Teaching & Research
Teaching
We teach on any related paediatric nutritional issues to
undergraduate and post graduate students, medical professionals,
nursing staff, hospices, foster carers, adopters, schools and
teachers, catering staff.
We can support your organisation with paediatric nutritional
training.
Here in the Paediatric Dietetics department we have a strong
ethos that all of our staff have the opportunity to get involved in
research and develop skills. Every dietitian undertakes Good
Clinical Practice Training and has opportunities for research
involvement. Our activities include trialling highly specialised
feeds for industry, collaborating in multicentre trials,
undertaking our own research including systematic reviews and
service evaluations.
We have presented both nationally and internationally in a range
of paediatric dietetic specialities. We also run an informal
research club, inviting speakers from the Trust and Industry to
share their knowledge and research experiences. We are supported by
the Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, UHBW R&I and our
partnerships with the nutrition industry, who help our departmental
research activity thrive.
Research
The Bristol NIHR Nutrition Biomedical Research Unit (BRU) is set
up to perform patient-focused, early phase experimental clinical
research in priority areas of human nutrition, diet and
lifestyle.
Our aim is to develop interventions to improve the health of
people with conditions related to, or compromised by, poor
nutrition.
Our specific work areas focus on:
- Optimising nutrition to improve the health of children with
chronic disorders
- Nutrition and lifestyle interventions in men with prostate
cancer
- Optimising nutrition in patients undergoing surgery or other
major hospital treatment
- Developing interventions to reduce sedentary time in people
with Type 2 diabetes
To find out more about our research, please visit the BRU
website.
