226503 - Dietitian

Advises on healthy and dietary nutrition issues, promotes healthy eating, controls food preparation in hospitals, nursing homes, sanatoriums, schools, pre-school children's institutions. Protects against diseases related to irrational nutrition and treats them, assesses patients' diets, advises on reducing or rejecting some products.

Main activities

* assess patients' nutritional needs and perform individual nutrition analysis;
* consult patients on proper nutrition, based on their health status, goals and preferences;
* create personalized nutrition programs, taking into account specific needs and food restrictions;
* coordinate nutrition and food plans, cooperate with medical staff and other health care specialists;
* monitor patients' continuous nutrition, review results and update nutrition plans.

Characteristic competences

* assess patients' nutritional needs;
* recommend appropriate nutrition;
* understand and apply food product composition;
* compose diets and food preparation technologies;
* communicate with patients and advise them.