Carla Daou, Clinical Research Assistant

Carla Daou

Clinical Research Assistant

American University of Beirut Medical Center

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Public Health
Experience
12 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 3 Months

Clinical Research Assistant at American University of Beirut Medical Center
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since September 2018

• Responsible for patient recruitment, consent process, data collection, data management, statistical
analysis, and manuscripts/reports preparation.
• Conduct literature reviews and epidemiological analyses.
• Contribute to the drafting and submitting of papers to appropriate peer reviewed journals.
• Contribute to the induction and direction of other research staff and students as requested.

Clinical Dieititan at Private Practice
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since July 2015

1- provide nutrition counseling to patients with cancer, diabetes, renal diseases, cardiac diseases,
and metabolic syndrome.

Research Assistant (RA) at Penn State University
  • United States - Pennsylvania
  • August 2016 to May 2018

1- conduct a clinical research project to investigate the effect of nutrition on sleep.
2- Responsible for patient recruitment, consent process, data collection, data management, statistical analysis, and manuscripts/reports preparation. 3- Prepare and ensure documents and forms are submitted to the IRB.
4-prepare literature reviews and conduct epidemiological analyses.

nutrition consultant at penn state university
  • United States - Pennsylvania
  • August 2016 to May 2018

1- Provide private consultations to clients referred for weight management.
2- Follow up clients to ensure they keep on track and attain goals.
3-Give supplement consultations, body composition testing, medical nutrition therapy and metabolic rate testing.

teaching assistant at Queen Rania foundation
  • Jordan
  • January 2015 to May 2018

1- Help in creating a four week online Massive Open Online Course on Nutrition and Health.
2- Help in delivering the course to 9, 000 participants from the Middle East and North Africa.

Clinical dietitian at Clemenceau medical center affiliated with Johns Hopkins
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2015 to July 2016

1) Screen and assess new patients, completing full nutritional work up and history.
2) Assess dietary needs and provide dietary guidelines for inpatients in accordance to their medical case.
3) Supervise the execution of all the diet plans assigned to inpatients by checking their meal trays on a daily
basis (three times a day).
4) Participate in grand rounds with a multidisciplinary team (physicians, pharmacists, social workers, nurses).
5) Practice in all units of the department (ICU, CCU, oncology, maternity, IM, pediatrics) on a scheduled
rotation
6) Evaluate nutritional status of outpatients, plan a complete diet and implement it through scheduled follow
ups.
7) Consult and educate pregnant women about lactation guidelines.

senior lab assistant at Lebanese american university
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2012 to May 2015

1) Assemble and prepare necessary laboratory materials before scheduled sessions.
2) Assist the laboratory instructor in all required tasks during each lab experiment.
3) Grade laboratory notebooks submitted by the students, and maintain record of their scores.
4) Provide feedback regarding students’ performance and raise concerns to the designated instructor

dietetic intern at clemenceau medical center affiliated with Johns Hopkins
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2014 to April 2015

1) Screen and assess new patients, completing full nutritional work up and history.
2) Assess dietary needs and provide dietary guidelines for inpatients in accordance to their medical case.
3) Supervise the execution of all the diet plans assigned to inpatients by checking their meal trays on a daily
basis (three times a day)

Education

Master's degree, Public Health
  • at Penn State University
  • May 2018
Bachelor's degree, BS in nutrition and Coordinated program in dietetics
  • at Lebanese American University
  • June 2015

Specialties & Skills

Public Health
Epidemiology
Statistics
Clinical Nutrition
Nutritional Counseling

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

Lebanese American university
  • Active member in the nutrition club at LAU
  • September 2011

Training and Certifications

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (Training)
Training Institute:
Penn State University
Date Attended:
February 2016
workshop diabetes (Training)
Training Institute:
chronic care center CCC
Date Attended:
November 2014
Interprosfessional education IPE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2015
Valid Until:
January 9999