Dietetic Intern
I began my specialty rotatation at Methodist Outpatient Oncology with Renee Stubbins, PhD, RD, LD, CSO. This clinic provides both chemotherapy and stem cell transplants. I spent two weeks providing nutrition assessments and creating nutrition care plans for oncology patients with liquid (leukemias, lymphomas, myelomas) or solid tumors in the outpatient setting.
Projects: I created a newsletter on the topic of Bone Broth and assisted with enrolling patients into a new research study examining lean body mass changes during treatment.
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What I Learned:
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How to visually assess muscle and fat loss.
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How to manage nutrition impact symptoms.
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How specific chemotherapy drugs can contribute to nutrition impact symptoms.
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How to manage TPN & EN orders for home delivery.
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