Ms Cathy Harbury

Cathy Harbury is a qualified and experienced clinician (AdvAPD) whose expertise and research interest are focused on the dietetic care of individuals with clinically significant obesity. She practises patient centred dietetics in a privately funded out-patient clinic. This includes supporting individuals undertaking weight loss surgery. 

As a conjoint lecturer of the Faculty of Health at the University of Newcastle she shares her expertise on patient centred care. She has completed a Graduate Certificate in Marketing, and was awarded the prize for excellence in post-graduate consumer behaviour. 

In 2011, she commenced part-time study as a Research Higher Degree candidate at the University of Newcastle under the supervision of Professor Clare Collins and Professor Robin Callister. Her thesis is focused on investigating the associations of nutrition knowledge and diet quality in an obese population and she has published some of her results and has presented at national and international conferences.  

Her opinion is sought for peer review and she is a committee member of the DAA Bariatric Surgery Interest Group. She is an active mentor for the APD mentoring program guiding new graduates from provisional to full APD status. In addition, she has supervised several 4^th year Nutrition & Dietetic students on Independent Professional Placements.  

Her approach to dietetic practice is best described with three words; engage, encourage, empower.