The trimesterly newsletter from the team at Bond University Nutrition and Dietetics (BUND)

Edition 172

BUND Program Updates

DAA Accreditation Update

The BUND team are busily preparing for our upcoming site visit from the Dietitians Association of Australia in September. We will have more updates over the coming months as we apply to move from provisional to full accreditation.

BUND 02s have graduated

We are pleased to announce on the 10th of June our second cohort graduated from our Master of Nutrition & Dietetic Practice program! Despite a wild and woolly day on the Gold Coast it was all smiles and the hard work over the past two years had paid off. Well done we are very proud.

New team arrivals

We have some wonderful Dietetic colleagues who have joined our teaching team for our 2nd and 3rd semesters this year. Welcome to APD Amelia Webster, prominent Sports Dietetics guru Greg Cox and PhD Scholar Jaimon Kelly. Amelia brings a wealth of food service and sports nutrition knowledge, Greg is a well-known sports dietetics guru and Jaimon brings both clinical practice and research skills to the team.

BUND Beyond Bond

From Best Practice to Best Evidence July 2017

Assistant Professor Ekta Agarwal has published an editorial in the recent edition of Nutrition and Dietetics Journal.

The editorial highlights despite the evidence that unless malnutrition is identified it goes undiagnosed and therefore untreated, we continue to see gaps in the translation of the evidence for malnutrition screening in practice. The paper gives examples of Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for falls and pressure injury prevention that have been successfully translated into practice and lessons to learn from these for translating guidelines for malnutrition management into practice.

Alumni Watch Introducing Molly Warner – BUND 02

Molly Warner is part of our recently graduated BUND02 cohort.

Like many of our BUND02 graduates, Molly secured employment before graduation day! She has been successful in taking up two dietetic positions. The first at My Nutrition clinic and the second within the nutrition research team at Bond University.

At My Nutrition, Molly is delivering dietetic services in both the outpatient and aged care settings along with applying her amazing writing and digital media marketing skills.

For her research position, she is involved with qualitative and quantitative research studies on telehealth services for patients with chronic kidney disease. You can connect with Molly via LinkedIn here.

BUND Student News

BUNDs in the Solomon Islands

Last month, four students from our BUND03 cohort visited the Solomon Islands for their community and public health nutrition internship.

Sophie Mahoney, Alex Lindeberg, Matt Hart and Katie Howard completed projects across a range of settings in KiraKira, an island in the Makira-Ulawa province.

Projects were centred on building the capacity of local health personnel in both schools, the health promotion unit, remote communities and of course the hospital.

Apart from the public health nutrition experience and outcomes, the life-changing experience of visiting a developing nation and building skills in resilience and cultural competency has been invaluable.

The work in the Solomons is a faculty-wide initiative with medicine, physiotherapy and environment and planning students all visiting the region regularly.

Welcome BUND 04s

Our newest recruits the BUND 04s, have been settling in well to life at BOND. They have spent their first semester building foundational dietetic skills in food science, nutrition assessment, communication and counselling and understanding Australian and global nutrition issues and priorities.

Their arrival was welcomed by catch ups with our BUND 03 students and a fabulous cohort retreat to Byron Bay with both team building fun and learning all things food sustainability.

BUND Team Updates

Welcome Baby Hugh

Our much loved Assistant Professor Kristen Mackenzie-Shalders, has just announced the arrival of this bundle of cuteness, Houston “Hugh”.

Mum is well and of course loved up.

We are looking forward to cuddles when he visits the office.

Other BUND bites

Dr Martin Chasen visits Bond University

We were fortunate to have Dr Martin Chasen visit from Canada this semester. Martin is a world leader in the Oncology and Palliative Care space and graciously gave up his time to chat and inspire our new BUND 04 cohort.

Dr Chasen was visiting the Gold Coast as plenary speaker at the Bond University Cancer Cachexia masterclass. Dr Chasen, along with local specialists in the field, such Merran Findlay, Associate Professor Andrew Broadbent and our own Bond University experts provided valuable research insights across a wide range of clinical areas including Medicine, Nutrition, Exercise and Occupational Therapy.

BUND Alumni Cocktail Party

We recently held our inaugural BUND Alumni event inviting graduates from our program to share insights from their BOND experience and of course have a chance to catch up with friends and the teaching team again.

Caitlin Anderson (BUND 01), Molly Warner (BUND 02) and Alex Lindeberg (BUND 03) all spoke abouthow the BOND MNDP program has had a hugeimpact on their journey to become a Dietitian-with-a-difference!

Welcome to Dr Tim Crowe

We are delighted to welcome Dr Tim Crowe to our Executive Advisory Committee (EAC) this year. Tim is well respected in the Australian Dietetic community and brings a wealth of research, education, social media and writing experience to us.

Tim joins current EAC members Maree Ferguson, Julie Hulcombe, David Bourke, Peter Clark, Anna Boltong, Rhiannon Barnes and Todd Leeder. Our EAC is vital in keeping us accountable to our mission statement and providing valuable expertise and advice in their specialist areas.

BUND Students get Body Positive

BUND 03 students, Amelia Bandera and Katrina Bach led the body positive way at the recent Business Chicks breakfast in Brisbane.

Sparked by inspiration from guest speaker Taryn Brumfitt’s body image movement, Amelia and Katrina held a successful body positive activity for event guests.

We were joined at the event by local colleagues Maree Ferguson and Kate Agnew from Dietitian Connection, Julie Hulcombe from Queensland Health, Sally McCray from the Mater Hospital, Lauren James from Eat Smart Nutrition and Shane Jeffrey from Food Mind Body.

Upcoming BUND events

Gold Coast Health Research Week Sep 2017

Dietitians Association of Australia Accreditation Site Visit Sep 2017

AusPEN (Australasian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) conference -on the Gold Coast.

Be sure to register before Early Bird Registrations close end of Sep.

Nov 2017

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