Characterising nutritional status in cancer
This work stream is preparing a proposal for a minimum toolbox of nutritional assessments for use in routine practice, and expanded options for more specialist application, which will be made available for clinicians, the research community and the wider NIHR infrastructure.
Work stream lead: Dr Bernard Corfe – Senior Lecturer, Molecular Gastroenterology Research Group, University of Sheffield. Bernard represents the Nutrition Society within the NIHR Cancer and Nutrition Collaboration
Sponsor: Dr Steve Wootton – Associate Professor in Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
Members:
Elspeth Banks – Patient/public representative
Dr Sorrel Burden – Clinical Senior Lecturer in Dietetics, University of Manchester/Salford Royal Hospital
Dr Marie Cantwell– Senior Lecturer in Nutrition & Cancer Epidemiology, Queens University Belfast
Jacqui Gath – Patient/public representative
Dr Vanessa Halliday – Senior Lecturer, ScHARR, University of Sheffield
Laura Miller – Clinical/team lead oncology dietitian, Nottingham University Hospitals
Rhys White – Principal Oncology Dietitian, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
Professor Theresa Wiseman – Clinical Professor of Applied Health Research in Cancer Care, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton
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