The ways to become a dietitian in Australia are:

• Complete an undergraduate dietetics degree – these are generally 4 years
• Complete an undergraduate degree, generally in health or science with the appropriate pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for and complete the masters of dietetics program at the same university – this is generally 4.5 to 5 years
• Complete an undergraduate degree, generally in health or science with the appropriate pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for and complete the masters of dietetics program at a different university – this is generally 4.5 to 5 years

Please note that if you are looking to complete an undergraduate / masters combination to become a dietitian that it is vitally important to complete the appropriate subjects in the undergraduate degree to gain entry into masters courses.

Undergraduate entry into dietetics

For entry into 4 year undergraduate dietetics courses starting in 2022 the Selection Rank ranged from the mid-70s to the mid-90s. Following is a guide to the ATAR and/or Selection Rank for entry into every undergraduate dietetics course in Australia in 2022:

As well as your ATAR or Selection Rank, different universities may have entry requirements including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects such as mathematics, biology or chemistry
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

If you don’t gain entry into dietetics directly following high school, some universities will allow you to transfer into their undergraduate dietetics degree following a year in one of their other undergraduate degrees – for example a health sciences or science degree. This will be dependent on your Grade Point Average in your first year subjects and could also involve other admission requirements. You ATAR / OP may also be considered. Please speak with an admissions officer at the universities you are considering applying for to see if this pathway may be available to you.

Undergraduate entry into a health or science degree with a master of dietetics at the same university

It is extremely important that you select your undergraduate degree and electives carefully to make sure that you will have completed the pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for dietetics masters programs. Following is a guide to the ATARs and/or Selection Ranks for a range of undergraduate health and science degrees you can enter and then apply:

As well as your Grade Point Average, different universities may have requirements for their masters course including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects in areas such as mathematics, biology, biochemistry, chemistry and/or human nutrition
• a personal statement or video submission
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

Graduate entry into a master of dietetics program following an undergraduate health or science degree

It is extremely important that you select your undergraduate degree and electives carefully to make sure that you will have completed the pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for dietetics masters programs. You may complete your undergraduate health sciences or science degree at one university and then apply for a masters program at another.

Master of dietetics programs in Australia are generally either 1.5 or 2 years in length. Following is a list of universities which offer a master of dietetics program which you can complete to become a qualified dietitian.

As well as your Grade Point Average, different universities may have requirements for their masters course including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects in areas such as mathematics, biology, chemistry and/or human nutrition
• a personal statement or video submission
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

Pathways to become a dietitian

Following is an infographic which provides an overview of the pathways to becoming qualified as a dietetics in Australia. For simplicity, it does not include the possibility of transferring into dietetics from another course. For more information, go to our become a dietitian page.

Current list of approved programs of study to become a dietitian

The information presented in this article was correct at the time of publishing. Please check with the Dietitians Australia for an up to date list of approved programs of study to become a dietitian in Australia.
Go to: https://dietitiansaustralia.org.au/working-dietetics/university-programs

More resources on My Health Career

• What do dietitians do, where do they work, and are graduates getting jobs
• What’s the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist? Choosing the right course for you!
• Two dietitians, two orthoptists and a microbiologist are asked “what do you love about your job?” Here are their responses…….
• Mindfulness practice in nutrition counselling – by Sylvia North, dietitian
• How to land and prepare for an overseas healthcare job as a new graduate – by Bonnie Lau

Disclaimer

This information is general in nature and does not take into account your personal circumstances. My Health Career accepts no responsibility for ensuring that you enrol in a course that is right for you. Please do your own research to ensure that you enrol in the correct course, especially if you are considering an undergraduate biomedicine, health science or biomedical science degree as a pathway to a master’s course. This may include speaking with a careers advisor, guidance officer, career development practitioner, representatives of the Dietitians Australia, and admissions officers from the university or universities you are looking at applying to.

The post ATAR for dietetics – your guide to the ATAR for every dietetics course in Australia in 2022 appeared first on My Health Career.

Pre-budget submission

Dietitians Australia highlighted 13 priorities for the 2022-23 Federal Budget including health policy, aged care, the Medicare Benefits Schedule, food-based dietary guidelines and rural healthcare:

• Health policy: DA stated that there is an urgent need for the Federal Government to update the 1992 National Food and Nutrition Policy into an up-to-date National Nutrition Strategy with a well-resourced, co-ordinated, evidence-based and strategic action plan
• Aged care: DA advocated for the aged care sector receiving additional funding to engage Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) to improve malnutrition screening practises and existing nutrition, food and dining experiences
• Medicare Benefits Schedule: DA suggested that fit-for purpose Medicare item numbers be introduced to support people with mental health conditions and people with disability to access appropriate levels of nutrition therapy; increased access from 5 to 10 rebated allied health service consultations annually for those with a chronic health condition
• Dietary Guidelines – DA stated that funding is required to develop Dietary Guidelines for Older Australians, to be followed up with prioritising public education, implementation and evaluation of the new Australian Dietary Guidelines
• Regional, rural and remote health care – DA has advocated for scholarships for allied health students undertaking clinical placement in regional areas to be introduces, and for regional communications infrastructure to be improved to support access to telehealth

Post-budget opinion

In March 2022, Dietitians Australia welcomed the Federal Government’s acknowledgement of the need for a National Nutrition Policy framework. This was following the federal budget’s inclusion of $700,000 over 4 years for the development of a National Nutrition Policy, which will take a multi-sector approach to identify, prioritise and monitor healthy eating in Australia.

Dietitians Australia Predisent Tara Diversi said “This is one small step for the government, and one giant leap for the health and wellbeing of Australians.

“Australia last updated its national nutrition policy in 1992 – which was thirty years ago.

“Since that time, the diet-related health of Australians has become worse, with statistics showing that 27 500 Australians die a preventable death each year due to eating a poor diet.

“Food insecurity is also on the rise in Australia, affecting 1 in 6 adults and 1.2 million children in 2021.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated food access issues for many Australians. Demand for emergency food relief has risen as people experience reduced income from loss of work and our supermarket shelves are going bare due to supply issues.

“And sustainable food production must be addressed with Australia’s diet causing the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions of all G20 countries.

“These are all issues that can be tackled within the National Nutrition Policy Framework.”

Dietitians Australia CEO Robert Hunt presented a view on how the $700,000 outlay could be an investment in the Australian Economy.

“Healthcare expenditure related to unhealthy eating patterns is estimated at $1.4 billion, attributable to insufficient vegetable intake alone,” Robert said.

“Healthcare costs and lost productivity attributable to overweight and obesity is also estimated to be $8.6 billion per annum.

“While $700k is a relatively small investment into such a major issue, we’re grateful to see that the government has finally heard our calls after many years.”

Pre-federal election

Prior to the May federal election, Dietitians Australia CEO Robert Hunt called upon the major parties to prioritise Medicare-funded nutrition support for those with mental illness and disability, as well as mandatory reporting measures to protect older Australians in aged care.

DA published a scorecard rating the major parties’ commitments to nutrition in aged care, mental health, disability and the National Nutrition Policy. CEO Robert Hunt expressed disappointment with the Liberal and Labor response, saying that there was “very little commitment to ensuring our nation’s most vulnerable have access to affordable food and nutrition.

“The downstream healthcare costs of our poor health are worth billions – and rising. So beyond helping Australians live their best lives, preventive health measures through nutrition could actually save the nation billions of dollars.”

Post-federal election

In the fortnight following the federal election, DA called on Hon. Mark Butler MP, who was appointed Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, to tackle food affordability and a significant rise in diet-related illnesses.

DA CEO Robert Hunt said “27,500 Australians die a preventable death each year from an unhealthy diet.

“And with rising costs of fresh food pushing people further toward cheaper unhealthy alternatives, we can expect diet-related risk factor health system spending to soar above the current $16.2 billion a year.

“We know Minister Butler will have a lot on his plate stepping into the job but developing a new National Nutrition Policy should be the main course to help tackle diet-related illness in Australia.”

“Labor’s 1992 nutrition policy was considered ahead of its time for bringing together all spheres of government to provide food and nutrition security for all Australians. Reviving that policy could be a great catalyst for change.”

Following the election, DA reiterated that they were pleased to see the previous LNP government’s support of the development of a National Nutrition Policy in the 2022-2023 federal budget, and urged the new government to elevate the priority of this policy.

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The ways to become a dietitian in Australia are:

• Complete an undergraduate dietetics degree – these are generally 4 years
• Complete an undergraduate degree, generally in health or science with the appropriate pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for and complete the masters of dietetics program at the same university
• Complete an undergraduate degree, generally in health or science with the appropriate pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for and complete the masters of dietetics program at a different university

Undergraduate entry into dietetics

For entry into 4 year undergraduate dietetics courses starting in 2021 the Selection Rank ranged from the mid-70s to the mid-90s. Following is a guide to the ATAR and/or Selection Rank for entry into every undergraduate dietetics course in Australia in 2021:

As well as your ATAR or Selection Rank, different universities may have entry requirements including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects such as mathematics, biology or chemistry
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

If you don’t gain entry into dietetics directly following high school, some universities will allow you to transfer into their undergraduate dietetics degree following a year in one of their other undergraduate degrees – for example a health sciences or science degree. This will be dependent on your Grade Point Average in your first year subjects and could also involve other admission requirements. You ATAR / OP may also be considered. Please speak with an admissions officer at the universities you are considering applying for to see if this pathway may be available to you.

Undergraduate entry into a health or science degree with a master of dietetics at the same university

It is extremely important that you select your undergraduate degree and electives carefully to make sure that you will have completed the pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for dietetics masters programs. Following is a guide to the ATARs and/or Selection Ranks for a range of undergraduate health and science degrees you can enter and then apply:

As well as your Grade Point Average, different universities may have requirements for their masters course including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects in areas such as mathematics, biology, chemistry and/or human nutrition
• a personal statement or video submission
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

Graduate entry into a master of dietetics program following an undergraduate health or science degree

It is extremely important that you select your undergraduate degree and electives carefully to make sure that you will have completed the pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for dietetics masters programs. You may complete your undergraduate health sciences or science degree at one university and then apply for a masters program at another.

Master of dietetics programs in Australia are generally either 1.5 or 2 years in length. Following is a list of universities which offer a master of dietetics program which you can complete to become a qualified dietitian.

As well as your Grade Point Average, different universities may have requirements for their masters course including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects in areas such as mathematics, biology, chemistry and/or human nutrition
• a personal statement or video submission
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

Pathways to become a dietitian

Following is an infographic which provides an overview of the pathways to becoming qualified as a dietetics in Australia. For simplicity, it does not include the possibility of transferring into dietetics from another course. For more information, go to our become a dietitian page.

Current list of approved programs of study to become a dietitian

The information presented in this article was correct at the time of publishing. Please check with the Dietitians Association of Australia for an up to date list of approved programs of study to become a dietitian in Australia.

Go to: https://dietitiansaustralia.org.au/becoming-a-dietitian-in-australia/accreditation-of-dietetics-education-programs/currently-accredited-dietetic-programs/

More resources on My Health Career

• What do dietitians do, where do they work, and are graduates getting jobs?
• What’s the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist? Choosing the right course for you!
• Two dietitians, two orthoptists and a microbiologist are asked “what do you love about your job?” Here are their responses…….
• Mindfulness practice in nutrition counselling – by Sylvia North, dietitian
• How to land and prepare for an overseas healthcare job as a new graduate – by Bonnie Lau

Disclaimer

This information is general in nature and does not take into account your personal circumstances. My Health Career accepts no responsibility for ensuring that you enrol in a course that is right for you. Please do your own research to ensure that you enrol in the correct course, especially if you are considering an undergraduate biomedicine, health science or biomedical science degree as a pathway to a master’s course. This may include speaking with a careers advisor, guidance officer, career development practitioner, representatives of the Dietitians Association of Australia, and admissions officers from the university or universities you are looking at applying to.

The post ATAR for dietetics – your guide to the ATAR for every dietetics course in Australia in 2021 appeared first on My Health Career.

I recall that even halfway through my university degree that was focused on providing the qualification of becoming an accredited practising dietitian, we got asked what the difference was from one of our lecturers and nobody in the room had a good answer.

And regarding becoming a sports dietitian, I did not know the full requirements until near graduation, or maybe even slightly after.

If I did not know these aspects while being immersed in the community to a certain degree, I can imagine that a lot of people are unaware of the specific differences.

As somebody who has undertaken the full journey to become an accredited sports dietitian, I will break down the differences below.

Nutritionist

Nutritionist is probably the most confusing to understand. For starters, all dietitians can be nutritionists, but not all nutritionists can be dietitians.

The reason why nutritionist is the most confusing is that there are a variety of ways to become a nutritionist. There are no technical requirements that you must meet to call yourself a nutritionist and I have seen online courses as short as 3-weeks promoted as a means to achieve a qualification as an internationally recognised nutritionist.

Even though there is no specific regulation, it appears as though the majority of nutritionists do go through more formal training and register with a governing body of some kind.

In Australia, the most common route I see is that nutritionists are often registered with The Nutrition Society of Australia. This registration requires a minimum three-year tertiary degree, or relevant years of work experience, to gain the title Registered Nutritionist (RNutr).

It also requires meeting certain standards to maintain that title.

Nutritionists typically have completed study pertaining to community and public health, food science and food policy. They are qualified to offer broad health advice, however, are not qualified to deliver individualised medical nutrition therapy.

The scope of practice for a nutritionist is smaller than what it is for a dietitian or sports dietitian, although there are still many ways they can make a positive impact.

Another option in this space is to become qualified through Sports Nutrition Australia. Even with a three-year degree and qualification as a registered nutritionist, it is still considered outside of the scope of practice to provide specific meal plans to people looking to improve their body composition or performance. Insurance will not fully cover that aspect for a variety of reasons.

Completing a course through Sports Nutrition Australia qualifies you and allows you to get insurance coverage for this aspect. It is possible to complete their certificate in applied sports nutrition without prior qualifications and it is a relatively comprehensive short course that takes anywhere from 12-17 weeks.

There is also a requirement for further study after that through either completing their graduate diploma in sports nutrition and/or completing a relevant tertiary degree.

Dietitian

Becoming a dietitian requires a minimum of three-year University education in Nutrition & Dietetics. The quickest route is a four-year undergraduate degree, however, there is also an option to do a relevant three-year undergraduate degree that is followed up by a Masters degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. Either of these options must be through a course that has been accredited by the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA).

Dietitians are qualified to provide individualised, evidence-based nutrition advice and practice medical nutrition therapy. This means that any time a medical condition is involved, a dietitian is likely the best-qualified person to see.

Each year dietitians must meet at least a minimum standard of professional development, while also meeting other requirements to remain accredited.

Accredited Practising Dietitians are also the only credential for nutrition recognised by Medicare and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and many private health insurers. This means that patients/clients may be eligible for rebates or potentially even completely covered for their service.

To be eligible for this, dietitians MUST be registered with DAA, while it is voluntary for nutritionists to register with The Nutrition Society of Australia.

When it comes to medical nutrition therapy and a broad scope of practice within the nutrition space, dietitians are typically considered the gold standard.

Sports Dietitian

A sports dietitian is a dietitian who has gone on to complete further study and meet further requirements to become a sports dietitian.

All accredited sports dietitians are also accredited practising dietitians. Not all dietitians are sports dietitians.

Typically, sports dietitians require a minimum of one year of experience in the field post-graduation before they are allowed to undertake the sports nutrition course through Sports Dietitians Australia. There are exceptions to this under specific circumstances such as when dietitian has been a high-level athlete themselves, or they have completed an extensive amount of work experience in the sports nutrition space.

The sports nutrition course is an intensive 4-day course, but it also requires quite a lot of pre-education prior to attending the course. The completion of this course results in somebody becoming a provisional sports dietitian.

Then there are continuing professional development points that need to be acquired before somebody can transition to becoming a fully accredited sports dietitian. There is also a minimum 2-year requirement of experience post-graduation that is required to achieve this.

Therefore, becoming an accredited sports dietitian requires a minimum of 6 years if everything has completed as quickly as possible, but it often takes longer. To maintain this status, there are rigorous continuing professional development requirements that also involve an auditing process.

Sports dietitians are the experts when it comes to on optimising body composition and improving athletic performance through food.

What is the difference between a Nutritionist, Dietitian and Sports Dietitian?

In terms of scope of practice, the order goes sports dietitian -> dietitian -> nutritionist.

Sports dietitians are also dietitians and nutritionists. Dietitians are also nutritionists. But nutritionists do not have to be also dietitians and sports dietitians.

While the scope of practice may be larger, this does not always mean that the sports dietitians and dietitians are always better practitioners than nutritionists. In every profession, there are great practitioners and some who are poorer practitioners.

The requirements to be met often increase the minimum quality of practitioners, but at the top level, there are great dietitians, sports dietitians, and nutritionists.

If you are choosing to work with somebody, it is worthwhile not only considering what their scope of practice should be but also what the quality of the practitioner is.

Aidan is a Brisbane based dietitian who specialises in helping clients gain muscle or lose body fat, in addition to improving the performance of strength athletes. He services clients through his business Ideal Nutrition and sees clients both in-person and online.

More resources on My Health Career

• Your free guide to a career in dietetics
• How to become a dietitian
• Videos on a career in dietetics

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The ways to become a dietitian in Australia are:

• Complete an undergraduate dietetics degree – these are generally 4 years
• Complete an undergraduate degree, generally in health or science with the appropriate pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for and complete the masters of dietetics program at the same university
• Complete an undergraduate degree, generally in health or science with the appropriate pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for and complete the masters of dietetics program at a different university

Undergraduate entry into dietetics

For entry into dietetics courses starting in 2020 the Selection Rank ranged from 73.70 to 97. Following is a guide to the ATAR and/or Selection Rank for entry into every undergraduate dietetics course in Australia in 2020:

As well as your ATAR or Selection Rank, different universities may have entry requirements including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects such as mathematics, biology or chemistry
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

If you don’t gain entry into dietetics directly following high school, some universities will allow you to transfer into their undergraduate dietetics degree following a year in one of their other undergraduate degrees – for example a health sciences or science degree. This will be dependent on your Grade Point Average in your first year subjects and could also involve other admission requirements. You ATAR / OP may also be considered. Please speak with an admissions officer at the universities you are considering applying for to see if this pathway may be available to you.

Undergraduate entry into a health or science degree with a master of dietetics at the same university

It is extremely important that you select your undergraduate degree and electives carefully to make sure that you will have completed the pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for dietetics masters programs. Following is a guide to the ATARs and/or Selection Ranks for a range of undergraduate health and science degrees you can enter and then apply:

As well as your Grade Point Average, different universities may have requirements for their masters course including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects in areas such as mathematics, biology, chemistry and/or human nutrition
• a personal statement or video submission
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

Graduate entry into a master of dietetics program following an undergraduate health or science degree

It is extremely important that you select your undergraduate degree and electives carefully to make sure that you will have completed the pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for dietetics masters programs. You may complete your undergraduate health sciences or science degree at one university and then apply for a masters program at another.

Master of dietetics programs in Australia are generally either 1.5 or 2 years in length. Following is a list of universities which offer a master of dietetics program which you can complete to become a qualified dietitian.

As well as your Grade Point Average, different universities may have requirements for their masters course including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects in areas such as mathematics, biology, chemistry and/or human nutrition
• a personal statement or video submission
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

Pathways to become a dietitian

Following is an infographic which provides an overview of the pathways to becoming qualified as a dietetics in Australia. For simplicity, it does not include the possibility of transferring into dietetics from another course. For more information, go to our become a dietitian page.

Current list of approved programs of study to become a dietitian

The information presented in this article was correct at the time of publishing. Please check with the Dietitians Association of Australia for an up to date list of approved programs of study to become a dietitian in Australia.

Go to: https://dietitiansaustralia.org.au/becoming-a-dietitian-in-australia/accreditation-of-dietetics-education-programs/currently-accredited-dietetic-programs/

More resources on My Health Career

• What do dietitians do, where do they work, and are graduates getting jobs?
• What’s the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist? Choosing the right course for you!
• Two dietitians, two orthoptists and a microbiologist are asked “what do you love about your job?” Here are their responses…….
• Mindfulness practice in nutrition counselling – by Sylvia North, dietitian
• How to land and prepare for an overseas healthcare job as a new graduate – by Bonnie Lau

Disclaimer

This information is general in nature and does not take into account your personal circumstances. My Health Career accepts no responsibility for ensuring that you enrol in a course that is right for you. Please do your own research to ensure that you enrol in the correct course, especially if you are considering an undergraduate biomedicine, health science or biomedical science degree as a pathway to a master’s course. This may include speaking with a careers advisor, guidance officer, career development practitioner, representatives of the Dietitians Association of Australia, and admissions officers from the university or universities you are looking at applying to.

The post ATAR for dietetics – your guide to the ATAR for every dietetics course in Australia in 2020 appeared first on My Health Career.

Personally, I have been on both sides of that spectrum. It took almost 3 years of relatively consistent work for an average of 5-10 hours each week before I started getting clients through Instagram.

During that time, I had built up close to 3,000 followers with decent engagement, but I was not really getting results that mattered to me as a dietitian.

Around that time, I decided to take it a bit more serious since I saw the potential (although had not yet reaped any benefits) and started attempting to implement all of the strategies below.

Within a few months of that, I had gotten to ~5,000 followers, which is not a massive jump, but I was able to have a full-time business solely off the clients I was getting through Instagram.

I had obviously been implementing some of these strategies prior to that point, but the addition of the ones I had not been implementing were the difference maker.

My Instagram and business have continued growing since then and I have also diversified my client generation sources quite a bit, but to this day I still aim to implement all of these strategies apart from the first one.

1. Follow People in Your Target Market

I’m starting this post with a tip that I think is underrated and not many people are talking about. Hopefully this helps you, because it was the biggest game changer for me.

For that first few years on Instagram where I was not getting clients, I was following a lot of dietitians and people in the nutrition space. Other businesses basically.

It was useful since it helped me learn what type of content other people were producing and it allowed me to network with people, but it did not do much in terms of helping me attract clients.

If you look around, you will notice that this is what most allied health professionals do.

Most of us are super supportive and try to help each other. But this can create a cycle where we are producing content and basing its success on the engagement it receives from our audience, which is not even our legitimate target audience.

For most people, this means at best you are just producing content that is being seen by the wrong audience, but at worst you are adjusting your content to suit that audience.

The way I got out of that situation was to follow my target audience.

To do this, you need to find where your target audience hangout on Instagram.

For example, I like to work with strength athletes, particularly powerlifters. And even though I do online consults, I’ve noticed that Brisbane-based clients are the ones who are most likely to reach out to me, since I live in Brisbane and my Instagram bio includes that.

So for me, I started going onto the Instagram pages of powerlifting gyms in Brisbane and seeing who was active and liking their photos. Then I would go onto their profiles and if they were a relevant person (e.g. a powerlifter who lives in Brisbane), I would like a few of their recent photos and give them a follow.

I did this with roughly 100 people per day. You do not want to go much higher than this since Instagram does not like inauthentic behaviour and can punish you if you take it too far.

For example, if you followed 500 people in an hour, I guarantee Instagram would ban you from following people or liking posts for at least 24 hours. And this is just a first warning, with progressively heavier punishments each time you exceed their limits.

By following roughly 100 people per day, I would get like 20-30 people who would follow me back.

You can unfollow people later on if you want, but once again you do not want to unfollow too quickly.

And ideally, you want to remain following people who have followed you back, since that way you can build a connection with them.

These people are more likely to be engaged followers, since they were engaging with the gym’s photos, which is great from an algorithm perspective. The more authentic engagement you get, the better.

But in addition to that, these were people who were in my target market. I even got a few clients book in directly from this, since they saw my profile and that I worked with powerlifters.

This strategy might sound weird/creepy, but from a business perspective it is so effective. It is even more effective if your page is a personal brand like mine (@aidan_the_dietitian) instead of just being a business e.g. my Instagram handle was previously @Idealnutrition and the picture was my logo.

I would strongly recommend implementing this as a strategy to get out of the cycle of just being followed by people who are not relevant. It is not something that is worthwhile doing once you have a decent sized audience, since there are more efficient ways of growing, but it is a tool that is great for getting started.

2. Produce Good Content

This is obviously the most important tip and it is something that everybody knows, but I think it is important to re-iterate.

If people take the time to look at your post and read the caption, you want it to be something that is worth their time. You want them to find it valuable.

Part of this is because it will help you grow an engaged audience, but the other part is because this is a tool for getting clients.

If you are actually helping people with your free content, people are going to be so much more interested in seeing what they would get out of actually engaging your paid services. If your free content is average, they likely will assume that your proper service is not going to be helpful.

My 3 rules for social media posts is that they must engage, entertain or educate.

Obviously as allied health professionals looking to get clients, we really want to be educating with at least some of our posts. The other stuff is a bonus.

But each time you make a post think about those rules. Think: is this post going to engage, entertain or educate?

If it is not ticking any of those boxes, then it probably is not worthwhile posting. You always need to keep your audience in mind and try to show respect to them.

Also keep in mind that “salesy” type posts do not really fit into these rules either. This is why it is important to at a MINIMUM have 80% of your content just aimed at being good content, rather than a sales pitch.

It is important to post regularly, but it is more important to keep quality at the level that it is a beneficial use of your audience’s time to pay attention to your posts.

3. Produce shareable content

On the topic of content, another key to gaining a larger audience of relevant followers is to produce shareable content.

Good content and shareable content often go hand in hand, but they are not necessarily the same thing.

For example, you could post a photo of yourself with a great caption, which could be classified as good content.

But that is not exactly the type of thing people will share on their story, since you cannot see a caption on somebodies’ story. That person then has to direct their audience to read the caption, which adds an extra step.

An alternative to that is posting an infographic or a screenshot of a tweet, which provides value immediately in the image.

This type of content is easy to share on a story, since the image says what the people sharing it want their audience to see.

If you have implemented the first tip about following relevant people, this is even better. This means that now the people sharing your content are in your target market, which means they are also likely sharing your content with other people in your target market.

Occasionally you can even get people with larger audiences sharing your content, which could lead to a large influx of followers as well.

4. Engage With Your Current Audience in Comments/DMs

I’m dreading the day when I will not be able to respond to all my comments.

Does this do much in terms of growing your following? Maybe, but it probably is not a great use of time, if that is the goal. At best, it might improve word of mouth, which could lead to some followers.

But what it does do is help allow you to build a community.

I do not believe in karma or anything like that, but I think if you consistently try to help people, good things will come from it.

Using that logic, I try to help people and I have zero expectations of outcomes in return. I think this is a good philosophy to have in general, beyond the purposes of this post.

But particularly in the beginning, if somebody has taken the time to comment, I think you should give them a well-thought out response. Same thing if somebody DMs you.

Not only does this help build a community, it helps build relationships.

A lot of my clients do not just book in out of the blue. A large percentage of them have commented or messaged me to discuss nutrition in general first.

In addition to this, sometimes this leads to them referring family or friends to me as well.

I get that a lot of health professionals consider their time valuable and do not want to spend hours giving out free advice. But if you do this, it has the potential to help build trust and generate clients.

5. Engage with Other People on Their Posts

Not only is it a good idea to engage with people on your own posts, but it can be a good idea to engage with people on their posts.

I strongly recommend doing this in an authentic way though.

I have previously trialled Gary Vee’s $1.80 strategy which encourages leaving your 2 cents on 90 posts per day in a systematic way based on hashtags. This was where I got the idea from and realised how effective it could be.

It is smart since not only does it mean the creator the of the post sees your comment, but also a lot of the people who see the post will also see your comment and become familiar with your name and brand.

But personally, I found that doing it on that many posts takes more time than I am willing to commit. And secondly, I think doing it based on hashtags can lead to it being conversations with the “wrong” people e.g. not always the type of audience you want to attract.

For me, I like that almost all of my audience is Australian based. So I really want to focus on engaging mostly with Australians.

But basically, I engage with the content of people in my niche to help build my relationships with them (which I will discuss in the next point) and I also engage with my target audience when relevant.

For me, this could be as simple as seeing somebody post a personal best bench press and me commenting something like “nice lift bro!”

Obviously, I do not recommend being spammy. Just say what you naturally feel comfortable saying. It is called social media for a reason.

Do not waste time on this just trying to use it as a business tactic. Be a human and try to build relationships.

6. Build Relationships with Others, Particularly Those With Relevant Followers

This seems counter to my point about how you should really be focusing on following and engaging with your target market, not just other professionals in your niche, but it is still a relevant point.

One of my largest sources of growth has come from people with more followers than myself either sharing my content, giving me a shoutout or collaborating with me in some way.

This has also led to clients as well, since I have had a lot say “I found your profile through x person.”

Once again, I recommend just trying to be a good person and do this authentically.

If you are watching the stories of somebody, maybe react to their story, or message them in response. Particularly if you have something either humorous or informative to add.

Comment on the posts of people you would like to build this relationship with as well.

If you post interesting comments on a consistent basis, eventually they will look at your profile and decide whether or not they think you are worth following.

That being said, do not overemphasise how important this is. A shoutout is nice, but one shoutout from a big account is not really a gamechanger. You might get 100-500 new followers, but it is back to business as usual after that.

It is similar to if you created a viral post/video. That is awesome, but if you do not back it up with consistently good content, it will not really lead to anything tangible long term.

7. Collaborate With Others

On the topic of building relationships with influencers, I think collaboration is one of the most underrated ways to grow an account quickly.

Obviously, you only want to be collaborating with people who are mostly followed by your target market though. Growth for the sake of growth is not only meaningless, but potentially detrimental if you gain the wrong type of followers.

Collaborating could be as simple as you creating a piece of content for a larger account and they give credit for you when they share it on their page.

This can seem like a lot of work, but in reality, it is only slightly more work than creating content for yourself.

When you create content for yourself, how many people does it reach? How many new followers and potential clients does it help generate?

I guarantee that if you spend say 25% of the time you currently spend on creating your own content, on creating content for other people to share, your outcomes will improve.

In addition to this, you could also do other forms of collaboration such as a joint Instagram live.

I have been invited on to other peoples Instagram lives, on topics that I know well, so they do not require prep time. It took 10 minutes total and led to >100 new followers. And some of those new followers later booked in to see me.

While this can be a difficult strategy to implement, I really cannot see many better uses of time.

8. Use Hashtags Wisely

I’m of the opinion that hashtags have steadily declined in importance over the years. At least for my account they have.

Back in 2017, I used to make posts that would get a tonne of likes/comments right off the bat due to hashtags. Part of that was from bots, but I also think a chunk of that was from real people.

I have also noticed quite a few accounts grew large followings back then to, strongly based on hashtags, but now have not continued to grow even though their content is the same quality.

I think sharable content is far more important these days.

That being said, hashtags still matter.

From one perspective, I actually do not want to get too many followers from hashtags. >99% of the clients I have gotten through Instagram have been from Australia. This makes sense, since Australian’s are going to be more comfortable booking in to see me, for a variety of reasons.

If I use the hashtag #nutriton on a post anybody can find it, regardless of location. This means I am very likely going to be building up my international audience, rather than my Brisbane/Australian audience.

That being said, I also think it is silly to leave potential followers/clients on the table by completely ignoring hashtags. I just think it is smart to use them wisely.

You are allowed to use up to 30 total hashtags, and the gold standard I have seen other people talk about is to split hashtags into 3 tiers.

This would mean 1/3 of your tags are niche hashtags, 1/3 are medium volume and 1/3 are high volume.

I’m not going to dig into the definitions of “medium volume” and “high volume” since it really doesn’t matter that much.

You can also either use hashtags at the end of your caption, or in your comments, based on your preference. It likely is more effective to post the hashtags as soon as possible after posting though, particularly for high volume ones, since otherwise your post might be missed.

But for me #nutrition is high volume. So many people are searching that. But it also means that it is hard for my post to stand out for that hashtag and stay near the top or reach the explore page, since there is so much competition.

Something like #brisbanedietitian is a very niche hashtag. Not a lot of people are searching that. But if they do, I will be exactly the thing they are looking for and there is not a lot of competition on that hashtag.

Obviously, you do not want to hashtag something nobody searches for, but you also do not want to just be solely using the highest volume ones either.

Personally, to save time, I have 20 hashtags saved that I copy and paste onto every post. Then I add 5-10 unique ones onto each post as well to improve the relevance of them.

It can take a bit of time to write 30 hashtags out from scratch, and there really is not much noticeable downside to repeating the same ones over and over, particularly for higher volume hashtags.

9. Use Locations

On your posts you have the option to add location. This is useful since people can literally search a location on Instagram, similarly to searching hashtags.

Personally, since I am Brisbane based, I just add Brisbane, QLD, Australia as my location for most of my posts. Sometimes I add different locations if it is relevant though. For example, if I post a video of me in the gym, I’ll use the gyms location.

This does not make a massive difference, but it can help your posts pick up a little bit more traffic, while also highlighting your location. For example, this is part of why people in Brisbane likely feel more comfortable booking in to see me even though I mostly see clients online.

If you are solely online, there is also the option to add different locations to posts. For example, I have seen people add Brisbane one day, then Melbourne, then Sydney, even though they have not actually travelled.

Personally, I do not recommend that since it is not authentic. Your goal is to build trust and build a community. People who follow you closely will see right through that, in my opinion.

10. Keep Follower Quality High

My last key point is a reminder that the emphasis is on quality as well as quantity of followers.

Instagram changes over time. The algorithm changes. Strategies that work now might not work in the future.

The goal is to adapt and adopt new strategies.

This means that there is a lot of trial and error involved.

For me, I have stumbled across a lot of strategies that have led to a lot of growth, but potentially diluted the quality of my followers.

One example of this is the $1.80 strategy I referred to earlier. When I first implemented that, it resulted in ~100 followers per day. That sounds awesome.

But as I said, the $1.80 strategy would result in me getting a lot of international followers. These people are less likely to book in and become a client, are more difficult to handle as clients due to time zones and different access and preferences for foods, and also would then be sharing my content with their followers that have the similar issues just listed.

I’ve also found that if I pay to boost some of my posts, with the intention of getting followers from that, it comes out as well under $1 per follower gained.

If you put two and two together with the knowledge that I could run a full-time business off 5,000 followers, that also sounds like an awesome deal.

But I believe followers gained through that method are not the same quality as those gained organically. I believe it dilutes the quality of follower and also would lead to reduced engagement with my posts per follower.

These are just examples, but the key here is that trial and error is good. You will need to find what works for you. But whenever you find something that is working, always question whether it is actually leading to the type of followers you want.

Growing your audience is a key part of getting clients through Instagram, but it is really important to emphasis doing it in a way that increases the likelihood of people booking in to see you.

Aidan is a Brisbane based dietitian who specialises in helping clients gain muscle or lose body fat, in addition to improving the performance of strength athletes. He services clients through his business Ideal Nutrition and sees clients both in-person and online.

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“I really felt driven to help people, and for a while contemplated medicine,” she said.

However, having her first child was the turning point that drove her toward her current career. She explained that her first child – a beautiful boy – was diagnosed with autism, leading her toward further investigation.

“I saw a connection between his diet, his gastrointestinal symptoms and his behaviour. This started a career-long interest in how food could impact behaviour – known as the gut-brain connection.”

At this time, the gut-brain connection was not widely known or coined. Leanne decided to go back to University to study dietetics. This became a mixed passion of helping others and helping her own family.

As one can imagine, Leanne’s focus has remained gut-brain associated conditions. She is passionate about the dietary management of gut-brain associated conditions and spends a lot of time working in depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder and functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome. She also focuses on children with functional abdominal pain and constipation.

Working as a Microbiome Coach at Brisbane gut health analysis company, Microba, she also looks at the role the gut microbiome plays in health. As part of this particular role, she takes people through their analysis reports and provides guidance on next steps such as dietary interventions or connecting with a healthcare professional.

Leanne is also carrying out her PhD with The University of Queensland, looking at the gut-brain connection in children with autism spectrum.

“Children with autism often suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) issues and these issues are associated with worsening of behaviours and anxiety levels,” she explained.

“Disruptions of the bi-directional gut-brain axis are often noted in autism, and so my hypothesis is that a combined gut-brain treatment will be more effective at reducing GI symptom severity in these children than either a gut-based or brain-based approach alone.”

As part of Leanne’s research – under the primary supervision of Professor Peter Davies – participants will be randomly allocated to one of three treatment arms:

1. an oral synbiotic (a pre- and probiotic mixture)
2. gut-directed hypnotherapy
3. oral synbiotic and gut-directed hypnotherapy

Secondary measures of changes to the gut microbiome, cortisol levels, autism-associated behaviours and anxiety levels will also be investigated, although some of these are dependent on funding.

With all these balls in the air, Leanne explains that she still takes pleasure in helping a client improve their health. She says that the key drivers she lives by are listen, empathise and personalise.

“Listen to them. Yes, we are the experts in medical nutrition therapy and providing nutritional interventions to improve health. But these approaches always need to be personalised and to do this effectively, you must hear and acknowledge what they are saying and what they believe”.

“Sometimes, this means we need to adapt our approach, and other times you will need to gently educate and guide them to an evidence-based approach. And, always show empathy.”

In her current role, she sees educating people about the importance of gut health and diet as key to their overall health. She chose to work with Microba as it was the perfect fit for her personally and professionally. It also assists in her study area where she is able to learn more about the latest research in the gut microbiome and analysis techniques.

“It was, and is, so exciting to be able to work for this world-leading company with an amazing, talented pool of staff. It gives me the opportunity to immerse myself in the evolving landscape of the gut microbiome and its connections to health”.

“I also thought it was really important to build the profile of dietitians in this space. After all, we are the experts at personalising dietary interventions and the best way to support and optimise the beneficial gut bacteria is through diet.”

Leanne finds microbiome analysis intriguing and insightful, as she sees many different gut microbiomes in her day-to-day role.

“As a Microbiome Coach I often see gut microbiomes that are geared towards using protein as a fuel source or that have an increased inflammatory potential,” she shared.

“This is nearly always accompanied by suboptimal dietary intake of fibre. Research shows that a diverse, fibre-fuelled gut microbiome is associated with health because the beneficial bacteria this supports are associated with anti-inflammatory and health promoting metabolites”.

“When it comes to fibre intake, our results support the research that most Australians do not eat enough vegetables and fruit, but we also see a lot of clients with very low intake of grains and cereals. Reduced intake of these plant-based food sources reduces fibre intake, for some this can be due to food intolerances which then requires a personalised approach to find adequate fibre alternatives/swaps.”

Leanne would give some unique advice to aspiring dietitians or early-career dietitians as she knows that a career in nutrition can grow and evolve – particularly with the advancements in technology and medicine over the last several years.

She explained that there were many diverse roles for dietitians but often not many official graduate positions after leaving University.

“Find a niche. Choose an area that you love and just dive-in and specialise. Set yourself apart and be sure to include client counselling skills and targeted professional development courses throughout your career”.

“Always remember that the client in front of you, is a person, with their own history and story around their health condition/s. To really make a difference, you need to LISTEN to their story to be effective at helping them improve their health.”
Her ultimate career goal? She laughs and says “to become Joanna McMillan” who is an inspiration to her.

“But really, to work clinically as a specialist in gut-brain associated health conditions.”

You can find out more about the team at Microba at www.microba.com.

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My name is Lana Hirth. I am an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) with the Dietitians Association of Australia.

I love being a dietitian because I help people to create healthy habits and manage a healthy weight that’s right for them. There’s nothing better than giving people the skills and confidence to eat well, so they have time to focus on the more important things in life.

What’s the best part about working with patients?

It is always a highlight of my job when I help patients increase the variety of their food and reduce the anxiety and fear around food. Many of my patients are terrified of certain food, whether it be due to texture or fear it will make them gain weight. I love seeing patients develop a healthy relationship with food.

It is always very exciting seeing patients’ blood test results improve or see them come off medication. It’s amazing that by modifying someone’s eating patterns, by using Medical Nutrition Therapy, can have such a profound impact on our health.

How do you motivate yourself to move forward and keep the passion burning for your chosen career if you experience burnout?

I remind myself of why I started in the first place. For me, I am passionate about helping people build and develop healthy habits, and manage a healthy weight for them. I am determined to help people develop healthy eating habits so they can spend their time and energy on more important things in life. I keep going forward by surrounding myself with supportive friends and colleagues, setting healthy boundaries and reflecting on my practice.

What is something that can be improved that would make you love being dietitian even more?

I am so thankful and proud to call myself a dietitian. The more that dietitians can work together and support each other, the better we will be. I believe we need to continue doing this by collaborating together, utilising social media and online spaces to promote evidence-based nutrition messages. I love being part of profession determined to break the stereotypical mould to captivate and engage people to take care of their body by eating well.

Lana Hirth is an Accredited Practising Dietitian from Sydney. She fights against the yo-yo dieting culture and nutrition nonsense, by clearly communicating the science of nutrition to help people find their healthy weight and create healthy habits that last.

Website www.whatabouthealth.net/
Instagram www.instagram.com/lanahirth.dietitian/

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There are courses in dietetics offered at universities in every Australian state and territory apart from Tasmania and the Northern Territory. It is important that you select a course that is accredited by the Dietitians Association of Australia if you would like to become a dietitian. There are undergraduate and postgraduate pathways available in Australia which will lead to a qualification as a dietitian.

The ways to become a dietitian in Australia are:

• Complete an undergraduate dietetics degree – these are generally 4 years
• Complete an undergraduate degree with the appropriate pre-requisite subjects in a discipline such as nutrition science, health sciences, science, or human nutrition and apply for and complete the masters of dietetics program at the same university
• Complete an undergraduate degree with the appropriate pre-requisite subjects in a discipline such as nutrition science, health sciences, science, or human nutrition and apply for and complete the masters of dietetics program at a different university

Undergraduate entry into dietetics

For entry into dietetics courses starting in 2019 the ATAR ranged from 70 to 97. Following is a guide to the ATAR scores for every dietetics course in Australia in 2019:

As well as your ATAR, different universities may have entry requirements including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects such as mathematics, biology or chemistry
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

If you don’t gain entry into dietetics directly following high school, some universities will allow you to transfer into their undergraduate dietetics degree following a year in one of their other undergraduate degrees – for example a science degree. This will be dependent on your Grade Point Average in your first year subjects and could also involve other admission requirements. You ATAR / OP may also be considered. Please speak with an admissions officer at the universities you are considering applying for to see if this pathway may be available to you.

Undergraduate entry into a science discipline with a master of dietetics at the same university

It is extremely important that you select your undergraduate degree and electives carefully to make sure that you will have completed the pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for dietetics masters programs. Following is a guide to the ATAR scores for a range of undergraduate health and science degrees you can enter and then apply for and complete a masters degree at the same university to become a qualified dietitian.

As well as your Grade Point Average, different universities may have entry requirements including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects such as mathematics, biology or chemistry
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

Graduate entry into a master of dietetics program following an undergraduate health or science degree

It is extremely important that you select your undergraduate degree and electives carefully to make sure that you will have completed the pre-requisite subjects to be able to apply for dietetics masters programs. Following is a list of universities which offer a master of dietetics program which you can complete to become a qualified dietitian.

As well as your Grade Point Average, different universities may have entry requirements including the following:

• pre-requisite subjects such as mathematics, biology or chemistry
• a police check
• a working with children check
• the completion of first aid training before starting the course
• health checks and immunisations

Following is an infographic which provides an overview of the pathways to becoming qualified as a dietetics in Australia. For simplicity, it does not include the possibility of transferring into dietetics from another course. For more information, go to our become a dietitian page.

Disclaimer: This information is general in nature and does not take into account your personal circumstances.

My Health Career accepts no responsibility for ensuring that you enrol in a course that is right for you. Please do your own research to ensure that you enrol in the correct course, especially if you are considering an undergraduate biomedicine, health science or biomedical science degree as a pathway to a postgraduate course. This may include speaking with a careers advisor, guidance officer, career development practitioner, representatives of the Australian Podiatry Association, and admissions officers from the university or universities you are looking at applying to.

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Diet affects every aspect of a person’s health, which is why it is so important to make sure that patients have the information and ability to feed themselves properly. Apart from being a healthier weight, it is also important to make sure that a chosen diet focuses on the right nutrients to keep the body running smoothly – and this can impact everything from energy levels and muscle recovery to mental health.

Getting started on a healthier diet

If you are a health professional and have a patient who eats takeaway food every night, you can’t just tell them to eat more healthily and expect it to happen. They will not suddenly be able to break the habit of eating unhealthy food with zero effort involved and suddenly spend an hour cooking every night.

What you need to do is give them some strategies to eat healthier. This can be achieved through some easy and fast recipes, like these healthy Mexican nachos. Cooking at home can be a hassle, so subscribing to a meal kit service is a great option for those wanting to cut down on cooking time.

It’s important to remember that perfection isn’t the immediate goal – or even a long-term goal, given how difficult it is for any person to sustain a perfect diet forever. If you can get your client to cut down from 7 takeaways a week to 3, that’s a big win. If they are still eating burgers most nights but are making them at home with fresh ingredients rather than buying fast food, that’s still an improvement.

Diet is something that needs to be sustained for a lifetime, and you have plenty of time to get your patient to gradually improve. If it gets too hard to keep a diet up, then a slide back into bad habits will occur. The overall goal of diet improvements should be to get your patient into the healthiest dietary habits that they will be able to sustain for the rest of their life – and you need to know them well in order to work out where that point is, because every person will be different.

Dietary advice from exercise professionals

A an exercise professional, the benefits of a health diet for people who come to you should be obvious. However, you may not realise the degree to with you can influence your clients – and, in some cases, you might overestimate it.

Psychological benefits of eating healthily

The psychological benefits of eating nutritious meals are well known. Helping a patient to improve their diet can be of huge benefit in improving their lifestyle and mental health generally, as adequate nutrition helps to improve mood, energy levels and general wellness.

Diet is also something that a mental health patient is likely to feel that they can control, while giving the person a concrete goal to work towards and achieve. This alone can help some people improve their general health.

A psychological professional is also very likely to be trusted by their patients, so they are in a good position to give dietary advice – and be listened to. Because there is often an ongoing clinical relationship, they can also check how the patient is going with their healthy eating and assist them to gradually improve.

All kinds of health professionals need to be able to offer dietary advice to their patients, because different people will be more likely to listen to different professionals. If any patient is asking a health professional how to improve their diet, it is because they trust that person and want to live a healthier life – and they deserve to hear the right advice.

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