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Claire Gardiner

Senior Lecturer

Claire is a registered dietitian and senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University.

Claire joined the Nutrition and Dietetic Group at Leeds Beckett University in 2009 as a part time lecturer and from May 2018 joined the team full time as a senior lecturer. She completed a BSc (Hons) in Nutrition and Dietetics at Robert Gordons University in Aberdeen and subsequently completed her MSc in Dietetics (Leeds Beckett University) in 2016. Claire is a fellow of the HEA.

Prior to being appointed as a full time Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University in 2018, Claire worked as a Dietitian at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust for 21 years obtaining a varied dietetic experience in medicine, oncology, surgery, critical care and specialising in Renal Dietetics for the last 18 years. Claire continues her development in this area as she holds the post registration education co-lead position on the BDA renal nutrition specialist group committee.

Claire is also on the school committee for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as she is passionate about supporting the development of a course where everyone feels represented.

Current Teaching

Currently Claire is the Level 6 lead for the BSc (Hons) Dietetics. Her main teaching responsibilities are across the under-graduate and post-graduate Dietetic courses. Specific modules Claire is responsible for delivering are:

Level 5 Genetics and lifestyle related conditions
Level 5 Applied Clinical Dietetics
Level 6 Competent Practitioner

Additional roles include values based interviews for BSc and MSc in Dietetics courses, the co-ordination of under-graduate placements across the cluster, and Practice Liaison Lecturer for several NHS Trusts. Claire also works in collaboration with North East and Yorkshire Placement Partnership delivering Practice Supervisory Skills Courses for qualified Dietitians and Support Workers across the cluster.

Research Interests

Claire obtained her masters qualifications in 2016. She continues to contribute to research in collaboration with the dietetic and renal team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, offering some fantastic opportunities for student dissertations. Claire has also contributed to some research within the EDI group focusing on experiences and perspectives of BAME students on healthcare courses which has been used to improve student admissions as well course content.

Claire has written and contributed to several publications throughout her career and plans to complete a PhD.

0113 81 23358
C.Gardiner@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Calverley Building, 615, City Campus

School of Health

Selected Outputs

Costas-Batlle C; Trott N; Jeanes Y; Seamark L; Gardiner C (2023) A dietitian-led coeliac service helps to identify and reduce involuntary gluten ingestion with subsequent reduction in the frequency of repeat endoscopies. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, pp. 1-9.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13206
Keane D; Glyde M; Dasgupta I; Gardiner C; Lindley E; Mitra S; Palmer N; Dye L; Wright M; Sutherland E (2021) Patient perspectives of target weight management and ultrafiltration in haemodialysis: a multi-center survey. BMC Nephrol, 22 (1), pp. 188-198.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02399-7
Ashby D; Borman N; Burton J; Corbett R; Davenport A; Farrington K; Flowers K; Fotherington J; Fox A; Franklin G (2019) Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Haemodialysis. BMC Nephrology, 20 pp. 1-36.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1527-3
Bowra K; Gardiner C; Keane D; Woodall A (2019) Can the essential dialysis nutrition adult screening tool (EDNA) identify haemodialysis patients at risk of malnutrition?. British Journal of Renal Medicine, 24 (2),

http://www.bjrm.co.uk/
Gardiner C; El-Sherbini N; Perry S; Alderdice J; Harman A; Tarm L (2019) The Renal Dietetic Outcome Tool (RDOT) in clinical practice. Journal of Kidney Care, 4 (3), pp. 116-124.

https://doi.org/10.12968/jokc.2019.4.3.116
Keane D; Gardiner C; Lindley E; Lines S; Woodrow G; Wright M (2016) Changes in body composition after initiation of haemodialysis: A retrospective cohort study. Nutrients

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8110702
Lindley E; Gardiner C; Keane D; Wright M (2015) What I tell my patients about interdialytic weight gain. British Journal of Renal Medicine, 20 (3),

http://www.bjrm.co.uk/_year_search_review.aspx?JID=2&Year=2015&Edition=551
Gardiner C; Harman A; Alderdice J (2015) The renal group outcome tool, how it was developed clinical nutrition. Complete Nutrition

https://www.nutrition2me.com/publications/complete-nutrition
Gardiner C; Evans A (2015) The use of meal replacements in the obese haemodialysis patient. Complete Nutrition

https://www.nutrition2me.com/publications/complete-nutrition
Gardiner C (2012) Phosphate management in chronic kidney disease: is it just about the diary foods?. Network Health Digest, (79),

http://www.nhdmag.com/
Gardiner C; Evans A (2008) Dietetic management of Hyperphosphataemia. Complete Nutrition
Gardiner C; Scott H; Wright M; Greaves E; Lindley E (2006) IDWG, salt and water – an audit of dialysis staff. British Journal of Renal Medicine. British Journal of Renal Medicine, 11 (3),

http://www.bjrm.co.uk/_year_search_review.aspx?JID=2&Year=2006&Edition=258

Gardiner C; Evans A (2008) Dietetic management of Hyperphosphataemia.

Gardiner C; Lindley E; Aspinall L; Garthwaite E (2011) Management of Fluid Status in Haemodialysis Patients: The Roles of Technology and Dietary Advice, Technical Problems in Patients on Hemodialysis. In: Goretti Penido M ed. Management of Fluid Status in Haemodialysis Patients: The Roles of Technology and Dietary Advice. Intech Open,