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▪ Collaborated with the endocrinologist on patient care, education and support Developed, implemented and evaluated nutrition care plans to prevent and manage chronic diseases such as: diabetes, cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal disease▪ Educating and advising clients on healthy cooking strategies, food label literacy, writing shopping lists towards having healthier eating habits. ▪ Co-facilitated diabetes education sessions with CDE Registered Nurse on diabetes self-management of non-insulin injectable medications in order to achieve optimal glycemic and weight control

• Collaborating with nursing to identify changes in intake and health status, and to assess the effectiveness of nutrition interventions.• Documenting all aspects of patient nutritional services in medical record, following facility/policy guidelines and governing body standards.• Establishing and evaluating appropriateness of ordered diets and enteral nutrition according to medical diagnoses and adequacy of calorie, protein, and fluid provisions. • Monitoring resident weight status, initiating and adjusting nutrition interventions as appropriate.• Participating in the resident care plan meetings by collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, including nursing, physiotherapist, and Personal Support Workers. • Conducting nutrition assessments on all residents on admission, and on quarterly and annual basis, including care planning and RAI MDS Section K. • Regularly follow up on records of at-risk residents such as those with wounds or unplanned weight changes.• Collaboration with the nutrition manager and food service supervisor for seasonal menu planning and reviewing the cycle menus for nutrition adequacy. • Collaborating with SLP’s for completing swallowing assessments for LTC residents.• Developing and maintaining care plans. • Monitoring nutritional status, laboratory values, and response to diet, evaluating outcomes and made modifications/recommendations.

Reviewing the the data as provided by clients from visualized food intake of the clients, analyzing the data, as well as providing recommendations for improving the diet.

▪ Providing one-on-one and group counselling sessions for nutrition management of Diabetes, hypercholestrolemia, weigh management, and etc. ▪ Developed, implemented, and managed nutrition care plan and interventions. ▪ Encouraged patients to follow dietary guidelines for having a balanced diet.

• Conducted nutrition assessments on residents on admission, and on quarterly and annual basis, including care planning and MDS Section K. Assesses high-risk residents per policy. • Followed up on records of at-risk residents such as those with wounds or unplanned weight changes.• Developed and maintained Care Plans. • Monitored resident weight status, initiating and adjusting nutrition interventions as appropriate.• Established and evaluated appropriateness of ordered diets and enteral nutrition according to medical diagnoses and adequacy of calorie, protein, and fluid provisions

▪ Developed nutritional assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring nutrition plan for patients in CCU and ICU wards ▪ Individual counselling session sessions (specialization: Diabetes, Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, COPD, and Myocardial Infarction) ▪ Provided alternate feeding recommendations (enteral nutrition) and closely monitoring patients for life threatening feeding complications, as well as adjusting feedings to improve nutrition status▪ Supervised over preparation of food consumed by the cardiology patients and personnel of the hospital