Title: Exploring mealtimes on subacute wards using an ethnographic approach.
Synopsis: Malnutrition is a significant problem in hospitals, with serious impacts on morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. The aim of my PhD is to explore and understand mealtime environment and culture on subacute wards using an ethnographic approach. I will also investigate how staff experience the introduction of a mealtime intervention, “Protected Mealtimes”, that aims to improve nutritional intake for all hospital patients, including the malnourished.
Supervisors: Claire Palermo, Kate Huggins, Judi Porter.
Panel chair: Ricardo Costa.
Independent assessors: Lisa McKenna (Monash University), Karen Walton (University of Wollongong).
Date of presentation: 15/03/2016 12pm, Consult A/B, Level 1, BASE Facility,
Notting Hill
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