Shayma Shalan
Clinical and Community Dietitian
Doha,Qatar
Summary
A licensed energetic, innovative, goal oriented clinical and community dietitian, and a strong health care professional, with 12+ years of experience in hospitals and health care industry. Focused on conducting detailed nutritional medical therapy. Dedicated to building a career that offers personal growth and allows to help improve health status and quality of life.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
10
10
Certificates
Work History
Clinical and Community Dietitian
New Mowasat Hospital "JCIA & ACIA"
Salmiya, Kuwait
06.2018 - Current
- Patient Care: Nutrition Medical Therapy
- Carry out comprehensive nutritional assessment when warranted by patients’ needs, utilizing all medical data, profile and NFPE.
- Formulate a plan of action for nutrition intervention program and education, evaluate, and report results.
- Attend all multidisciplinary rounds and medical team meetings as nutrition expert.
- Kitchen Management:
- Maintain productivity standards and practices to all operational tasks, according to HACCP principles.
- Maintain accurate documentation, record keeping, chart audits, and KPIs.
- Develop and analyze the cyclic food menus that are relevant to all medical cases of the patients.
- Direct and train the kitchen and diet technicians.
- Organization and Supervisory Functions:
- Participate in developing nutrition related polices and goals.
- Assist in achieving compliance with Joint Commission and Accrediting Agency standards.
- Participate in the dietetic internship program (Training and Coordination ).
- Support the hospital infection control, safety, and customer relation programs.
- Assist in developing and revising patient education materials and clinical practice protocols according to recent scientific research.
- Conduct in-services seminars, competitions, and nutritional plans to the hospital staff.
- Vice head department when needed (Department Operations Management, Top-Management Meetings, Scheduling, and KPIs review).
- Community Outreach:
- Participate in community projects as needed; utilizing evidence based nutritional information and multi-media technology.
Consultant Dietitian "Part Time"
Healthy Bar Food Company
Salmiya, Kuwait
06.2018 - 06.2020
- Provide nutritional medical advice and diet plans for various patients' health status.
- Coordinate standardization of menus, to meet the client nutritional needs .
- Guide the kitchen on the specifications of therapeutic diets.
Clinical Dietitian
Al-Nibras Ideal School for special needs "A multidisciplinary services school"
Jeleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Kuwait
09.2014 - 06.2018
- Advise students and their families about healthy food, and convenient diet.
- Supervising operations in kitchen (menu planning, food and meals serving, budgeting, purchasing, workers, safety and sanitary regulations by MOH).
- Undertake medical and behavioral nutritional assessment for all students, liaising with the therapists team.
- Provide personal and group educational sessions.
- Involved in the formulation of the department policies and procedures.
- Targeted students’ age groups : 5-20 years, with Obesity, Diabetes, Autism, ADHD, Down syndrome and Behavioral disorders.
Clinical and Community Dietitian
Diet Care company
Alshrq, Kuwait
07.2011 - 09.2013
- Provide in depth nutritional counseling, develop individualized therapeutic diet plan and educational tools for patients.
- Provide group counseling and heath awareness educational sessions.
- Coordinate recipe growth and standardization of new menus, to meet client and market demands.
- Guide kitchen on specifications of therapeutic diets, food palatability and appearance.
- Organize nutritional informative flyers, promotional packs with user-friendly scientific data.
Clinical and Community Dietitian
Health Company
Kuwait Free Trade Zone, Kuwait
07.2009 - 06.2011
- Provide in depth nutritional counseling, develop individualized therapeutic diet plan and educational tools for patients.
- Provide group counseling and heath awareness educational sessions.
- Coordinate recipe growth and standardization of new menus, to meet client and market demands.
- Guide kitchen on specifications of therapeutic diets, food palatability and appearance.
- Organize nutritional informative flyers, promotional packs with user-friendly scientific data.
Nutritionist
Drug Center Pharmacy "Pharmaceuticals ,Nutrition Counseling And Food Supplements"
Amman, Jordan
09.2008 - 03.2009
- Provide nutritional advice, and healthy diet plans for the pharmacy’s clients.
- Prescribe case-suitable supplement, based on the assessment and physicians’ consultation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition And Food Technology
University of Jordan
Jordan 09.2003 - 06.2007
Skills
Excellent Communication skills
Compassionate listening
Computing skills
Organizational and analytical skills
BLS Provider
Certification
HACCP foundation training (rating of 100%) - Kuwait
Timeline
Enteral Feeding Intolerance (CPEUs Awarded: 1.50)
09-2021
Screening, Assessment and Nutritional Interventions in Patients with Cancer (CPEUs Awarded: 1.50)
06-2021
Malnutrition in pediatrics , Sarcopenia intervention Course 2020 - ASPEN (CPEUs Awarded: 2.00)
10-2020
Critical Care Nutrition Intensive Course - Medvarsity
09-2020
Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course 2020 - ASPEN (CPEUs Awarded: 12.50)
09-2020
Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Course - American Heart Association (CME Credits: 03, category 1)
11-2019
Clinical and Community Dietitian
New Mowasat Hospital "JCIA & ACIA"
06.2018 - Current
Consultant Dietitian "Part Time"
Healthy Bar Food Company
06.2018 - 06.2020
Nutrition Psychology - American Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (8 CPEUs)
03-2018
Nutritional Intervention for Bariatric Surgery - American Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (5.5 CPEUs)
09-2017
Weight Management - Nutrition Management - American Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (8 CPEUs)
07-2017
Clinical Dietitian
Al-Nibras Ideal School for special needs "A multidisciplinary services school"
09.2014 - 06.2018
HACCP foundation training (rating of 100%) - Kuwait
08-2011
Clinical and Community Dietitian
Diet Care company
07.2011 - 09.2013
Clinical and Community Dietitian
Health Company
07.2009 - 06.2011
Nutritionist
Drug Center Pharmacy "Pharmaceuticals ,Nutrition Counseling And Food Supplements"
09.2008 - 03.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition And Food Technology
University of Jordan
09.2003 - 06.2007
Licenses
Licensed Dietitian / MOH Kuwait
Licensed Dietitian / MOH Jordan
Agriculture Engineer / Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Member Dietitian / Jordanian Dietitians Association
Member Dietitian / American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (aspen)