Inside Medical Nutrition

In this podcast for healthcare professionals, powered by Nestlé Health Science, our host Dr Linia Patel explores an array of medical nutrition topics with our expert guest speakers. Whether you’re interested in optimising dysphagia management, navigating the blended diets trend in enteral nutrition, or hearing real life experiences from your peers, you’re in the right place. Switch on, tune in, and dive deeper Inside Medical Nutrition. This podcast is for healthcare professionals only, and all views expressed belong to our speakers, not necessarily reflecting those of Nestlé Health Science.

How Best to Administer Medicines to People with Dysphagia

In this podcast recorded in 2024, our guests Professor David Wright and Jan Flynn discuss how best to administer medicines to people with dysphagia.INFORMATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY

08-29
37:11

Managing Enteral Nutrition Patients in the Community as a Paediatric Specialist Dietitian

In this podcast recorded in 2023, guest Marie Watson shares her experience of managing enteral nutrition patients in the community as a paediatric specialist dietitianINFORMATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY

08-29
25:08

The Impact of Fibre Inclusion in Enteral Nutrition for Paediatric Patients

In this podcast recorded in 2023, guest Mikayla Profe-Fuchsloch discusses the impact of fibre inclusion in enteral nutrition for paediatric patients.INFORMATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY

08-29
30:58

Blended Diets in Transitional Care and What Best Practice Looks Like

In this podcast recorded in 2023, guests Jamie Leung and Samantha Ogundere talk to us about blended diets in transitional care and what best practice looks like for dietitians.INFORMATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY

08-29
36:57

Working with Stroke Rehabilitation

In this podcast recorded in 2023, we were joined by our guest Smruthi Venkat, a Stroke Speech & Language Therapist, who discusses her expertise and learnings from working within stroke rehabilitation.INFORMATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY

08-29
36:34

Blended Diets During a Cost of Living Crisis

In this episode Harriet Farr, RD reflects on her practice and discusses the use of blended diets and considerations during a cost of living crisis.* For healthcare professionals only

07-25
29:32

Complementary Feeding (Weaning) and Allergen Introduction - Top Tips for Healthcare Professionals

Lydia Collins-Hussey, a Specialist Paediatric Allergy Dietitian, discusses her tops tips for healthcare professionals on complementary feeding (weaning) and allergen introduction for infants with food allergies.You can also access our weaning guide here. *For healthcare professionals only

07-18
38:55

The Cow’s Milk Related Symptom Score (CoMiSS®)

Dr Rosan Meyer, a Paediatric Dietitian, discusses the Cow’s Milk related Symptom Score (CoMiSS) and how it can help healthcare professionals to be more aware of symptoms related to Cow’s Milk Allergy (CMA) and support the diagnosis of CMA. You can access the CoMiSS tool here.*For healthcare professionals only

07-11
34:02

Anaphylaxis UK

Simon Williams the Chief Executive of Anaphylaxis UK shares how Anaphylaxis UK can help support healthcare professionals and their patients with allergies.*For healthcare professionals only

07-04
33:47

Enteral Nutrition Paediatric Case Study Management and Analysis with a High Energy feed

In this episode, Jacqueline Lowdon discusses her experience in the management of Paediatric cases with Enteral Nutrition needs. Innovation in the Enteral Nutrition space has progressed, with a wider range of options offering new solutions with different content. Jacqueline discusses how the management of a paediatric patient case requires the involvement of many factors that a dietitian needs to manage effectively. Jacqueline is Clinical Specialist Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Dietitian in Leeds Children's Hospital.*For healthcare professionals only

06-27
33:37

An overview of a dietitian working in regulatory

In this podcast Timira Naicker walks us through her journey as a dietitian and how she made the transition into the field of regulatory. Timira gives us great insights about her regulatory dietitian role, what are her interests, what does a typical day looks like and how you can think about a career in regulatory.Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

12-20
18:09

An overview of a research dietitian working in the field of diabetes

In this podcast Dr Michelle Harvie discuses the importance of research and setting research questions to test a hypothesis. One particular interesting area of work researched by Michelle is the very low-calorie diet and the 5:2 diet within diabetes.Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

12-20
27:19

An overview of a research dietitian in a busy paediatric hospital

In this podcast Dr Graeme O’Connor discusses his role as a research dietitian and how he made his first research move in the field of refeeding syndrome. After the success of developing clinical guidelines for the management of refeeding syndrome, Graeme went onto to research tube feeding formula containing food derived ingredients at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Graeme also highlights how dietitians can work with industry to test important questions such as 'how can a blended diet work in a hospital setting?'Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

12-20
25:23

An overview of a research dietitian in the field of Obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

In this podcast Dimitrios Koutoukidis discusses his journey as dietitian from Greece and now in the United Kingdom. His master’s degree enabled him to move into the field of research and is now working on some fantastic research that may support non-alcoholic fatty liver patients in the future.Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

12-20
26:41

An overview of a freelance dietitian by Annina Whipp

In this podcast Annina Whipp walks us through her experiences as a paediatric and freelance dietitian. What excites her about her role, her interests and the types of projects she gets involved in.Disclaimer: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.

12-19
23:45

Setting up a Blended Diet Service

Annina Whipp joins us to talk about the ins and outs of setting up a blended diet service. For some, this process isn’t straightforward and there may be several obstacles in the way and things you may not have considered. Annina shares her experiences and reflects on the whole process, sharing her words of wisdom and some helpful tips for others thinking about setting up their own service.*For healthcare professionals only

07-20
27:18

Successful Management of CMA: A Clinical Pharmacist's Perspective

Primary care resources are currently stretched more than ever, with GP surgeries experiencing significant strain with rising demand and paediatric patients having to wait longer for appointments. This situation presents a need to learn about methods to deliver better patient outcomes and help secure better value from existing resources. In this podcast Ibrahim Amin a lead clinical pharmacist talks about his role with cows’ milk allergy and how he feels pharmacists can with the patient journey. Important notice: Mothers should be encouraged to continue breastfeeding even when their infants have cows' milk protein allergy. This usually requires qualified dietary counselling to completely exclude all sources of cows' milk protein from the mothers’ diet.*For healthcare professionals only.

07-15
30:22

Dysphagia Patients in Care Homes: Managing Nutrition and Hydration

Managing the nutrition and hydration needs of dysphagia patients in the care home setting can be challenging. Sophie Murray, Quality Improvement and Regulatory Partner for Signature Care Homes sits down with Linia to discuss optimal management and the positive impact this can have on patient outcomes.*For healthcare professionals only

07-06
28:12

All about ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)

Clare Thornton-Wood talks us through her experience of working with children diagnosed with ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). Tune in to hear about what their treatment pathway looks like from a dietitian’s perspective.*For healthcare professionals only

06-30
31:01

Successful Management of CMA in the Community: A Paediatric Nurse Consultant Perspective with Lisa Philips-German

In this podcast Lisa Philips-German, a Paediatric Nurse Consultant talks us through her unique role and how she successfully manages cows’ milk allergy patients in her paediatric community. Lisa will share the success of her clinic and how they have managed to empower and support parents and carers, work with other healthcare professionals and strengthen service provision in the community.Important notice: Mothers should be encouraged to continue breastfeeding even when their infants have cows' milk protein allergy. This usually requires qualified dietary counselling to completely exclude all sources of cows' milk protein from the mothers’ diet.*For healthcare professionals only.

06-22
35:31

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