LAYEEQ FATIMA, REGISTERED DIETITIAN

LAYEEQ FATIMA

REGISTERED DIETITIAN

TAIBU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

Location
Canada
Education
Bachelor's degree, DIETETICS
Experience
14 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 2 Months

REGISTERED DIETITIAN at TAIBU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
  • Canada
  • My current job since March 2010

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELINGFOR CLIENTS LIVING WITH DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, KIDNEY PROBLEMS, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, OVER WEIGHT OR OBESE AND OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS

GROUP EDUCATION SESSIONS ON VARIOUS NUTRITIONAL TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTHY EATING, FOOD GROUPS, NUMBER OF SERVINGS AND PORTION SIZES, AMOUNT OF SODIUM, FAT, FIBRE IN DIET, MENU PLANNING ETC

ASSESS, PLAN, IMPLEMENT AND EVLAUATE PROGRAMS SUCH AS GROUP EDUCATION SESSIONS, COMMUNITIVE INITIATIVES AND OUTREACH SESSIONS

WORK AS A TEAM WITH REGISTERED NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER, PHYSICIAN, CHIROPODIST, NURSE PRACTITIONER IN MANAGING THE HEALTH CONDITION OF CLIENTS

PREPARE REPORTS AND SUBMIT TO THE SUPERVISOR ABOUT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS

PREPARE NUTRITIONAL HANDOUTS OR RESOURCES FOR EDUCATING AND DISTRIBUTING TO THE CLIENTS

PREPARE COUNSELING AND MONITORING FORMS, FOOD DIARIES, ASSESSMENT FORMS, EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRS

PARTICIPATE IN TEAM MEETINGS, CLINICAL AND ALL STAFF MEETINGS REGULARLY

CHAIR THE MEETING TAKE MEETING MINUTES AS PER THE SCHEDULE

ATTEND CASE CONFERENCES, COORDINATE CLIENT CARE WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE STAFF

DO EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL REFERRALS FOR THE CLIENTS, ADVOCACY, REQUEST FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES, DISCUSS TREATMENT PLAN WITH THE CLIENTS

ORGANIZE HEALTHY COOKING AND LABEL READING AND RECIPE TRADING WORKSHOPS FOR CLIENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS

DO OUTREACH, IDENTIFY AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

PARTICIPATE IN THE FOOD ADVISORY MEETINGS IN THE COMMUNITY

PARTICIPATE IN ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS

Education

Bachelor's degree, DIETETICS
  • at RYERSON UNIVERSITY
  • March 2010

THIS WAS AN INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED DIETITIANS PRE REGISTRATION PROGRAM IN CANADA FOLLOWED BY CANADIAN DIETETICS REGISTRATION EXAMINATION. COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS 1. ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS IN DIETETICS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF INTRODUCING HALAL FOODS IN A LONG TERM CARE HOME ( NURSING HOME) FACILITY RELATED TO ACCESSIBILITY, COST, STORAGE, PREPARATION ETC. 2. NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF DISEASES IN A CLINICAL SETTING( LONG TERM CARE HOME) 3. COMMUNITY NUTRITION- ASSESS, PLAN, IMPLEMENT, EVALUATE AND REPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND GROUP EDUCATION SESSIONS FOR VARIOUS AGE GROUPS IN DIFFERENT ETHNIC COMMUNITIES SUBMITTED A PAPER ON THE "ROLE OF GINSENG IN MANAGING AND PREVENTING DIABETES" AS A COURSE REQUIREMENT PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS ON DYSPHAGIA MANAGEMENT ACQUIRED CERTIFICATE FOR FEEDING DYSPHAGIA PATIENTS ACQUIRED HIGHEST PERCENTAGE FOR AN ASSIGNMENT ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS

Specialties & Skills

Counseling
Teamwork
Group Training
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

DIETITIANS OF CANADA
  • ACTIVE MEMBER
  • March 2009

Training and Certifications

TRAINED DIABETES EDUCATOR (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
May 2011