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Inside Medical Nutrition

23 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

In this podcast for healthcare professionals, powered by Nestlé Health Science, our host Dr Linia Patel explores an array of medical nutrition topics with our expert guest speakers. Whether you’re interested in optimising dysphagia management, navigating the blended diets trend in enteral nutrition, or hearing real life experiences from your peers, you’re in the right place. Switch on, tune in, and dive deeper Inside Medical Nutrition.

This podcast is for healthcare professionals only, and all views expressed belong to our speakers, not necessarily reflecting those of Nestlé Health Science.

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Episodes

Blended Diets During a Cost of Living Crisis

July 25, 2023 15:37 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

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.* For healthcare professionals only

Complementary Feeding (Weaning) and Allergen Introduction - Top Tips for Healthcare Professionals

July 18, 2023 14:55 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

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. *For healthcare professionals only

The Cow’s Milk Related Symptom Score (CoMiSS®)

July 11, 2023 09:29 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

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. *For healthcare professionals only

Anaphylaxis UK

July 04, 2023 13:30 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

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

Enteral Nutrition Paediatric Case Study Management and Analysis with a High Energy feed

June 27, 2023 13:55 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

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. Jacqueline is Clinical Specialist Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Dietitian in Leed...

An overview of a dietitian working in regulatory

December 20, 2022 15:35 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB

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.

An overview of a research dietitian working in the field of diabetes

December 20, 2022 15:33 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

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.

An overview of a research dietitian in a busy paediatric hospital

December 20, 2022 15:30 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

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 ...

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

December 20, 2022 15:24 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB

In this podcast Dimitrios Koutoukidis discusses his journey as dietitian from Greece and now in the United Kingdom. His master’s degree enabled him to move into the field of research and is now working on some fantastic research that may support non-alcoholic fatty liver patients in the future. Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

An overview of a freelance dietitian by Annina Whipp

December 19, 2022 16:31 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

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.

Setting up a Blended Diet Service

July 20, 2022 13:25 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MB

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. *For healthcare professionals only

Successful Management of CMA: A Clinical Pharmacist's Perspective

July 15, 2022 15:14 - 30 minutes - 56.5 MB

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 journe...

Dysphagia Patients in Care Homes: Managing Nutrition and Hydration

July 06, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 52.4 MB

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. *For healthcare professionals only

All about ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)

June 30, 2022 11:35 - 31 minutes - 57.5 MB

Clare Thornton-Wood talks us through her experience of working with children diagnosed with ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). Tune in to hear about what their treatment pathway looks like from a dietitian’s perspective. *For healthcare professionals only

Successful Management of CMA in the Community: A Paediatric Nurse Consultant Perspective with Lisa Philips-German

June 22, 2022 14:04 - 35 minutes - 66.2 MB

In this podcast Lisa Philips-German, a Paediatric Nurse Consultant talks us through her unique role and how she successfully manages cows’ milk allergy patients in her paediatric community. Lisa will share the success of her clinic and how they have managed to empower and support parents and carers, work with other healthcare professionals and strengthen service provision in the community. Important notice: Mothers should be encouraged to continue breastfeeding even when their infants have ...

A Food First Approach: Exploring Texture Modified Diets

June 15, 2022 13:17 - 43 minutes - 44.7 MB

Dysphagia Chef Gary Brailsford and Independent Dietitian Caroline Hill sit down to discuss texture modified diets. From myth busting to best practice, they explore how to texture modified diets right, for your dysphagia patients. IDDSI Framework

A multi-disciplinary team approach to dysphagia management

January 19, 2022 00:10 - 33 minutes - 34.4 MB

In this episode, we will be discussing the importance of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of dysphagia, with independent Speech & Language Therapist, Sandra Robinson & Freelance Dietitian, Caroline Hill. MDTs are long established; however, due to the recent pandemic, they have had to evolve in order to provide effective patient management. So what’s changed and what does best practice look like? Tune in to learn more.

Supporting tube fed blended diets with a multi-disciplinary team approach

January 12, 2022 00:10 - 36 minutes - 32.9 MB

Once the decision has been made to start a child on a blended diet, it’s never the dietitian alone who is responsible for supporting this. The entire multi-disciplinary team needs to be aligned and working closely together to help support this patient. Senior Paediatric Home Enteral Feeding Dietitian, Harriet Farr, talks us through the role of the MDT in supporting blended diets and how this is best structured, communicated and monitored. For more resources, visit the N+ Education Hub power...

Managing tube fed blended diets in schools

January 05, 2022 00:10 - 29 minutes - 38 MB

What happens when children who are on a blended diet go to school? How do children and families manage this? Carol Baguley, Advanced Specialist Paediatric Dietitian from Chailey School, talks to Linia about the practicalities of managing a blended diet in a school setting. What does Carol advise parents about when preparing, storing and transporting a blended diet into her school, and who administers it when they’re there? What happens if a school does not have a policy for blended diets? Tu...

Are tube fed blended diets well tolerated?

December 14, 2021 23:00 - 39 minutes - 40.6 MB

More and more parents and carers are asking their dietitians about blended diets. Blending real food to use as an enteral feed through a tube is becoming more widely accepted as a positive way of feeding. Children generally do much better on a blended diet compared to other feeding alternatives, and often symptoms like sickness or reflux disappear. But why are blended diets so well tolerated? Lucy Jackman and Dr Graeme O’Connor from Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, delve into the scienc...

Managing a tube fed blended diet caseload – a Dietitian's perspective

December 08, 2021 00:10 - 34 minutes - 40.5 MB

In this episode Specialist Paediatric Dietitian, Cath Fogarty, discusses blended diets for enterally fed children and how dietitians can best manage these patients and their time. Cath gives us some insider tips on how she manages patients following a blended diet on her case load, including advice on the practicalities of blended diets and how to help parents prepare recipes. For more resources, visit the N+ Education Hub powered by Nestlé Health Science.

An Introduction to Tube Fed Blended Diets

December 01, 2021 00:10 - 27 minutes - 28.7 MB

Clare Thornton-Wood shares her experience of supporting children with blended diets and discusses why they are becoming more popular amongst parents and carers. Why are they preferred by some parents? How do they benefit the children and the family? And how can dietitians themselves ensure they are set up to support parents wishing to start a blended diet? Clare also talks through what the BDA has to say about blended diets with a look at their latest policy statement. For more resources, v...

Season 1 Trailer

October 21, 2021 16:01 - 52 seconds - 1.19 MB

Tune in and discover what’s in store in the first series of Inside Medical Nutrition, a podcast powered by Nestlé Health Science.