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Nutrition & Dietetics DepartmentThe Dietitians at Peter James Centre provide nutritional information to assist patients to achieve an optimal level of independent functioning and quality of life by maintaining or improving their nutritional status to enhance health and well being.
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Inpatients |
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Screening to identify patients at nutritional risk | |
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Individual nutrition assessment, education and provision of special diets (includes monitoring of patient progress) | ||
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Combined Program with Speech Pathology to ensure adequate nutrition for patients with swallowing difficulties | ||
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Referral
to Community Dietitian on discharge from hospital (if required) |
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Aged Psychiatry Program |
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Dining Room Observations | ||
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Individual nutrition assessment, education and implementation of Dietary Modifications | ||
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Combined Program with Speech Pathology | ||
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Weekly review of all patients in assessment ward | ||
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Monthly
assessment of clients in Aged Care Residences |
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Community Programs |
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| Dietitians see community patients for short term nutrition assessment & education in the following programs: | |||
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Community Rehabilitation Centre | ||
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Rehab In The Home | ||
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Movement
Disorders |
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Home Enteral Nutrition Program |
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This is a service for patients discharged home from Peter James Centre with an enteral feeding tube (eg PEG tube) | ||
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service may be accessed for as long as needed |
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Food Services |
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Menu review | ||
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Regular meetings with the Contracted Food Provider | ||
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Regular
audits of the Food Service to maintain quality standards |
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Dietetic Student
Training
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Access to Dietitians |
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Inpatients |
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Dietitian is allocated to each ward on a part time basis. Patients
(or relatives or carers of inpatients) who would like to speak with
the Dietitian should arrange this with the Nurse In Charge. |
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Aged Care Residences (Northside & Mooroolbark) |
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| Relatives
or carers who would like to speak with the Dietitian should ask the
Nurse In Charge to arrange an appointment. |
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Community Clients |
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to Dietitians is by written referral only. |
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Hours |
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| 0930 hrs - 1730 hrs Monday to Friday | |||
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is no Dietetic service on weekends or public holidays. |
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Information Brochures |
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Healthy Eating, Healthy Aging | ||
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Dietary
Guidelines For Older Australians |
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| Special diet information sheets are available after assessment only. | |||
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dietary advice can be found at the Nutrition Australia website www.nutritionaustralia.org
or the Dietitians Association of Australia website http://www.daa.asn.au/ |
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Contacts
| Contact | Rhonda Gilbert, Chief Dietitian |
| Telephone | 03 9881 1888 extension 855 or pager 0855 |
| Fax | 03 9881 2439 |
| dietetic@peterjames.org.au or rhonda.gilbert@peterjames.org.au |
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