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Katherine Healy
Katherine Healy is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist. She has extensive clinical experience in a number of major Melbourne metropolitan hospitals along with private practice. Katherine has 12 years of specialized experience managing patients within the full spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders.
She is an Advanced Practice dietitian having established a dietitian led gastroenterology screening clinic with project funding by a Department of Health and Human Services advanced practice in Allied Health Project grant at the Northern Hospital in Melbourne. Katherine now mentors colleagues to establish similar clinics at other organisations.
Katherine has conducted research with the Department of Gastroenterology at Monash University; investigating the efficacy of enzyme therapy and nutritional adequacy in vegetarian and vegan diets, within the restraints of a low FODMAP diet.
She is also a Microbiological Scientist with 14 years of experience working with the Microbiology Department at Alfred Health.
Katherine sees children, adolescents and adults via Telehealth
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White Diet Box
A single day supply of ‘white diet’ food for three meals plus snacks, as required prior to colonoscopy.
No, you do not need a referral to see a dietitian. Any relevant test results or information that your doctor or specialist provides may be useful, please provided copies via email prior to your session.
If you have private health insurance with extras cover, you will most likely be eligible for a rebate. Please check with your insurer for further details.
If you have a Chronic Disease Management Plan (CDM/EPC) provided by your GP, you can make a claim to Medicare to receive a proportion of the consultation fee back on lodging your receipt. Medicare rebates are available for a maximum of 5 Dietetic services per person per calendar year. Your GP will need to arrange this prior to your appointment as CDM’s cannot be backdated. Please email through copy to info@medicalnutrition.com.au prior to your appointment, to enable you to claim your rebate.
Below are listed some of the conditions Katherine readily manages
- Coeliac Disease
- Collagenous Colitis
- Constipation
- Crohn’s Disease
- Exclusion Diet
- Diverticular Disease
- Eosinophilic Oesophagitis
- Exclusive Enteral Nutrition
- Food Allergy
- Food Chemical Intolerance
- Fructose Malabsorption
- Gastroparesis
- Gluten Free Diet
- Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lactose Intolerance
- Low FODMAP
- Orofacial Granulomatosis Diet
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Six Food Elimination
- Ulcerative Colitis
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If for any reason you are unable to make your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible via email info@medicalnutrition.com.au or on (03) 9396 1528 so that we can reschedule your session and offer this time to another patient. Please note that cancellation less than 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment carries the full session fee.
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Katherine Healy is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist. She has extensive clinical experience in a number of major Melbourne metropolitan hospitals along with private practice. Katherine sees children, adolescents, and adults via Telehealth.
