patients who are critically ill

Nutritional management of COVID-19 patients who are critically ill

Dr Emma Ridley
Senior Research Fellow & Clinical Dietitian
Nutrition support in patients with severe respiratory disease: from hospital to home

Nutrition support in patients with severe respiratory disease: from hospital to home

Dr Peter Collins
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition & Dietetics - Registered Dietitian

PKU

Spotlight on PKU, Diet and Sport

An overview of the role of physical exercise in PKU, including exercise prescription and dietary management strategies, supported by case studies.

ICU Speaker Series 2023

Webinar recordings now available

Nutricia recently supported a virtual ICU Speaker Series with esteemed speakers, Dr Emma Ridley, Shelley Heunis and Jonathon Taylor.

  • Emma discussed Nutrition through a continuum: from ICU to ward.
  • Shelley discussed Nutrition in critically ill obese patients and case discussion.
  • Jonathon discussed Basics of mechanical ventilation and nutrition considerations.
  • Kirk discussed CRRT and nutrition in critically ill patients.

The recordings of the events are now available.

Register here to access