Our nutrition and dietetic researchers and multidisciplinary partners conduct research to prevent and manage disease related malnutrition across the continuum of clinical care, with a strong focus on strengthening hospital food service systems.
- Developing and strengthening systems and models of care to prevent and treat malnutrition in hospitals
- Innovation in food service systems to improve patient care and experience
- Optimising the patient experience and outcomes with nutritional care through acute disease treatment and beyond; e.g., cancer, surgery, trauma and critical illness
- Nutrition and mealtime care for inpatients with frailty, delirium and dementia
- Improving care during and after acute hospital admissions for people with medically unstable eating disorders
Malnutrition
The Malnutrition Research Collaborative aims to tackle the wicked problem of malnutrition in health services, an often under-recognised but serious condition affecting health and outcomes.
Theme leads: Dr Adrienne Young and Dr Teresa Brown
Food Services
The Food Services Research Collaborative enables a coordinated approach to embedding research into practice in Qld hospitals to support innovative and effective hospital food service systems that make a difference to patients.
Theme leads: Jennifer Ellick and Assoc Prof Mary Hannan-Jones