Dietitian Month

March is Dietitian Month!

Our Dietitian team is a mighty 11 strong! Over the past year they have accomplished many things. Here are just a few:

  • Provided 8,947 attendance days.

  • Deployed ENFIT enteral feeding system, which is the new industry standard to decrease the risk of enteral feeding misconnections and disconnections.

  • Supported a reflex order with the wound care consult to ensure patients have the nutritional substrates to support wound healing.

  • Continued malnutrition screening education and preparation to move forward with a Medical Directive for the dietitians to diagnose malnutrition.

  • Secured a $10,000 grant as a Centre of Excellence to further advance malnutrition care at QCH.

  • Provided group education, tailored diets and ensured appropriate insulin starts and adjustment of insulin dosing as needed for patients with gestational diabetes.

  • Implemented a total parental nutrition competency program for all Dietitians.

  • Supported a transition to feed and flush bags for enteral nutrition.

  • Supported the surgical unit with start of Wired Jaw surgeries with dietitian education and follow up.

  • Are currently supporting a change in enteral feeding pumps to the OMNI feeding pump.

  • Supported Mental Health with classes around the impacts of mental health and nutrition for both the inpatient and outpatient program.

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