Dietitians are in demand across the world, making emigrating to another country an exciting option to be explored. With COVID travel restrictions lifting, dietitians may be thinking about their options of working in a different country. For today’s episode, we’ve brought together two leading UK trained dietitians to explain their journey of emigrating and working as dietitians in Australia. I’m delighted to be joined today by Adele Hug and Peter Collins to discuss the transition of UK to Oz. Adele is a UK trained Specialist Oncology Dietitian with a varied career across the NHS, charity, private and community settings. She is a committee member for the UK for the Oncology Group of EFAD (European Federation of Associations of Dietitians). After having returned home to Perth, Western Australia in 2021, she is currently working freelance in digital health for Onkohealth and with World Cancer Research Fund UK within their survivorship service whilst studying to join Dietitians Australia's Accredited Practicing Dietitian Programme. Peter is a UK trained dietitian and completed his PhD in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton. For the last 10 years, he has been living and working in Brisbane, Australia and has worked as a Senior Lecturer in Dietetics. Currently, he works as a Senior Clinical Dietitian, and is acting Team Leader at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane. He is passionate about clinical dietetics, from education and training the next generations of dietitians through to impactful research shaping dietetic practice. Peter founded the Dietitian Network, an online community that brings together dietitians from around the world, as he was was aware of the power of networking and the impact dietitians can have when they share their expertise with colleagues. In this episode, we’ll talk to Peter and Adele about their experiences packing up their life and moving across the world. We’ll discuss the things dietitians need to consider regarding registration and how different dietetics is across the pond. We’ll also explore how dietitians can work globally using a virtual practice.
