Brie Jelbart
— Functional Nurse

Functional Nurse Brie Jelbart, joined the team in June 2023.

Originally from Melbourne Brie has a young family with two daughters. Growing up on a farm riding horses she has always had a love of the outdoors…

Brie enjoys going to the gym, hiking (tramping), running, bike riding and traveling with her family. She has traveled extensively throughout the world, having spent the last two years living in Scotland before recently moving to New Zealand.

Brie’s a qualified nurse with Bachelor of Nursing and Health Promotion. She started her career in Emergency Nursing where she gained a post graduate degree in critical care nursing. She has always had a keen interest in research and working towards improving patient outcomes through new clinical treatments. This interest transitioned her career into oncology research where she worked as a clinical trial coordinator at the Olivia Newton John Cancer (ONJ) Wellness Research Centre.

The ONJ’s holistic approach to cancer wellness developed her desire to explore how she could improve patient’s outcomes through health and lifestyle changes. This led her on a journey into functional medicine.

Brie’s passion for improving patient outcomes has taken her on many research fundraising adventures, from shaving her head to climbing Mt Aconcagua in Sth America. Brie would love to see continued research done into holistic medicine and these advances becoming further incorporated into primary healthcare.