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20250616605Develop nutrition and diet programs for patients and healthy people; and prepare and maintain the documents and reports related to nutrition.
Some or all of the following licenses, certificates or degrees may be required to work in this career.
Accept accountability for one`s own professional activities and recognize the limits of one`s own sc...
Promote healthy practices and behaviors to ensure that populations stay healthy.
Adhere to organizational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of ...
Give councelling to food service managers and organizations, on matters related to nutrition such as...
Ensure patients/clients are fully informed about the risks and benefits of proposed treatments so th...
Formulate and supervise nutrition schemes to meet special dietary needs, such as low-fat or low-chol...
Advise sportsmen and sportswomen on how to optimize their diet for performance or recovery from inju...
Apply professional and evidence based assessment, goal setting, delivery of intervention and evaluat...
Employ a set of organizational techniques and procedures which facilitate the achievement of the set...
Biological chemistry is a scientific discipline that focuses on the study of chemical and biological...
Principles governing business management methods such as strategy planning, methods of efficient pro...
The summing up of the total energy of food by adding together the energy provided by the proteins, t...
Perform bibliographic work; use computer or printed materials to identify and locate book titles as ...
The composition, structure, and properties of substances and the processes and transformations that ...
Recognize and describe the development, observing the following criteria: weight, length, and head s...
Methods used to evaluate clinical skills in dietetics.
Communicate effectively with patients, families and other caregivers, health care professionals, and...
Communicate professionally and present a positive image while exchanging with media or potential spo...
Comply with the regional and national health legislation which regulates relations between suppliers...
Apply quality standards related to risk management, safety procedures, patients feedback, screening ...
The planning, selection, composition and manufacturing of diets for healthy and ill persons.
Conduct nutrition research to help in improving the health of the population, focusing on common iss...
Contribute to the delivery of coordinated and continuous healthcare.
Counseling techniques used in different settings and with various groups and individuals, especially...
Assess the signs and be well-prepared for a situation that poses an immediate threat to a person's h...
Deliver information on good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to groups.
Develop policies for food service or nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease ...
The human nutrition and dietary modification for optimizing health in clinical or other environments...
The various types, pathophysiology and psychology of eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, bin...
Help healthcare users and caregivers with choosing meals from a modified therapeutic selective menu,...
Offer evidence-based advice on how to avoid ill health, educate and advise individuals and their car...
Understand the background of clients` and patients’ symptoms, difficulties and behavior. Be empathet...
Make sure that healthcare users are being treated professionally, effectively and safe from harm, ad...
The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution and control of diseases. The dise...
The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respirat...
Follow agreed protocols and guidelines in support of healthcare practice which are provided by healt...
Note the patient`s response to the diet program and calculate and record dietary intake of patients ...
The types of food allergies within the sector, which substances trigger allergies, and how they can ...
The set of national and international regulations for hygiene of foodstuffs and food safety, e.g. re...
The utility of food labels; their meaning and role in encouraging a healthful diet.
Legislation related to the food and feed industry including food manufacturing, hygiene, safety, raw...
The study of the physical, biological, and chemical makeup of food and the scientific concepts under...
Select types and amounts of food for therapeutic diets based on indicated physiological and psycholo...
General medicine is the fundamental practice of medicine in which the physician deals with common il...
Geriatrics is a medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and care of diseases and ...
The patients` rights and responsibilities of health practitioners and the possible repercussions and...
The moral standards and procedures, ethical questions and obligations specific to occupations in a h...
The dynamic relationship of human structure and function and the muscosceletal, cardiovascular, resp...
The science that studies the human organs and its interactions and mechanisms.
The procedures related to maintaining a hygienic environment within a health care setting such as ho...
Recognize the possible root causes of nutritional disproportions and their physiological or psycholo...
Ensure the highest quality of care provided through dietetic interventions and nutrition-based advic...
Recognize the effects of nutritional changes on human organism and how they impact it positively.
Provide useful information related to health care professions to ensure policy decisions are made in...
Medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening conditions.
Communicate with clients and their carer’s, with the patient’s permission, to keep them informed abo...
Suggest remediation to improve the nutritional status of individuals to an optimal state.
Give attention to what other people say, patiently understand points being made, asking questions as...
Ensure all medical devices and appliances are properly stored and taken care of so they maintain the...
Advise public policy makers on nutrition-related issues, such as nutrition labeling, food fortificat...
Improve the quality and safe delivery of healthcare, placing special emphasis on identifying those c...
Keep accurate client records which also satisfy legal and professional standards and ethical obligat...
Review patient`s clinical information obtained through physician referral, laboratory reports and he...
The processes and tools used for the analysis and dissemination of medical data through computerized...
The meaning of medical terms and abbreviations, of medical prescriptions and various medical special...
Follow up the nutrition status of patients, their weight, food and fluid intake and nutritional care...
The type of nutrition needed for healthy individuals of all ages.
The daily nutrient recommendations of food intake for dietary planning and how nutrients play an imp...
The causes, pathophysiology and effects on health of the excess of body fat.
Offer advice on dietary concerns such as overweight or elevated cholesterol levels.
The components of a disease, the cause, mechanisms of development, morphologic changes, and the clin...
The discipline that concerns the theory and practice of education including the various instructiona...
Pediatrics is a medical specialty that provides comprehensive health care for children from birth th...
Determine and calculate the nutrients of food products from available sources including food labels.
Pharmacology is the study of drugs, their sources, chemical composition and properties.
Prepare information packs, brochures and other promotional materials to provide information about nu...
Prescribe medications, when indicated, for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to the client`s ne...
The written standards applied in the health care professional environments for documentation purpose...
Promote inclusion in health care and social services and respect diversity of beliefs, culture, valu...
Apply a holistic approach in diagnosing or providing a clinical impression of [delete: the his] a pa...
Provide evidence based strategies to promote healthy living, disease prevention and management.
Identify possible treatment protocols for the challenges to human health within a given community in...
Psychiatry is a medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental and psycholog...
The human behavior and performance with individual differences in ability, personality, interests, l...
The principles of health and sickness affecting the population, including the means for health promo...
Record the healthcare user`s information for the billing of provided medical services.
Make referrals to other professionals, based on the healthcare user's requirements and needs, especi...
The methods and procedures used to help an ill or injured person restore lost skills and regain self...
Cope with pressure and respond appropriately and in time to unexpected and rapidly changing situatio...
The group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultur...
Supervise the food, menus and meals provided in a health care setting to ensure compliance with heal...
The act of directing one individual or a group of individuals in a certain activity.
Encourage and support individuals in their strive to keep realistic nutritional goals and practices ...
Provide training on nutrition to nurses and other medical staff, as well as catering staff.
Use mobile health technologies and e-health (online applications and services) in order to enhance t...
Use foreign languages for conducting and collaborating in health-related research.
Communicate in foreign languages with healthcare users, their carers, or services providers. Use for...
Interact, relate and communicate with individuals from a variety of different cultures, when working...
Participate in the delivery of multidisciplinary health care, and understand the rules and competenc...