Dietetics

Description

What can a Dietitian do for me?

Dietitians can help people to manage their health conditions or disease by using food as a form of therapy. Dietitians are able to help treat a wide range of conditions including diabetes, heart disease, cancers, gastrointestinal diseases, food allergies, food intolerances, disordered eating as well as overweight and obesity.

Core Business

  • Assess individual nutritional needs
  • Develop personalised eating plans for health conditions
  • Develop nutrition therapy plans
  • Sort out nutrition facts from fiction
  • Provide nutrition counselling and support
  • Develop nutrition programs and policies
  • Patient care in hospitals and nursing homes
  • Community nutrition and public health

 

Office Hours

Monday to Friday 08.00am – 5:00pm

Office location

Consulting Suite PDH

Contact Details

Phone: (03) 5521 1410

Fax: (03) 5521 0372

 

Referrals

All referrals for the Dieticians are received via the intake team

Phone: (03) 5521 0354

Fax: (03) 5521 0372

Email: intake.pdh@swarh.vic.gov.au

Receipt of all referrals will be acknowledged.