We spotted something on Twitter with regards to the low number of male dieticians, what can be done to attract more men to the profession?   02:42 #Nutrition&HydrationWeek2020 Josh discusses his challenges (and struggles) with the NG Tube challenge and the experiential learning benefit   04:02 What inspired you guys to take on the NG tube challenge?   06:15 Josh when you started the challenge, what did the insertion of the NG feel like and how did it go?   10:16 Phill you witnessed Josh’s issues with the NG tube challenge why did you decide to step in?  11:15 Compared to Josh’s insertion, what was yours like?  14:10 Phill discusses his article published in the BDA A Dietetic perspective of Nasogastric Feeding   https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/a-dietetic-perspective-of-nasogastric-feeding.html 15:42  So having had the experience is there anything you think should be done or said to patients to prepare them for the initial insertion and the first 24 hours?  17:38 How did it feel having to check your own aspirate before you could feed?  19:29 What would your advice be to patients preparing for an NG now you’ve experienced it yourselves?  23:06 You had the advantage as a dietician that you could adjust your regime as you went through based on your experiences and your monitoring. So what sort of adjustments did you make during the week?  29:49 So having taken this challenge and both of you took it, has that inspired anyone else in the Trust to maybe find something similar and have a go?  -------------------------   Phill & UHNM Social Links Phill Johnston Twitter: @PhillJohnstonRD UHNM Dietitian’s: @DietitiansUHNM1  -------------------------  Article published in the BDA - A Dietetic’s Perspective of Nasogastric Feeding - Phill Johnston  https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/a-dietetic-perspective-of-nasogastric-feeding.html -------------------------  About NGPod Global We are dedicated to providing innovative solutions to the patient safety issues surrounding nasogastric (NG) tube misplacement.  -------------------------  Website: www.ngpodglobal.com  Twitter: https://twitter.com/NGPODGLOBAL  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NGPodGlobal/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ngpo...  -------------------------   SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UC7SARs_5...  -------------------------  Marcus’s Social Links:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcusNGPOD1  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusine...