Farah El Maaz, Clinical Dietitian

Farah El Maaz

Clinical Dietitian

Beirut General Hospital

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Nutrition and Dietetics
Experience
3 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :3 years, 11 Months

Clinical Dietitian at Beirut General Hospital
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2018 to March 2020

- Counseled patients in the hospital and offered medical nutrition therapy via planning a diet tailored to the individual’s needs & disease.

- Ensured that all food prepared in the kitchen and delivered to patients on the floor is safe & cooked & served at the right temperatures.

Dietetic Intern at LAUMC- RH
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2017 to June 2018

Worked for 24 weeks offering medical nutrition therapy for patients having different types of diseases and planning interventions to ensure healthier lifestyles and better quality of life.
* Worked for 8 weeks in planning standardized hospital menus, monitoring food production
techniques, & enhancing the quality of food purchased, produced and delivered to patients.
* Worked at an outpatient nutrition counselling at LAUMC-RH for employees in 2 weeks.
* Worked at Makhzoomi Foundation for 4 weeks following the NCP guidelines in offering nutrition
and public health services for Syrian refugees and people in need for help.
* Went to Ain and Zein hospital in Chouf for 2 weeks to provide medical nutrition therapy at a long term setting, with constant follow ups on patients with chronic terminally ill diseases and learnt more about nutrition in Geriatrics context.

Hospital Shadowing at Makassed General Hospital
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2017 to July 2017

Observed nutritional assessment and screening of hospital patients.
* Observed the formulation and administration of individual nutritional diets and
recommendations to patients according to their diseases (such as diabetes, dyslipidemia,
hypertension, renal failure, and obesity).
* Observed the determination of composition of enteral feeding formulas designed for special cases.
* Observed the central kitchen tray line, food preparation areas in the central kitchen.

Food service Intern at Diet Center
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2016 to February 2017

Monitored quality control procedures to guarantee the preparation and delivery of healthy
menu choices.
* Monitored the work of employees in terms of maintenance of the quality of work, cooked,
portioned, dispatched, and stored in the fridge before delivery.
* Evaluated the conditions in the diet shops and note down if they meet quality control specification

Education

Master's degree, Nutrition and Dietetics
  • at Lebanese American University
  • May 2020
Bachelor's degree, Nutrition & Dietetics (CP Program)
  • at Lebanese American University
  • May 2018

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Specialties & Skills

Dietetics
Public Health
Community Health
Research
Medical Nutrition Therapy
WRITING
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COUNSELING
LEADERSHIP
MICROSOFT EXCEL
MICROSOFT WORD

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

CITI Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2020
Valid Until:
February 2023
CITI IRB Exempt Research (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2020
Valid Until:
February 2023