Rawan Yousef Alsharifi

Experience

Al-Sabah Pediatrics Hospital

January 2019 - Present

• Specialized in inborn metabolic errors for pediatrics and adults (Metabolic Disorders) including:

- Disorders of Amino Acids Metabolism, Organic Acidemias and Urea Cycle Disorders.

- Disorders of Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism and Lipid Metabolism.

- Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism.

• Took DAFNI course at Dasman Diabetes Institute in Jan 2019.
• Worked with T1DM and MODY diabetes and have experience in:

- Carb-counting education.

- ICR and ISF education.

- Read CGM graphs and implement personalized diabetic diet plan.

- Adjusting insulin doses (Bolus + Basel) according to ICR and CGM readings.

• Worked with Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) from 2021- present.
• WHO growth chart implementation.
• Experienced in Nutrition Focused Physical Examination (NEPE) for pediatric patients.
• Worked with enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Breastfeeding education for mothers.
• Baby-Led Weaning education.
• Worked with multiple Gastrointestinal Diseases such as, delayed gastric emptying, IBD, IBS, SBS, CMPA, celiac disease, and many GI intolerance cases.
• Worked with Cystic Fibrosis cases including diet plan for Creon doses.
• Worked with pediatric with neurodisabilities (CP- SMA- Glut 1 deficiency).
• Initiate Ketogenic Diet for pediatrics and adults (Classic- MCT diet- Modified Ketogenic Diet) with guidelines education and weaning plan from the diet.
• Worked with Faltering Weight cases (FTT) and Childhood Obesity.
• Worked with pediatrics with Congenital Heart Diseases.
• Experienced in pediatric burns feeding plan.
• Experienced in many pediatrics ward cases such as Nephrotic Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, BPN, and Lung Diseases etc.
• During COVID-19 in 2020- 2021, a telehealth clinic was initiated through Zoom Meetings for T1DM follow-ups as an online OPD.
• Worked with Primary Care Clinics as a speaker (Topic: Pediatric Nutrition During Preschool Age) in 2021.
• Speaker at Kuwait Academy of Rare Disease (Topic: Dietary Management of UCDs) in April 2024.
• A co-writer of (Clinical Nutrition Guidelines for Pediatric Obesity) which is a MOH guide for every pediatric dietitian.
• A formal trainer in Nutrition and Food Administration (MOH) since 2022 - present.