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Dietetic Resource Centre - HCP Information
Welcome to the Nutricia Dietetic Resource Centre, a service which helps healthcare professionals stay up-to-date with advances in medical nutrition.
The Dietetic Resource Centre is staffed by a team five experienced dietitians and offers a range of valuable educational services and resources;
Freephone Dietetic Advice Line and Email
A telephone service is available from 9am to 5pm Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays) and provides healthcare professionals with dietetic advice from a qualified and experienced dietitian.
1800 412 414 (Rep of Ireland) or 0800 028 3416 (Northern Ireland)
Dietitians can also be contacted by email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Educational Resources
The Dietetic Resource Centre offers a wide range of educational materials which help healthcare professionals to keep up-to-date on key developments in medical nutrition.
Best Practice newsletter
Best Practice is published three times a year and is aimed at dietitians and other healthcare professionals working in the field of medical nutrition.
Best Practice provides updates on the latest developments in dietetics, with contributions from experienced practicing healthcare professionals.
The latest and previous editions are available to download here or email the .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Small Talk newsletter
Small talk is published three times a year and is aimed at paediatric dietitians and other healthcare professionals.
Small Talk is designed to provide the latest developments in paediatric nutrition, with contributions from experienced practicing healthcare professionals.
The latest and previous editions are available to download here
Articles
The Dietetic Resource Centre supports HCP education through a variety of dietetic, nursing, pharmaceutical and medical publications. To access copies of these articles please click on the links below.
Malnutrition in Diabetes. Diabetes Professional Sept 2008
Nutrition and Wound Healing. Pharmacy Assistant Dec 2008
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Guidelines and tools
• Guidelines for the administration of drugs via enteral feeding tubes
• Effectiveness of Oral Nutritional Support – the Evidence
• Nutritional Assessment Guide
• BMI and Percentage Weight Loss chart (ROI)
• BMI and Percentage Weight Loss chart (NI)
• Tips for a high protein high calorie diet
• NutriAction resource materials
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Training and Professional Development
Nutricia run educational seminars and symposia for healthcare professionals at a local, national and international level. Here are some of the events we are involved in:
International
ESPEN – European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Annual Conference
BAPEN – British Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Annual Conference
ESPGHAN – European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Annual Conference
SSIEM – Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Annual Conference
DMIMD – Dietary Management for Inherited Metabolic Disease Annual Conference
SHS Nutricia Food Allergy Study Day
National
Annual Paediatric Symposium
Annual Symposium for dietitians in the Republic of Ireland
Annual Symposium for dietitians in Northern Ireland
Annual Low Protein Living Weekend
Bi-annual Wound Management Association of Ireland Conference
Regional
We hold an extensive series of regional educational events for HCPs, many of which are accredited/endorsed by HCP professional bodies such as the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute and An Bord Altranais.
Our dietitians also train healthcare professionals on a variety of nutrition-related topics such as nutrition screening, nutritional support, clinical research, appropriate use of Nutricia products, and cookery demonstrations, all in the convenience of a local venue.
For find out more about how we can help you with training and professional development please email the .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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NutriAction
NutriAction is a malnutrition intervention strategy for nursing homes developed by the dietitians in Nutricia with input from nursing homes and community dietitians.
Objectives:
• Train nursing home staff to identify malnutrition early
• Train to use nutrition care plans to record nutritional intervention
• Train how to choose appropriate nutrition intervention
For further information on NutriAction please contact the .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Product information
The Dietetic Resource Centre provides detailed, reliable information on the complete range of Nutricia products. To download a copy of our product compendium click on the links below:
• Adult product compendium
• Paediatric product compendium
• Metabolic product information
For additional information on the Nutricia product range please contact the .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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Clinical research and Audit
We have dedicated team who work closely with healthcare institutions providing services including:
• Collaborative partnerships to facilitate research and audit with healthcare professionals
• Provision of expert support, resources and funding to meet customer needs
• Support to implement guidelines and audit effectiveness
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FAQs
If you have a question about our products and services look at the frequently asked questions or contact us.
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