Network Health Dietitians July 08 Issue 36

editorial
welcome to issue 36 contents
Neil Donnelly - Dietetic Services Manager
NHD editor
6 News with Dr Carrie Ruxton
A life in the day of. . .
It was Tuesday 17th June and an early start was necessary
8 Product/industry news
as a return trip to the Royal Society of Medicine in Lon-
don was on the agenda. The day started badly. A double 10 Cover story
ﬂ edgling fatality had occurred during the dawn chorus! First
Added Fibre
it was a house sparrow that tried to ﬂ y through the patio
Is this the future of food?
window then a chafﬁ nch that tried to repeat the same at
the front.
13 DAA news with Claire Hewat
On the train my thoughts turned to dietitian recruitment
interviews the previous week. The previous day I had been
15 Apple polyephenols & vascular
rung by one of the two successful candidates to inform me
that she had been awarded a 1st. She was excited and so
health by Dr Amy Gasper & Dr Paul Kroon
was I. Not sure if we have ever had a 1st in the department
before. Meanwhile here was I, having travelled a fair dis-
18 Cutting down on eggs
tance along the dietetic escalator of life, with three dietitian
by Tanya Wright
friends having or just about to retire, in the process of putting
together a bid for a Specialist obesity clinic in the hospital. It
19 Cholesterol update
does seem to be the clinical/patient contact activities that
maintain that interest.
20 Whole grains with Heather Caswell
Coincidently this was the ﬁ rst day of the BDA Conference
in Liverpool. Three of my staff in the department were due
22 Short bowel syndrome
to attend on different days. I wonder if my student/new
starter with the 1st who lives in Liverpool can attend?
by Hannah Baker & Dr Linda Thomas
I arrived at RSM and meet up with one of the speakers
who is a University Professor of Medicine in Chicago. Excel-
26 Nutrition for older adults
lent presentation. Am I coming to the ADA Conference in
by Dr Joanne Lunn
Chicago in October? Maybe I am now.
Wonderful meeting. Take the tube to Euston and who do
27 Into research by Dr Amelia Lake
I recognize on the up escalator but none other than a for-
mer Chairman of the BDA and long time friend Luci Daniels.
28 PKU watch by Eleanor Weetch
We share our views on how the BDA has changed in recent
years and then it’s the Liverpool train and BDAC for Luci and 29 Coeliac watch by Emily Kirk
Blackpool for me. I ﬁ nd my reserved seat and who should
then come and sit down opposite but a diabetologist and 30 Case study: Learning disabilities &
equally long time colleague from the hospital who has been
diabetes by Rebecca Martin
to another meeting in London.
In life you never know what you’ll get but sometimes the
31 Case Study: Pre-term infant with
small world of dietetics brings with it excitement, anticipa-
tion and expectation. One enthusiastic dietitian who starts
vitamin D deﬁ cient mother
her ﬁ rst job shortly should remember that. by Jacqui Lowdon
Tomorrow I have my appraisal at 9.00 followed by an
Operational review of the Diabetes services at 12.00 with 32 Book review: In Defence of Food
aforementioned consultant and the team. I am now going
review by Ursula Arens
to have a quiet drink with the most senior diabetologist sit-
ting opposite me and wait for the next surprise. Anything of
34 Career: live jobs & upcoming events
interest happen at the AGM?
Neil is a Fellow of the BDA and Dietetic Services
35 A little (but important) bit at the end
Manager in Blackpool. His main areas of interest are
weight management and eating disorders
by Paul Sacher
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