ANIEMEA-P-GB-202600218 | February 2026
Authors:
Dr Ione de Brito-Ashurst, RD, PhD
Publish Date:
June 2020 | 1 hr 01 min
Abstract:
Loss of muscle mass and strength can significantly impact patient outcomes and quality of life. Maintaining good muscle health through assessment and nutritional intervention is critical to supporting positive clinical outcomes.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Review nutrition guidelines and recommendations related to recovery.
Describe the relationship between muscle and protein intake.
Translate scientific evidence and literature into clinical practice.
AUTHOR(S) BIO
DR IONE DE BRITO-ASHURST, RD, PHD
Head of Therapies & Rehabilitation, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London
Ione is a dietitian and most of her recent clinical work has been in critical care. This has led to her active research interest in prevention and management of muscle mass decline. However, her research as part of her master’s and PhD has been around renal nutrition. She carried out her master’s research in patients’ renal nutrition education looking at improving phosphate management.
This was followed by a trial in bicarbonate supplementation that was published in an USA journal, won a European prize for significant contribution to the renal field and led to changes in the American and European renal nutrition recommendations.
Ione’s PhD followed this – A dietary salt intervention to reduce blood pressure in the Bangladeshi chronic kidney disease patients. Her work aimed to bridge the gap between the acute and community sector in the renal care of this patient group and to reduce health inequalities.
Ione is currently part of the European Society Parenteral Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN) Life Long Learning Faculty teaching group. She also works with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of NHS England as a specialist advisor. Despite the leadership role, Ione is still passionate about nutrition and critical care and works closely co-supervising Masters and PhDs at Brazilian Universities. Ione won the ‘Florence Nightingale Leadership’ scholarship award in 2016, the only allied health professional in the nursing group.
Ione joined the London Clinical Senate Council in May 2019.
