Maddie Freeman Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, Sa, Au

Providing community based nutrition education within a multidisciplinary team across three community health sites and to inpatients within the Bacchus Marsh & Melton Regional Hospital. Providing education and medical nutrition therapy to clients across the lifespan with a range of clinical conditions. Provide outpatient care and home visits within the community. One on one nutrition education as well as group education. Cooking demonstrations and group cooking sessions. In-service nutrition education sessions to staff working with people with disabilities in supported residential services. Resource development and quality improvement activities. Use of electronic patient record and diary systems (CPF and iPM).

Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia

- Providing acute and community based nutrition care and management to patients and clients across the lifespan, including inpatients, outpatients, and providing outreach dietetic services in rural areas of SA (Tailem Bend, Meningie, Karoonda, Lameroo, Pinnaroo and Mannum).- Part of a multidisciplinary team providing services to clients on Transitional Care Packages (TCP) both residential and community.- Provide client centred care in the nutritional assessment, education and counselling of patients across a range of clinical areas including malnutrition, oncology, diabetes (type 1, 2 and gestational), liver disease, kidney disease, dialysis, coeliac disease, weight management, enteral feeding, paediatric food allergy, failure to thrive and feeding aversions.- Successfully manage a fluctuating caseload including travel to rural areas - Collaborate and liaise with other allied health, medical, nursing and food service staff including team meetings, and documentation including case notes, GP letters and discharge summaries - Using CCME and Oasis computer programs for statistics and patient management.

Whyalla, South Australia

- Providing acute and community based nutrition care and management to patients and clients across the lifespan, including inpatients, outpatients, servicing three nursing homes in Whyalla and providing outreach dietetic services in rural areas of SA (Cowell, Kimba and Cleve).- Provide nutritional assessment, education and counselling to patients across a range of clinical areas including malnutrition, oncology, diabetes (type 1 and 2), liver disease, kidney disease, congestive heart failure, coeliac disease, weight management and dementia.- Collaborate and liaise with other allied health, medical, nursing and food service staff- Received training in the CCME computer program for statistics and patient management

Adelaide, South Australia

- Reviewed current literature regarding Type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents including interventions to improve self-management skills, management difficulties associated with childhood and adolescence and barriers and facilitators to appointment attendance. - Produced an academic standard literature review reporting on interventions to improve self-management skills in children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes.- Developed a survey for dissemination to children with Type 1 diabetes and/or their parents to determine barriers to accessing the current dietetic service provided at the Women's and Children's Hospital (WCH).- Liaised with dietitians, endocrinologists and diabetes nurse educators. - Distributed surveys to patients.- Collected anthropometric and biochemical data from OACIS and medical notes. - Developed focus group questions to expand on survey results- Presented project outline and results to Endocrinology and Diabetes department and Nutrition department. - Produced an academic standard journal article reporting findings and recommendations with regards to the dietetic service provided to children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes at WCH- Presented an abstract at the 2015 DAA Conference in Perth- Plan to submit article for publication

Adelaide, South Australia

- Gained an in depth understanding of the food service system at WCH- Developed a new 'Women's Long Stay Menu' - Liaised with food service staff including dietitian, food service manager, kitchen manager, menu coordinators and kitchen staff- Developed guidelines for implementation of the long stay menu- Developed a report outlining the background of the project and the guidelines and recommendations for the implementation, evaluation and future development of the long stay menu. - Presented the new menu to the Nutrition and Food Services department

Hobart, Tasmania

- Developed and facilitated a 'Healthy Eating at Work' presentation to 30 office workers including powerpoint presentation, information and recipe handouts and evaluation form.- Developed a 'Healthy Eating at School' presentation for parents including handouts, recipes and cooking demonstration.- Presented a Healthy Eating presentation for 20 school teachers.- Liaised with key stakeholders at the school/ workplace to organise presentations, including requirements, timing and facilities.- Visited four childcare centres to observe current meal time practices and procedure for handling discretionary foods sent in lunch boxes.- Liaised with key stakeholders including parents, childcare staff and dietitians about factors impacting what is sent in lunchboxes, the current handling of discretionary foods in lunchboxes and the issues surrounding this.- Developed a new process for handling discretionary foods sent in childcare lunchboxes to ensure parents and staff understand the process. - Presented project proposal to childcare staff.- Presented project findings, outcomes and recommendations for future practice to DHHS staff, childcare staff and other key stakeholders.- Prepared academic report outlining the background of the project and the goals, objectives, implementation, findings and future recommendations.

Adelaide, South Australia

- Gained skills in the nutritional assessment, education and review of both inpatients and outpatients ranging from newborn infants to 18 year old children.- Developed ability to make informed nutritional assessments using information in casenotes, food and fluid charts, diet histories and OACIS.- Increased skills in casenote documentation and discharge letters.- Communicated with patients, family members, menu coordinators, formula room staff and a range of health professionals including doctors, nursing staff, speech pathologists and dietitians. - Consulted with patients with a range of medical conditions including faltering growth, overweight and obesity, fussy eating, introduction of solids, constipation, iron deficiency, crohn's disease and cystic fibrosis.- Developed skills in formula calculations and fortification.- Developed skills in planning enteral feeding regimens.- Facilitated a 3-4 person education group for women with Gestational Diabetes once-twice weekly.- Increased ability to prioritise and manage a fluctuating workload of between 4 and 8 patients a day.

Adelaide, South Australia

- Gained skills in the nutritonal assessment, education and review of both inpatients and outpatients ranging from 18 - 80 years old.- Worked with patients with malnutrition, pancreatic insufficiency, diabetes, cancer, enteral feeding and palliative care.- Increased skills in making informed nutritional assessments using casenotes, OACIS, food and fluid charts, diet histories, 24hr recalls and the Patient Generated - Subjective Global Assessment tool. - Used the Caterware system to organise individual dietary requirements and nutritional support.

Harbour Town, Adelaide, South Australia

- Employed as a checkout operator and progressed to a supervisor of the front service area- Trained to back up the service cashier in counting and preparing cash before and after trading- My work as a service supervisor at Woolworths has enabled me to further develop my leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. I was able to be apart of training new employees and work as a team, while also having to work as an individual. I gained experience in communicating with people from many different levels.

Bachelor'S Degree, Nutrition And Dietetics (First Class Honours)

Graduate Certificate In Diabetes Education

Certificate In Paediatric Nutrition And Dietetics

High School