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Laura O'Brien - Dietitian (on maternity leave mid-March - Aug 2019) Steph Young will be covering during this period
Laura O'Brien
BHsc. (Nut. & DIet), APD
Laura O’Brien is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, with Australian and international experience. Laura completed her Bachelor of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics at the Queensland University of Technology in 2010. Laura worked at Queensland Health hospitals until 2013. This included two years at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane where she trained in both inpatient wards and client counselling in clinics.
In 2013, Laura completed the Canadian dietetic registration exam and worked as a Registered Dietitian in Toronto, Ontario. Laura practiced in the medicine wards at St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto and Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto. Here she gained experience in medical nutrition therapy across a variety of clinical conditions including diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease as well as enteral and parenteral nutrition. With her work in the gastrointestinal clinic at Mt. Sinai Hospital, she developed a special interest in counselling clients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), functional gut disorders and nutrition after gastrointestinal surgery.
Laura is passionate about evidence based nutrition for her clients. In 2013, Laura commenced work with PEN: Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition®, an international nutrition knowledge resource. Laura reviews current nutrition research and writes evidence summaries, helping fellow dietitians give up-to-date advice to clients.
On returning to Australia in 2016, Laura joined the team at Digestive Diseases Queensland where she has established a specialist dietitian clinic. Laura provides individual counselling to clients and has a particular interest in gastrointestinal conditions. Laura also assists clients with diabetes, fatty liver disease, weight concerns and nutrition support.
