Malnutrition Week ANZ is almost here, with the theme “The many faces of malnutrition”. This campaign reminds us that malnutrition can affect anyone, at any age, in any setting. In this episode, Nadia Obeid, Senior Dietitian at Northern Health, shares how her team turned Malnutrition Week into an organisation-wide movement. From embedding screening into practice to engaging families, nurses, pharmacy and even the CEO, Northern Health’s approach shows what’s possible when collaboration and leadership come together.
Hosted by Bec Sparrowhawk
Biography
Nadia Obeid is a clinical dietitian at Northern Health in Victoria. She has over 15 years’ experience specialising in malnutrition and renal nutrition care. She has led numerous quality and research activities focusing on improving malnutrition screening and management practices across her organisation, including annual malnutrition prevalence studies and malnutrition coding analysis studies. She is passionate about collaborating with other disciplines in quality improvement work and developing staff learning and training resources to improve malnutrition screening, diagnosis and management in her organisation.
In this episode, we discuss:
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The most impactful awareness activities across Northern Health throughout the years
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Practical ways to improve consistency of malnutrition screening
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How audits and research have influenced real change in the organisation
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Top tips for organisations wanting to take part in Malnutrition Week ANZ this year
Additional resources
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Click here to learn about Malnutrition Week ANZ and to access a variety of free resources
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Can connect with Nadia on any of the Northern Health Malnutrition Week initiatives at [email protected]
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