MissJenelle Loeliger

Jenelle Loeliger is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Joint Manager of Nutrition and Speech Pathology Department at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne Australia. She has over 20 years of experience as a clinician, health service leader, project manager and researcher and is passionate about implementing evidence-based practice into clinical practice and ensuring patients with cancer and their carers have access to high quality dietetic and speech pathology services. Jenelle has provided state-wide leadership to the Victorian Cancer Malnutrition Collaborative (VCMC) program of work over the past 12 years and is the Nutrition Group Chair for the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA). Jenelle has led multiple state-wide research projects with a strong focus on consumer engagement and co-design and was the lead for the ‘iCanEAT’ project that won a 2021 Victorian Public Healthcare Award. Jenelle holds an Honorary Fellow appointment at Deakin University and commenced her PhD part-time in 2023 investigating optimal cancer nutrition models of care.