Consultations
Expert consultations wherever you are: in-hospital, outpatient, step-down, at home, or online. Tailored care, accessible always.
In Hospital Consultations
Providing nutrition to patients who cannot feed themselves through enteral (tube feed) and parenteral (IV drip) means. Providing nutritional assessment and supplementation of patients undergoing surgery and providing pre-operative and discharge advice. We mainly consult at Eugene Marais Hospital, Cintocare Hospital (Menlyn Maine) and Pretoria Heart Hospital.
Outpatient Consultations
Embark on a journey towards better health with our personalised consultations at 3 locations close to you. Wonderboom, Les Marais and Menlyn.
Stepdown Consultations
We also consult at stepdown, rehabilitation and frail care facilities. We evaluate and provide the necessary nutritional advice, meal plan adaptation and supplementation for patients with debilitating conditions such as strokes.
Home Based Consultations
In urgent cases we consult with you in the comfort of your home where you may require guidance on tube feeding or other services.
Online Consultations
One thing that we learned from the pandemic is that we can serve patients from all over the world. Using several online platforms, we are able to assist you in your nutritional needs. See our online consultation page and simply consult right at this moment!
WHAT A CONSULTATION ENTAILS
COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITONAL ASSESSMENT
- Body measurements and analysis (InBody/ Tanita assessment scales available)
- Blood test analysis and interpretation
- Clinical, medical and medication history
- Lifestyle and food history
NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION AND MEAL PLAN
- Realistic education with practical ideas and guidelines suited to you
- Disease specific nutritional prescription and therapeutic meal plan
- Specific supplementation guidelines
- Recipes and meal planning ideas
FOLLOW UP AND GOAL SETTING
- Setting of goals
- Schedule follow up appointments to re-assess and adjust meal plan and goals accordingly