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| Where can you find us? | |
| Who to contact with questions? | Amanda Finnie, Registered Dietitian Nephrology, Cystic Fibrosis and Inpatient Medicine Suzanne Ratko, Registered Dietitian Surgery, Transplants, Metabolic Andrea Carpenter, Registered Dietitian Failure to thrive, GI, and Enteral Feeding Clinic Megan Marcy, Registered Dietitian Ill Infant Nursery and Paediatric Critical Care Unit Johanna Kaipainen, Registered Dietitian Diabetes and Endocrinology Jenna MacIsaac, Registered Dietitian Diabetes and Endocrinology Telephone: 519-685-8500, Ext. 52470 Angela Dodge, Registered Dietitian Haematology and Oncology Larissa Lenhardt, Registered Dietitian Healthy Eating and Activity Program Telephone: 519-685-8500, Ext. 56110 |
| Who to contact when you are making a referral? | This is an inpatient service. Please ask your healthcare professional about a referral. |
Our Service
At Children’s Hospital there are six paediatric dietitians who participate in family focused care. The registered dietitians (RD) specialize in meeting the nutritional requirements and nutrition education needs of the growing and developing patient during infancy, childhood and adolescence.
The paediatric dietitian’s role includes nutrition support (parenteral and enteral) for acute and chronic illness and the ongoing nutrition education to caregivers and patients for normal growth and development. In addition, specific nutrition education is provided to those with various disease states and disorders such as inborn errors of metabolism, neurological, endocrine, oncology, nephrology, cardiology and psychiatric disorders. In children’s care, the dietitian provides continuity of nutritional care to patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
Each registered dietitian (RD) holds a university degree in clinical nutrition and has completed an internship program recognized by the Dietitians of Canada. Our dietitians are registered members of the College of Dietitians of Ontario (CDO) and the Dietitians of Canada (DC).
The dietitian is able to assess, treat and prevent disease/physical conditions using food, vitamin/mineral supplements and/or nutrition support (e.g. enteral nutrition [tube feeding], parenteral nutrition [TPN], and/or modular nutrient mixtures [polycose, amino acids, MCT oil]) as a therapeutic intervention.
