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About us
Nutrition & Dietetics is a dynamic team focused on providing high quality nutrition for Austin Health patients and our community.
Our team has around 30 dietitians. We provide a 7 day service at Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.
We are closely involved in food service, education and training, research and quality improvement:
- Nutrition and dietetic students - we are a core teaching hospital for dietetic students from Deakin University and Swinburne University, and provide clinical tutorials, lectures and placements throughout the year.
- Health professionals - we are involved in many continuing education programmes and are an integral part of many nursing and medical courses.
- Research - we are involved in multiple research activities, both within the department and in conjunction with other departments, hospitals and universities.
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We provide nutritional care for inpatients, outpatients and clients in the community.
Inpatients
We provide care and treatment for patients in hospital:
- Nutritional screening
- Nutritional assessment
- Providing appropriate diet and fluids
- Monitoring
- Discharge planning
- Education for patient, families and carers on discharge
Clinics
We provide support to patients in clinics such as:
- Specialist surgery
- Cancer
- Endocrinology
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Weight control
- Wound management
- Continence management
- Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) management
Home & community
We provide support to patients in their home and in the community as part of:
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Referrals
You can only access this service when you are staying in hospital or attending Specialist Clinics. Ask a member of your care team to contact us.
Contact us
Nutrition & Dietetics
Phone: 03 9496 5011
Open hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm
Manager
Leonie Pearce
Manager, Nutrition & Dietetics
Location
Level 3, Harold Stokes Building
Austin Hospital
145 Studley Road
Heidelberg VIC
Grevillea Centre
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
300 Waterdale Road
Ivanhoe Victoria
Postal address
Nutrition & Dietetics
Austin Hospital
PO Box 5555
Heidelberg VIC 3084
Australia