
Sarcopenia, Malnutrition and Physical Activity feat. Stacy Jones RD
05/19/21 • 40 min
Wednesday 19th May 2021
Dietetics Digest
Sarcopenia, Malnutrition and Physical Activity feat. Stacy Jones RD (Episode 7)
Associate Professor; Curriculum Change Lead at Coventry University. Stacey has worked in academia for the past 6.5 years and, before that, working as a specialist community dietitian and a Public Health Specialist Dietitian. Stacey is undertaking a part-time PhD in the area of sarcopenia, looking at the role of the dietitian in preventing and managing sarcopenia in older adults. She has a passion for leading forward the profession of dietetics and evidence-based practice, striving for excellence in patient caretaking a holistic, patient-centred approach.
Stacey is a committee member of the BDA Older People Specialist Group and the EFAD Older Adults specialist network.
Resources Mentioned:
- Sarcopenia: revised European Consensus on definition and diagnosis
- PROT-AGE Group Recommendations
- Moving Medicine
- SARC-F tool
- GLIM Criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition
- Reflection on Expanding the Role of the Dietitian
Stacy Jones (Twitter)
- The enhanced role: should dietitians be prescribing exercise advice? A qualitative study.
- Nutritional interventions for preventing malnutrition in people with dementia. Nursing Older People
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Wednesday 19th May 2021
Dietetics Digest
Sarcopenia, Malnutrition and Physical Activity feat. Stacy Jones RD (Episode 7)
Associate Professor; Curriculum Change Lead at Coventry University. Stacey has worked in academia for the past 6.5 years and, before that, working as a specialist community dietitian and a Public Health Specialist Dietitian. Stacey is undertaking a part-time PhD in the area of sarcopenia, looking at the role of the dietitian in preventing and managing sarcopenia in older adults. She has a passion for leading forward the profession of dietetics and evidence-based practice, striving for excellence in patient caretaking a holistic, patient-centred approach.
Stacey is a committee member of the BDA Older People Specialist Group and the EFAD Older Adults specialist network.
Resources Mentioned:
- Sarcopenia: revised European Consensus on definition and diagnosis
- PROT-AGE Group Recommendations
- Moving Medicine
- SARC-F tool
- GLIM Criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition
- Reflection on Expanding the Role of the Dietitian
Stacy Jones (Twitter)
- The enhanced role: should dietitians be prescribing exercise advice? A qualitative study.
- Nutritional interventions for preventing malnutrition in people with dementia. Nursing Older People
If you enjoyed the podcast, please can you support us by:
- Write a review on Apple Podcasts.
- Follow us on social media ( Twitter / Instagram )
- Please share this podcast with a friend!
This podcast is supported by an unrestricted eduction grant from Nutricia.
Thank you for your support!
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Sam Francis (Twitter)
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Dietetics Digest Podcast - Sarcopenia, Malnutrition and Physical Activity feat. Stacy Jones RD
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And I think as practitioners as dietitians, we should then be taking more detailed assessment in terms of looking at muscle mass and strength to better inform our decision making and nutrition interventions. And also, if it can help demonstrate effectiveness of dietitians and measure our outcomes, then I think we should be all doing that as well.
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