Nualtra: Dietitian Cafe #RD2B

To celebrate Malnutrition Awareness Week, Lucy is joined by Registered Dietitian Catherine Rabess to discuss the role of a community dietitian in addressing malnutrition.Catherine Rabess is an experienced Registered Dietitian specialising in gastroenterology and complex nutrition support, with a focus on functional gut disorders including IBS, gastroparesis, colorectal surgery and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Catherine’s expertise also covers undernutrition and enteral nutrition in the areas of bowel disease, neurological disabilities and conditions. Catherine works in the NHS as a Clinical Lead for a community Nutrition and Dietetic service and also in private practice providing one to one consultations. Driven by her passion for diversifying Nutrition and Dietetics and shaping the future workforce, Catherine is an active member of the BDA and a media spokesperson. Where she provides evidence-based nutrition to media, featured in The Independent, the BBC and Women’s Health, alongside her Instagram @caffdietitian.In this episode, Catherine will share her career journey, including the in’s and out’s of being a community dietitian. We will also discuss the recognition, treatment and prevention of malnutrition in a community-dwelling population as well as touching upon some of the themes of MAW.Show Notes:Catherine Instagram: @caffdietitian

In this episode, Lucy is joined by Dr Tom Butler. Tom is a senior lecturer in Nutrition and Health at Edge Hill University. He leads the MSc Public Health Nutrition programme and was previously the programme lead for the BSc Nutrition and Dietetics course at the University of Chester. Tom is the scientific officer for the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) and lead for the Diet Working Group as part of the BACPR. He is also a committee member for the British Dietetic Association Public Health Nutrition specialist group and taskforce member for the European Society of Cardiology Allied Professions group.We will discuss Tom’s journey from student dietitian to senior lecturer. We will talk about how COVID-19 has impacted student studies, and what the future of dietetic training may look like. I hope that you find this discussion useful, and that it helps you to make the most of the teaching hours you are offered at university.Show Notes:Tom Twitter: @drtom_butlerLucy Twitter: @LucyRD2B BACPR Twitter: @BACPR