Bonus episode: An overview of a research dietitian in the field of Obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

In this episode Harriet Farr, RD reflects on her practice and discusses the use of blended diets and considerations during a cost of living crisis.

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Lydia Collins-Hussey, a Specialist Paediatric Allergy Dietitian, discusses her tops tips for healthcare professionals on complementary feeding (weaning) and allergen introduction for infants with food allergies.You can also access our weaning guide here.
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Dr Rosan Meyer, a Paediatric Dietitian, discusses the Cow’s Milk related Symptom Score (CoMiSS) and how it can help healthcare professionals to be more aware of symptoms related to Cow’s Milk Allergy (CMA) and support the diagnosis of CMA. You can access the CoMiSS tool here.

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Simon Williams the Chief Executive of Anaphylaxis UK shares how Anaphylaxis UK can help support healthcare professionals and their patients with allergies.

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In this episode, Jacqueline Lowdon discusses her experience in the management of Paediatric cases with Enteral Nutrition needs. Innovation in the Enteral Nutrition space has progressed, with a wider range of options offering new solutions with different content. Jacqueline discusses how the management of a paediatric patient case requires the involvement of many factors that a dietitian needs to manage effectively. 

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In this podcast Timira Naicker walks us through her journey as a dietitian and how she made the transition into the field of regulatory. Timira gives us great insights about her regulatory dietitian role, what are her interests, what does a typical day looks like and how you can think about a career in regulatory. Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

In this podcast Dr Michelle Harvie discuses the importance of research and setting research questions to test a hypothesis. One particular interesting area of work researched by Michelle is the very low-calorie diet and the 5:2 diet within diabetes. Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

In this podcast Dr Graeme O’Connor discusses his role as a research dietitian and how he made his first research move in the field of refeeding syndrome. After the success of developing clinical guidelines for the management of refeeding syndrome, Graeme went onto to research tube feeding formula containing food derived ingredients at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Graeme also highlights how dietitians can work with industry to test important questions such as 'how can a blended diet work in a hospital setting?'  Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

In this podcast Annina Whipp walks us through her experiences as a paediatric and freelance dietitian. What excites her about her role, her interests and the types of projects she gets involved in. Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

Annina Whipp joins us to talk about the ins and outs of setting up a blended diet service. For some, this process isn’t straightforward and there may be several obstacles in the way and things you may not have considered. Annina shares her experiences and reflects on the whole process, sharing her words of wisdom and some helpful tips for others thinking about setting up their own service.

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Primary care resources are currently stretched more than ever, with GP surgeries experiencing significant strain with rising demand and paediatric patients having to wait longer for appointments. This situation presents a need to learn about methods to deliver better patient outcomes and help secure better value from existing resources. In this podcast Ibrahim Amin a lead clinical pharmacist talks about his role with cows’ milk allergy and how he feels pharmacists can with the patient journey.

Important notice: Mothers should be encouraged to continue breastfeeding even when their infants have cows' milk protein allergy. This usually requires qualified dietary counselling to completely exclude all sources of cows' milk protein from the mothers’ diet.

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Managing the nutrition and hydration needs of dysphagia patients in the care home setting can be challenging. Sophie Murray Quality Improvement and Regulatory Partner for Signature Care Homes sits down with Linia to discuss optimal management and the positive impact this can have on patient outcomes.

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