About Denise BND, GCDE, APD, AN
Denise Burbidge is an Accredited Practising Dietitian qualified with, Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics (Monash University) and a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education (Deakin University). Denise has been working as a Dietitian across private practice, community and aged care since 2008. Denise has particular interests in supporting clients in the following areas:
- Diabetes (including type 1, type 2, gestational diabetes and insulin pumps)
- Weight management
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Pre Diabetes & Impaired Glucose Tolerance
- Cardiovascular disease
- Gastrointestinal Nutrition (including IBS and coeliac disease)
- Gerontology Nutrition (including swallowing difficulties, dementia ,frailty and stroke recovery)
What is the difference between a Dietitian and Nutritionist?
In Australia there is a distinction made between dietitians and other occupations in the nutrition and food science field, including that of a nutritionist.
A nutritionist may be a tertiary qualified nutrition professional that has the expertise to provide a range of evidence based nutrition services related to nutrition, public health nutrition, policy and research, and community health. It’s important to note that the term ‘nutritionist’ is not regulated. Therefore, this title may be used by dietitians, nutrition scientists and nutrition graduates – and also those with very limited qualifications in nutrition.
Dietitians are also qualified to provide this range of evidence based nutrition services, but in addition, dietitians have the expertise to provide individual dietary counselling, medical nutrition therapy, group dietary therapy and food service management. A dietitian has undertaken a course of study that included substantial theory and supervised and assessed professional practice in clinical nutrition, medical nutrition therapy and food service management.
DA recognises that the differentiation between nutrition and dietetics is not universal. In Australia all dietitians are nutritionists however nutritionists without a dietetics qualification cannot take on the expert role of a dietitian.
Information provided by the Dietitians Australia
A nutritionist may be a tertiary qualified nutrition professional that has the expertise to provide a range of evidence based nutrition services related to nutrition, public health nutrition, policy and research, and community health. It’s important to note that the term ‘nutritionist’ is not regulated. Therefore, this title may be used by dietitians, nutrition scientists and nutrition graduates – and also those with very limited qualifications in nutrition.
Dietitians are also qualified to provide this range of evidence based nutrition services, but in addition, dietitians have the expertise to provide individual dietary counselling, medical nutrition therapy, group dietary therapy and food service management. A dietitian has undertaken a course of study that included substantial theory and supervised and assessed professional practice in clinical nutrition, medical nutrition therapy and food service management.
DA recognises that the differentiation between nutrition and dietetics is not universal. In Australia all dietitians are nutritionists however nutritionists without a dietetics qualification cannot take on the expert role of a dietitian.
Information provided by the Dietitians Australia
