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Registered Dietician
Job Description Registered dieticians are health care professionals, trained to provide advice about diet, food and nutrition. They use the science of nutrition to help people make healthy food choices, and develop healthy eating plans that provide optimal nourishment. Dieticians have a variety of jobs, such as influencing policy development, directing nutrition programs, managing quality food services and conducting nutrition research. Types of Dieticians:

Work Environment and Conditions Work settings include hospitals, cafeterias, nursing homes, and schools, as well as those who choose to be self employed. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Dietitians-and-nutritionists.htm Educational Background: Secondary and Post Secondary The first step to becoming a registered dietician includes earning a Bachelors degree in food and nutrition from a university program that has been accredited by Dieticians of Canada (DC). These programs include a range of subjects such as:

Nutrition specialists counsel and support clients to make changes in their eating habits to promote health and prevent chronic illness such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, etc. Policy makers advise government at all levels on population-wide strategies to improve the health of Canadians such as school nutrition guidelines, sodium reduction in processed foods, and advertising to children. Researchers discover new and better ways to enhance patient care, promote health and prevent nutrition-related illnesses.

Basic science (chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology) Social sciences and communications Profession-related courses (food science lifecycle, disease specific, community nutrition and food service management)

http://www.dietitians.ca/Career/A-Career-as-a-Dietitian.aspx

The undergraduate program chosen will determine the route taken in order to become registered to practice. http://www.dietitians.ca/Career/Education.aspx

Schools that Offer the Programs (Canadian) and Contact Information Many universities offer undergraduate programs in dietetic education that have been accredited by Dieticians of Canada. These universities include:

British Columbia: University of British Columbia Alberta: University of Alberta Saskatchewan: University of Saskatchewan Manitoba: University of Manitoba Ontario: Brescia University College, University of Guelph, Ryerson University, and University of Ottawa Quebec: McGill University, Universit de Montral, and Universit Laval New Brunswick : Universit de Moncton Nova Scotia: Mount Saint Vincent University, St. Francis Xavier University, and Acadia University Prince Edward Island: University of Prince Edward Island

Contact information for each of the above schools can be found at: http://www.dietitians.ca/Career/Education.aspx http://www.dietitians.ca/Career/Education.aspx Salary Ranges The following pay rates are based on an annual salary of approximately 41 hours/ week.

Average of $30.00/hour; $58,500 annually 48% of dieticians receive within $ 25.00 30.00 per hour 30% of dieticians receive greater than $ 30.00 per hour

http://www.dietitians.ca/Downloadable-Content/Public/employment-profile-factsheet.aspx Equipment and Technology Used

Diet orders and diet menus Food service layouts Drug handbooks Glucose monitors Impedance meters

Diet manuals and food models Scales Financial forms Nutritional assessment forms Nutritional food analysis books

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