Dr Adrienne Young

Dr Adrienne Young is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian. Her research on improving nutritional care of older people in hospital has been of interest nationally and internationally, with Adrienne awarded the Health Practitioner Researcher of the Year at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital research symposium in 2018, and New Researcher Award at the International Congress of Dietetics in 2012. Adrienne continues to research in the area of malnutrition in older people, with recent work also focused on workforce development to prepare allied health professionals to translate research into their practice.

Research interests

Improving nutrition for older people
Implementation science
Knowledge translation/translating research into practice
Heatlh Services Reseasrch

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials (last 5 years)

Co-designing a positive meal environment for older people in hospital: a multi-phase experience-based co-design study
The SIMPLE Approach: Systematised, Interdisciplinary Malnutrition Program Implementation and Evaluation
Developing and validating a novel survey to identify barriers and enablers to improving nutrition care in acute and subacute inpatient settings
Implementation evaluation of an acute stroke nutrition support pathway across Metro North HHS
Evaluating an allied health knowledge translating training and support initiative

Research Awards

2019 Barbara Chester Memorial Award, Dietitians Association of Australia

2019 Research in Practice Award, Dietitians Association of Australia National Conference

2018 Health Practitioner Researcher of the Year, RBWH

2018 Outstanding Leadership in Research, Learning and Innovation, Collaborative for Allied Health, Research, Learning and Innovation, MNHHS

2018 Research Encouragement Award, RBWH Alumni

2018 Highly Commended, Complex Health Challenges, MNHHS Research Excellence Awards

2018 Highly Commended, Health Services and Implementation Research, MNHHS Research Excellence Awards

2017 Highly Commended, Research Support, Metro North Hospital and Health Service Research Excellence awards

Publications

Publications

List of Publications last 1-5 years – 0000-0002-4498-4342

Contact

Email: Adrienne.Young@health.qld.gov.au

Phone: (07) 3646 2351