What you'll learn in this expert session
Lactose intolerance, lactose maldigestion, cow's milk allergy and dairy intolerance - it all becomes a bit of a challenge doesn't it? But with statistics showing lactose intolerance being the most common food intolerance in Australia today, clinicians need to know how to assess, investigate and manage these conditions. In this presentation, Dietitian, Joanna Baker will provide a logical and practical framework for working through the diagnosing and managing of patients with dairy-related GI symptoms, including really helpful tips on what an appropriate and effective reduced-lactose diet might look like.
About the Expert
Joanna Baker
Joanna Baker is a dietitian who loves food and is passionate about digestive health. In 2015 she stepped out of the hospital environment to establish Everyday Nutrition, a specialist Private Practice in Melbourne. She now works with a team of expert dietitians who love to support people with digestive complaints to implement simple yet effective strategies that resolve gut symptoms without losing their enjoyment of food.
Joanna has worked in healthcare for over 25 years. She is a committee member of the Adverse Food Reactions Interest Group with Dietitians Australia and on the Advisory Board for the Master of Dietetics at Deakin University.
