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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Hobart Tasmania

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Primary Caseload: Chemotherapy Day Unit. Assisted in oncology, surgical, medical, intensive care and COVID management caseloads.

Key Outcomes: -Successfully piloted and evaluated a food service assistant training program upskilling food service staff in key nutrition principles-Primary Supervisor to dietetics students completing their clinical placementsIndependently managed, gastroenterology, haematology, general medicine, stroke, neurology, neurosurgery, coronary care, endocrinology, hospital in the home and rheumatology inpatient caseloads and an outpatient liver and general nutrition clinic during multiple rotations. Assisted in intensive care, upper gastrointestinal surgery, general surgery and renal caseloads.

Key outcomes: April 2020 Employee of the Quarter 'STAR' award recipient for outstanding care and service delivery.- Successfully selected to lead the organisation-wide dietetics grade 1 group, a bi-monthly professional development initiative.- Implemented a 'pat on the back' initiative to improve staff morale during the COVID-19 pandemic.- Independently facilitate a monthly cardiac rehabilitation program after hours in addition to my full-time workload.- Selected to represent allied health in the environmental sustainability committeeFirst Rotation - Monash Medical Centre and Jessie McPherson Private Hospital: Jan-Jul 2019: Independently managed acute general medical, cardiothoracic, cardiac care, and vascular inpatient units and a high-risk diabetes outpatient clinic. Assisted in gastroenterology, renal, dialysis and intensive care units with guidance from a senior dietitian.Second Rotation - Dandenong Hospital: July 2019 – September 2020: Primary caseload of acute general medical and geriatric evaluation and management, hospital in the home, and maternity units. Independently covered gastroenterology, colorectal, chemotherapy, orthopedics, general surgical, and rehabilitation units. Assisted in intensive care.

Ararat, Victoria

Key outcomes: Expanded the reach and capacity of the Second Bite program in Ararat to address food insecurity, volunteer recruitment, and project evaluation. The 15th National Rural Health Conference accepted an abstract submitted on this project.

Key Outcomes: Created video trailers, social media content, marketing Dietitian Connection services and products, and photography.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Key outcomes: Led the development and facilitation of a nutrition in emergency training up-skilling 22 health staff in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. -Assisted in the training of key nutrition principles for 29 health staff in an emergency clinic training in Chitwan, Nepal. -Wrote a key advocacy document, created two case studies on emergency nutrition responses in Bangladesh and the Philippines and presented recommendations to key stakeholders.

First rotation at The Northern Hospital - Acute.-Managing patients on general medical, surgical, cardiology and gastroenterology wards.-Conducting nutritional assessments, diagnosis, and management of malnutrition, wound healing, diabetes and re-feeding syndrome.-Educating patients on HEHP diets, type two diabetes, and wound healing.-Managing patients requiring oral nutrition support.Second rotation at Broadmeadows Health Service - Subacute hospital.-Managing patients on acute medical, rehabilitation, aged care and geriatric wards.-Assessment, diagnosis, and management of malnutrition, diabetes, renal disease, irritable bowel disease and re-feeding syndrome.-Educating patients on HEHP diets, weight loss and portion control, diabetes, renal diets and wound healing.-Managed patients requiring oral nutrition support.-Outpatient clinics on gestational diabetes, diabetes, weight management and renal disease.-Advocated for nutrition with the multidisciplinary team.-D/C planning including patient handovers and dietetics follow up.

Melbourne, Australia

Key outcomes: Analysed the flow of patient diet information across Austin Health databases, patient files, bedsides, and tray tickets, analysed nutrition data and observed meal service deliveries. Changes to special diet codes were advocated to stakeholders to improve hospital inpatient safety.

Hobart

Key outcomes: Engaged in business management, article/content writing, management of social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest) and photography to grow a following of 10,000 followers across social media platforms in 14 months.

Launceston, Australia

Key outcomes: Conducted interviews with low socioeconomic classed and culturally and linguistically diverse people, to ensure accurate Census data were obtained.

Launceston, Australia

Key outcomes: Lesson planning and teaching health promotion to international undergraduate university students who went on to achieve credits or higher in the subject.

Master Of Dietetics, Dietetics/Dietitian

-Recipient of a Deakin Scholarship for Excellence for the duration of the degree in recognition for academic performance, community.

Bachelor Of Health Science, Human Nutrition

-Placed on the Dean's Roll of Excellence for the Faculty of Health in 2015 and 2016 in recognition for academic achievement. -Achieved.