Dietitians & nurses: Preventing delirium through improved nutrition care
About the webinar:
Delirium is prevalent across all settings and age groups. In this Malnutrition Week ANZ webinar, Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Dr Adrienne Young, and Clinical Nurse Consultant, Margaret Cahill, explore how dietitians and nurses can collaborate to improve nutrition care for those with, or at risk of, delirium. During this interactive webinar, Adrienne and Margaret will discuss the different types of delirium, how to recognise patients at risk, and highlight why identifying delirium is important for all patient groups. Plus, they share practical strategies for dietitians working with nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide nutrition and mealtime support for delirium patients.
About the speakers:
Dr Adrienne Young is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. Her research to date has focused on improving nutrition care of older inpatients, including input into the design of the Eat Walk Engage delirium prevention program.
Margaret Cahill is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with the State-Wide Eat Walk Engage Programme. Margaret has been a practising Registered Nurse since 1985, with extensive experience in Intensive and Acute Surgical Care both within Australia and internationally. Margaret holds a Master’s degree in Advanced Nursing Practice, specialising in the care of older patients, especially those experiencing cognitive impairment. Margaret is a passionate believer that the primary focus of all healthcare workers should be on the provision of high quality, dignified, person-centred fundamentals of care for all older patients, underpinned with appropriate educational support.
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US dietitians:Â 1.0 CE from CDR (CE for live webinar expired September 19th, 2024 and CE for webinar recording expires October 12th, 2026).
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Webinar Slides:
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| Duration | 1 hour |
| CPEUs Awarded | 1.0 |
| Performance Indicators | 2.3.1, 8.1.4, 8.2.1 |