Blood Matters - a Podcast for Nurses | Episode 6

Nutritional Insights in Stem Cell Therapies
In this episode Michelle and Emma are joined by our first Allied Health Professional guests, Nicola Scott and Christel Kuppers, nutritionists working in the field of Stem Cell Therapies. Our guests give us an insight into their individual practices, insights from the field, and how nurses can support their patients in this area. As always, there is plenty of food for thought throughout this episode to take into your own practice.
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Hosts:
Emma Chalmers, Clinical Educator
Michelle Kenyon, EBMT Nurses Group President
Guest/s:
Nicola Scott
Christel Kuppers
00:00:00 Emma and Michelle’s introduction
00:02:33 Introduction of the guests
00:05:12 Christel - The biggest nutritional challenges for patients post-transplant
00:10:12 Christel - The difference in nutritional compromise between patients with Autologous and Allogeneic Transplants
00:12:56 Christel - Tasting boxes and methods to support patients with eating problems post-transplant
00:17:49 Nicola - How we can advise patients in the area of nutritional prehabilitation
00:21:06 Nicola - What could be done if patients are becoming malnourished in the immediate post-transplant phase?
00:24:06 Nicola and Christel - Current guidelines advising on ‘clean diet’ in clinical practice, Differing UK/EU views
00:29:24 Nicola - What is the longer term advice we should be giving to our patients?
00:31:41 Quickfire Questions
00:42:33 Goodbye to our guests
00:43:40 Goodbye from Emma and Michelle