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The Nutrition Revolution in Cancer Care – webinar

The Nutrition Revolution in Cancer Care: Uncovering the Impact on Patient Outcomes

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Nutricia is excited to bring you this educational webinar with Professor Alessandro Laviano, a leader in the field of nutrition in Oncology, hosted by Lauren Atkins, Senior Oncology Dietitian and co-founder of OnCore Nutrition.

Professor Laviano will cover the following:

  • How to support faster recovery, improved treatment tolerance and enhanced patient outcomes, with early nutrition intervention- starting at diagnosis, through treatment and recovery.
  • How Oncology Nurses play an essential role in supporting patients’ nutritional care, working closely with Dietitians and Oncologists, to provide the best patient outcomes throughout the cancer journey
  • Strategies to preserve muscle mass during the cancer journey
  • Innovations in Cancer Nutrition – including managing side effects
  • Tailoring nutrition intervention for high compliance and optimal outcomes

speaker bios

Professor Alessandro Leviano

Professor Alessandro Leviano, MD

Alessandro Laviano, MD, is associate professor of Internal Medicine at the Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Dr. Laviano is Chief, Clinical Nutrition Unit at Sant’Andrea University Hospital in Rome, Italy. Dr. Laviano’s main research interest is the prevention and treatment of disease-associated malnutrition, and particularly cancer anorexia-cachexia. More recently, Dr. Laviano has extended his area of research to include the impact of biological aging in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia, and the development of nutritional strategies to reduce accelerated aging and favour healthy aging.

During the last decade, Dr. Laviano has served in different roles within the central committees of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN), and he is currently the Director of the ESPEN LLL programme, Coordinator of the Supervisory Board of the nutritionDay project, and Coordinator of the ESPEN Cancer Task Force. Dr. Laviano is currently: co-Editor in Chief of Nutrition and Associate Editor of Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. Dr. Laviano has >330 publications in international peer reviewed journals (source: Scopus, accessed March 2025), with a H-index: 67 (source: Scopus, accessed March 2025). Since 2019, Dr. Laviano is listed among the top 2% all-time world scientists in the Stanford-Elsevier ranking list.

Dr. Laviano is the host of a series of video-pills on scientific evidence, i.e., “The Odd Drop of Wisdom”, posted on Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram.

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Cancer Nutrition Toolkit for Cancer Nurses – Webinar

Cancer Nutrition Toolkit: Myths, Management, and Practical Strategies for Cancer Nurses

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Key takeaways

Advanced APD Lauren Atkins, presenting real-world insights, case studies, and resources to support patient care confidently and effectively.

By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:

  • Recognise and address common cancer nutrition myths and misconceptions.
  • Identify practical nutrition support strategies to help manage cancer-related symptoms.
  • Apply nutrition ‘tracks and hacks’ in everyday practice to support patient wellbeing.
  • Utilise resources, monitoring tips, and additional supports to provide safe and effective nutritional care for patients with cancer.

speaker bios

Lauren Atkins, a dietitian, posing for a photo

Lauren Atkins – Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian

Lauren Atkins is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, Senior Oncology Dietitian and Co-founder and Director of her business OnCore Nutrition. She has extensive experience in nutrition care, having worked at Peter Mac, The Royal Children’s Hospital and as team leader at Epworth Health. She is credentialed in paediatrics, eating disorders, FODMAPs and IBS and is passionate about the management of gastrointestinal disorders, particularly those related to cancer treatment, surgery, IBS and functional gut disorders.

Lauren is a member of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Nutrition Group Executive Committee and contributes to national cancer care research and frameworks. She provides education, research and training to Deakin University and University of Melbourne. Her team of dietitians at OnCore Nutrition have been recognised by Dietitians Australia with a Quality in Primary Care award in 2021 and 2023.

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For healthcare professionals only. This information is for educational purposes only, please use your own clinical judgement when assessing individual patients.

Fortisip Compact Protein is a food for special medical purposes and must be used under medical supervision.

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Innovations in cancer nutrition through the ages

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Key takeaways

This webinar highlights:

  • Nutrition in cancer care is vital and life stage is critical to consider
  • Mulitdisciplinary and collaborative teamwork needs to be standard care
  • Foundations of cancer nutrition care are essential

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Photo of dietitian Jenelle Loeliger

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Boosting Oral Intake – webinar 10

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Key takeaways

In this webinar, clinical dietitians Alicia Wiese and Rebecca Baskett discuss:

  • Strategies to improve oral intake across the ICU and acute care journey.

  • Alicia will present findings from an observational study on the development and implementation of an oral nutrition support pathway designed to enhance energy and protein intake during and after ICU.

  • Rebecca will bring the research to life with practical strategies for using low-volume oral nutritional supplements in everyday practice, illustrated through real-world case studies that translate evidence into action.

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Webinar 9

Why nutritional care should be prioritized in cancer care

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Key takeaways

In this webinar, Dr Florian Scotté discusses:

  • The essential role of nutrition in the treatment and recovery of cancer patients, as it directly impacts patient outcomes, treatment efficacy, and overall quality of life.
  • That malnutrition is a frequent issue among cancer patients due to the disease itself and the side effects of treatments like chemotherapy and radiation.
  • How addressing malnutrition early can lead to better treatment tolerance, reduced complications, and improved survival rates.
  • The need for early nutritional assessments and personalised care plans tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

Speaker bio

Dr Florian Scotté

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Webinar 8

Taking concrete actions to implement nutritional care in the oncology setting

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Key takeaways

In this webinar, Professor Maurizio Muscaritoli discusses:

  • The vital role of nutrition in cancer care in improving treatment tolerance, reducing complications, and enhancing overall quality of life.
  • The need for early nutritional assessments to identify at-risk patients and implement personalised nutrition plans tailored to their specific needs.
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  • Forming multidisciplinary teams, consisting of dietitians, oncologists, and other healthcare professionals, to ensure comprehensive and coordinated nutritional care.
  • Regular monitoring and adjustments to the nutrition plans as patient conditions evolve during treatment.

Speaker bio

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Key takeaways

This webinar will cover the below topics across 4 speakers:

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Webinar 7

Nutrition support in patients with severe respiratory disease: from hospital to home

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Key takeaways

In this webinar, Dr Peter Collins presents:

  • best practice recommendations for the optimal nutritional management of patients with severe respiratory disease and diagnosed, or are at-risk of, malnutrition.

Speaker bio

Dr Peter Collins

Is a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition & Dietetics at Griffith University and a Registered Dietitian in both the UK and Australia, holding a PhD in Clinical Nutrition from The University of Southampton. His research focuses on detecting and managing disease-related malnutrition in respiratory disease patients. As a member of the Patient-Centred Health Services research group at Menzies Health Institute Queensland, he explores innovative solutions for malnutrition treatment. Peter is passionate about community dietetics and the role of dietitians in evidence-based nutrition support. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, is an Early Career Faculty member of ESPEN, and is leading the development of new ESPEN guidelines for clinical nutrition in COPD.

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Key takeaways

In this webinar, Dr Emma Ridley presents:

  • the latest ANZ and global evidence & guidelines for the nutritional management of critically and acutely unwell patients with COVID-19.

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Collaborating for Success with NDIS

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Key takeaways

In this webinar, Natalie Mullins discusses:

  • the complex world of NDIS and focuses on the ways that Dietitian’s in all sectors can collaborate to effectively support NDIS participants. This includes successful discharge planning, fostering collaboration between the public and private sector and how to work through common sticking points.

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Natalie Mullins

Is the Founder and Lead Dietitian of Pod Dietetics, a team of APD’s providing high quality nutrition care that is weight neutral, trauma informed and neurodiversity affirming. Natalie has a background in clinical dietetics including acute, sub-acute, outpatient and ambulatory services, with specific experience and expertise supporting adults with physical and neurological disability.

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