Managing your diet
The dietetic service offered at St John of God Geelong Hospital
encompasses various services for outpatients and inpatients.
Improved nutritional intake can assist in a range of medical
conditions, including:
- Weight loss
- Weight gain
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Coeliac disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Surgery impacting on gastrointestinal function
- Cancer and related treatments
- Osteoporosis
- Eating disorders
- Sports nutrition
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Anything related to food and nutrition
Inpatient service
Referrals can be accepted directly from the
patient's doctor, or any staff member involved in the patients
care. Seeing the dietitian can allow dietary education in regards
to the current condition, along with assistance with menu planning
while in hospital. The dietitian works with the diet monitors,
kitchen, doctor, nurses and all other care staff to ensure that
nutritional needs of the patient are met. Recommendations for home
will also be discussed and if the patient wishes, they are able to
be followed up as an outpatient, for ongoing nutritional care.
Outpatient service
Anyone is welcome to attend Dietetic
Outpatients, including past patients, prospective patients and
individuals from the wider community. No referral is necessary.
We also offer a specific Gastroenterology Dietetic Outpatient
service, consulting directly from the Surgery Centre. This allows
patients who have seen a gastroenterologist to undertake
comprehensive dietary education, specific to their needs.
The cost for the service is $65 for the initial consultation and
$50 for review. This is rebatable through private health cover,
depending on individual level of cover. Medicare may fund a limited
number of consultations for people with a chronic condition who
have a team of health professionals involved in their care. This is
under an Enhanced Primary Care Plan and a full referral from a GP
is required. DVA patients also require a full referral from their
GP.
To make an outpatient appointment to see the dietitian, or
simply to discuss the dietetic service within St John of God
Hospital Geelong, please call our dietitian directly on 5226
1363.
Brochure
Interested in finding out more about how you can better manage
your diet. Find out more in the attached
brochure.