Nutritionist vs research dietitian

Differences between nutritionist and research dietitian duties and responsibilities

Nutritionist example responsibilities.

• Lead weekly nutritional education workshops on diabetes management, in addition to providing individual counseling.
• Inspire patients to proactively manage their diabetes, to include administering insulin and taking prescribe medications.
• Follow up in the out-patient GI clinic for tube feeding regimens, assessing growth and food allergies.
• Establish clients via social media; maintain Facebook page.
• Develop training table menus for all NCAA scholarship athletes and attend training table.
• Provide complete instruction and advice to patients with diet-relate problems like diabetics, hypertension.
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Research dietitian example responsibilities.

• Manage all IRB submissions, sponsor communications, participate in monitoring visits, drug reconciliation and dispensing.
• Assist with testing and QA of new programs, workflows and software systems.
• Provide dietary counseling to patients enroll in major pharmaceutical trials and in-house studies.
• Provide nutrition assessment and calculate individualized nutrition prescriptions to ensure patients' nutritional needs are met.
• Coordinate a high-risk research site for international study focuse on FDA and CE mark approval of implant insulin delivery technology.
• Provide individualized nutrition consultations for sports nutrition, weight-loss, diabetes, hypertension and hormonal changes.