Using document analysis to revise competency frameworks: Perspectives from the revision of competency standards for dietitians

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Exploring the relevance of intersectionality in the Australian dietetics: Issues of diversity and representation

Robyn Delbridge et al.

Summary: This article problematizes the lack of diversity within the dietetics profession in Australia through an exploration of the origins of dietetics in the West. It highlights the dominance of Australian-born women and the perpetuation of narratives about white, young, slim women in the field. The article argues that using intersectional approaches to critique diversity in dietetics is important and calls for the profession to reckon with its historical roots and move beyond a position of objective neutrality.

SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS (2022)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

A Six-Step Model for Developing Competency Frameworks in the Healthcare Professions

Alan Batt et al.

Summary: This paper outlines a six-step model for developing competency frameworks, emphasizing the need for a theoretically informed approach to describing and exploring practice, as well as providing guidance for developers on reporting the development process and outputs, and planning for the ongoing maintenance of frameworks.

FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE (2021)

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Letter Nutrition & Dietetics

Do we dare ask if this is racism?

Annie-Claude M. Lassemillante et al.

NUTRITION & DIETETICS (2021)

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Review Health Care Sciences & Services

Achieving cultural safety for Australia's First Peoples: a review of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency-registered health practitioners' Codes of Conduct and Codes of Ethics

Eleanor Milligan et al.

Summary: This research evaluated the cultural safety content in health practitioners' Codes of Conduct and Codes of Ethics, finding that most standards did not specifically address cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, highlighting areas for improvement.

AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW (2021)

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Review Education & Educational Research