Nutrition Month: Meet some of our Dietitians

March is Nutrition Month

Meet some of our fabulous team of Dietitians:

My name is Tammie Williamson and I have worked at QCH for 19 years.  I have had the opportunity to work in various clinical areas.  Currently I work with the ICU team, A3 medicine team and the A4 team.

In my role, a big part of my work is directed toward dealing with issues of malnutrition in our patient population.   In the ICU population, optimizing and customizing nutritional care is vital to support them through their critical illness and prepare them for their post ICU hospital journey.

On the medicine unit, I would be involved in the nutritional care of our malnourished patients, as well as patients with inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, diabetes, cardiac issues, renal issues, liver issues etc.  All of these patients have specialized nutritional needs which requires an appropriate nutrition plan.

During a patient’s rehabilitation phase of their hospital journey, they are more medically stable and need strengthening and reconditioning.  Nutrition is an important part of rebuilding muscle stores and strength after a long hospital stay to prepare them for their discharge home.

My name is Jackie Kachuik, and as the administrative dietitian, I serve as a link between two facets of the Food and Clinical Nutrition Services Department, balancing the needs of the clinical dietitians and the food services department in the best interests of our patients. I work with the team to ensure appropriately balanced meals for our patients across all therapeutic diets, working in partnership with our clinical dietitians and speech and language pathologists. Keep an eye out for innovative offerings for our patients needing modified textures as we roll out these new offerings throughout the month of March!

Hi! My name is Connie Tuttle and I am the Outpatient Dietitian at QCH.  In my role I specialize in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases such as Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Celiac Disease. During consultations, I help patients understand and identify food triggers, help control digestive symptoms and foster a healthier gut with food. Another big part of my job is working with adults with diabetes.  I am involved in educating and supporting women who are part of the Gestational Diabetes program as well as adults living in the community who need support managing their blood sugars.