The role of the Dietetics Department is to ensure that the patient remains in good nutritional condition throughout the course of treatment by ensuring an optimal diet in terms of quality and quantity.
Our aim is also to increase patient awareness to avoid any involuntary weight loss (or in some cases weight gain) and to avoid restrictive or non-validated diets.
A nutritional assessment is made at the time of the disease diagnosis at the request of the oncologist or coordinating nurse. The patient is then monitored during treatment, whether as an out-patient or hospitalised patient.
The mission of the Dietetics Department is to combat undernutrition and thereby guarantee optimal treatment tolerance (chemotherapy/immunotherapy – radiotherapy – surgery – hormone therapy, etc.).
All patients are screened for nutrition at the start of care. The patient then receives dietary advice that is specific to the side effects of his or her treatment. In the event of eating difficulties or involuntary weight loss, advice on natural enrichment and eating smaller meals at more frequent intervals is explained. In some situations, nutritional assistance that includes oral nutritional supplements or a medicalised nutrition (enteral or parenteral nutrition) is envisaged. Put into place by the dietitian in cooperation with the multidisciplinary nutrition team (doctors, nutrition nurses, pharmacist), nutrition care is a key part of overall patient care and is designed to meet the patient's nutrition needs and optimise quality of life. .
- Nutrition DAY : The Dietetics Department participates in an annual worldwide audit organised by the ESPEN (European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism). This survey evaluates the nutritional condition and nutrition care of patients in a hospital environment
- ONCA Belgium : the Dietetics Department is a member of the Optimal Nutrition Care for All platform
- The «Friends of the Institut Bordet» and the "101 tables for Life" action: the Dietetics Department participates actively in this action in cooperation with the "Friends of the Bordet Institute" to offer patients a gourmet meal.
Throughout the year, the Dietetics Department welcomes students to complete the nutrition training of tomorrow's dieticians. Focusing on personalised multidisciplinary patient care and the complexity of dietary care at all stages of illness (diagnostic – treatment – remission), this offers students a valuable combination of theoretical and practical knowledge.
Research projects
PRINTEMPS project
- Project leaders : Ahmad Awada, Laura Polastro
- Financing : «Association Jules Bordet»
PROJET RESTART
- Project leader : Laura Polastro
- Collaboration : Oncobulle
SWALL PEG study
- Project leader : Tatiana Dragan
- Collaborations : CHU Saint-Pierre and Hôpital Erasme
- Financing : «Association Jules Bordet»
The team
The dietetics team consists of 7 dietitians. They work together closely with the nutrition nurses who educate the patient for a return home with medicalised nutrition. The department also works with a doctor specialised in nutrition and a pharmacist to guarantee a more specific nutrition care that takes into account the patient's treatment project.
The Dietetics Department organises monthly meetings with members of the Nutrition Team. These meetings bring together surgeons, radiotherapists, onco-geriatricians, anaesthetists, haematologists, nurses and pharmacists with the aim of stimulating the interest of doctors, carers and paramedical staff in an early diagnosis of the nutritional condition and personalised nutrition care that is adapted to the global treatment plan.
- Dietetics Department:
- Pr. Van Gossum André – Gastroenterologist responsible for the nutrition team in collaboration with Pr Arvanitakis Marianna & Dr Hadefi Alia
- Blancke Charline - Dietitian
- Csergö Marika – Dietitian
- De Bruyne Zoé - Dietitian
- Delattre Thomas – Dietitian
- De Reu Cassy – Dietitian
- Knight Coralie – Dietitian
- Leroo Noémie – Assistant Managing Dietitian
- Farine Sylvie – Director HUB of the dietary service
- Nutrition nurses :
- Sarr Faty in collaboration with Ballarin Asuncion
- Sarr Faty in collaboration with Ballarin Asuncion
- Pharmacy
- Bodar Adeline – Head pharmacist parenteral nutrition
- Bodar Adeline – Head pharmacist parenteral nutrition
- Secretary
- Tel : 02/541.38.81
07/12/2023