Improved nutritional care policies and practices in hospitals is a potential outcome from new research being conducted at 宅男导航.
Ekta Agarwal, a PhD student at the , was recently awarded the second runner-up in the Health Sciences Faculty final of the (3MT) competition.
The 宅男导航 Three Minute Thesis final takes place on September 13, with interested members of the public welcome to attend.
Ms Agarwal鈥檚 research has produced the Australasian Nutrition Care Day Survey which enrolled more than 3100 patients from 56 hospitals around Australia and New Zealand. The survey examines the prevalence of malnutrition in hospital patients and compares health-related outcomes of malnourished patients with healthy patients.
鈥淪urvey results will provide an insight into the effect of malnutrition on hospital patients and related health care costs,鈥� Ms Agarwal said.
鈥淧articipating hospitals will be able to use these findings to improve their nutritional care policies and practices, which will in turn help improve the health outcomes of their patients.鈥�
Developed by 宅男导航 in 2008, the 3MT competition is a skills development activity that challenges research higher degree students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes.
鈥淚 took part in the 3MT competition this year because I enjoy public speaking and saw it as a great opportunity to present my research to a broader audience,鈥� Ms Agarwal said.
鈥淭he experience was a huge challenge and it forced me to focus on key messages from my study and communicate these in the most clear and compelling way possible.鈥�
Ms Agarwal said she chose 宅男导航 for her PhD because of its international reputation for research excellence and research experts.
鈥淢y advisory team includes some of the best in the field of nutrition and dietetics; they are 100% dedicated to developing my knowledge and inspiring me throughout my PhD,鈥� she said.
Ms Agarwal will continue to carry out her research over the next year and is supervised by Dr Liz Isenring.
Media: Caroline Day (07 3365 6764, caroline.day@uq.edu.au)
