53 min

Episode 10: Luke Cunningham | Dietetics & Critical care AHPs | Off The Record

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Hosts Ena & Jo interview Critical Care and Dietetics Lead Luke Cunningham. Luke discusses his discovery of and journey into Dietetics. He gives us a closer look into the misunderstood role of Dietitians in the acute setting as well as changes to the profession during the pandemic. 

Glossary: Enteral feeding - may mean nutrition taken through the mouth or through a tube that goes directly to the stomach or small intestine 

Parenteral - method of getting nutrition into your body through your veins 

Naso-gastric tube - narrow-bore tube passed into the stomach via the nose 

Gastrointestinal - relating to the stomach and the intestines. 

To learn more about Dietetics: https://www.bda.uk.com/ To hear more from Luke, follow him on Twitter: @lcunnin7 

Follow us on: FB: On the Frontline NHS AHPs Insta: @onthefrontlineahps Twitter: @thefrontlineahp

Hosts Ena & Jo interview Critical Care and Dietetics Lead Luke Cunningham. Luke discusses his discovery of and journey into Dietetics. He gives us a closer look into the misunderstood role of Dietitians in the acute setting as well as changes to the profession during the pandemic. 

Glossary: Enteral feeding - may mean nutrition taken through the mouth or through a tube that goes directly to the stomach or small intestine 

Parenteral - method of getting nutrition into your body through your veins 

Naso-gastric tube - narrow-bore tube passed into the stomach via the nose 

Gastrointestinal - relating to the stomach and the intestines. 

To learn more about Dietetics: https://www.bda.uk.com/ To hear more from Luke, follow him on Twitter: @lcunnin7 

Follow us on: FB: On the Frontline NHS AHPs Insta: @onthefrontlineahps Twitter: @thefrontlineahp

53 min