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Ambulatory Care Dietitians provide medical nutrition therapy, nutrition education and promote self-management in an outpatient clinic setting to help patients manage their medical conditions. Dieticians counsel patients on both an individual basis and in group settings.
Ambulatory care dietitians work with clients living with a variety of medical conditions that may include:
- allergies,
- anemia,
- celiac disease,
- cirrhosis,
- dysphagia,
- renal disease,
- HIV,
- hepatitis C,
- diabetes,
- inflammatory bowel disease and others.
If you have a nutrition-related medical condition and would like to see a dietitian, ask your physician for a referral to your local Outpatient Nutrition Service:
- Victoria
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, and Saanich Peninsula Hospital: 250-727-4528
- Gulf Islands
Lady Minto Hospital: 250-538-4802
- Duncan
Cowichan District Hospital: 250-709-3000 ext 4265
- Nanaimo
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital: 250-755-7691 ext 3609
- Port Alberni
Westcoast General Hospital: 250-724-8817
- Comox Valley
St. Joseph's General Hospital: 250-890-3022
Cumberland Lodge: 250-336-8531
- Campbell River
Campbell River and District Hospital: 250-850-2607
- Port McNeill
Port McNeill Hospital: 250-956-3655
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