DIETICIAN

Nutritional Assessments:

• Initial Evaluation: Comprehensive nutritional assessment with patient’s medical history, current health conditions, medications, and diet to identify dietary needs and concerns.
• Monitoring Nutritional Status: Evaluate lab results, weight changes, energy levels, and specific symptoms related to malnutrition or nutrient deficiencies.
• Identify Risk Factors: Identify risk factors for poor nutrition, such as difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), limited mobility, poor appetite, or the impact of medications on digestion and absorption.

Monitoring and Adjusting Nutrition Plans:

• Progress Tracking: Regularly monitor the patient's nutritional status, weight, lab results, and overall progress toward health goals. This can involve home visits or telehealth check-ins to review dietary compliance and health improvements.
• Adjustments to Plans: Adjust the nutrition plan as needed based on the patient’s progress, preferences, or any changes in their condition or treatment regimen.
• Collaborate with Healthcare Providers: Work closely with physicians, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team to ensure that the nutrition plan complements other treatments and health management goals.

Counseling and Education:

• Nutritional Education: Educate patients and their families about the importance of nutrition in disease management, prevention, and overall health. This may include explaining the relationship between food and health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or gastrointestinal disorders.
• Behavioral Change Support: Help patients make sustainable lifestyle changes, offering strategies to improve eating habits, make healthier food choices, and stick to their nutrition plans.
• Patient Empowerment: Empower patients to take control of their health by teaching them how to read food labels, prepare nutritious meals, and manage their diet independently.

OTHER:

• Personalized Diet Plans, Dietary Modifications, Meal Planning and Portion Control, Managing Special Diets & feeding challenges, Collaboration with caregivers/family.