How to deliver optimal nutrition care
All health professionals are vital in delivering optimal nutrition care to patients and their carers – The CanEAT pathway can help you do this. 3 in 5 people with cancer will experience a nutrition impact symptom. Nutrition needs, risks and interventions vary with cancer type, treatment, and time-points in the cancer path. Your own learning needs can be enhanced through using The CanEAT pathway.
Find the full pathway here:
You can utilise the interactive resources available below to help guide you through the pathway!
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ANIMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
Utilise these resources to assist people with cancer and their carers 'get started' on their nutrition and cancer path
CANCER TYPE FACTSHEET
Nutrition and cancer needs can vary between different cancer types. These resources will help people with cancer and their carers ,understand what they need to know, and what they can expect with each individual cancer type/s:
DOCUMENT TOOLKIT
- - a form for health professionals to complete, in conjunction with people with cancer and their carers, to provide clear advice and recommendations for ongoing nutrition care
- Nutrition prescription (e form)
- Nutrition navigator package – two tools to help health professionals navigate appropriate nutrition care and transitions
- - a checklist for health professionals/dietitians to complete, to best support a patients’ nutrition care transitions
- a guide for health professionals/dietitians to help navigate different options of nutrition care, decisions regarding whether a dietitian referral is required or not and to support appropriate nutrition care planning.
MALNUTRITION SCREENING TOOL
- a checklist for health professionals/dietitians to complete to support the effective use and implementation of the MST in clinical practice.
The online interactive Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) is freely available in 11 languages at www.petermac.org/MST
