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Trigger points for a GP referral to a dietitian

  • New diagnosis requiring dietary modification
  • Change in medical therapy
  • Significant weight change
  • Poor understanding of diet
  • Poor food intake, poor appetite or difficulty preparing or eating food
  • Periodic review of medical nutrition therapy

Trigger points for a dietitian referral to a GP

  • Poor control of condition (such as poor lipid or blood pressure control)
  • Malnutrition

Potential treatment by a dietitian

  • Medical nutrition therapy, including:
    • Assessment of medical, lifestyle and psychosocial issues and detailed dietary history
    • Tailored dietary advice and goal setting
    • Lipid and blood pressure control
    • Prevention of malnutrition
    • Weight management
    • Food/meal planning (eating patterns, serve sizes, texture modification, nutrition support, including long-term enetral feeding)
    • Provision of health information and resources