The TRS Dietitians apply the art and science of human nutrition to help patients understand the relationship between food and health and make dietary choices to a
ttain and maintain health, and to prevent and treat illness and disease.
Roles and Responsibilities of our Dietitians include:
- Collecting, organising and assessing data relating to the health and nutritional status of individuals
- Interpreting scientific information and communicating information, advice, education and professional opinion to individuals
- Managing client centred nutrition care for individuals by planning appropriate diets and menus and educating people on their individual nutritional needs and ways of accessing and preparing their food
- Managing food service systems to provide safe and nutritious food by designing nutritionally appropriate menus and designing and implementing nutrition policies
- Undertaking food and nutrition research and evaluating practice