Outpatient Cardiovascular Nutrition
Dietitian Services Available in the Following Locations:
* Appointments are available on both an individual basis and as part
of a team multi-
disciplinary clinic
Outpatient
Cardiovascular Nutritionists:
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Undergraduate:
BS in Dietetics, Radford
College
Graduate:
MS in Public Health Nutrition, Virginia
Tech
Other Credentials:
Certified Diabetes Educator
Professional Memberships:
American Dietetic Association
Virginia Dietetic Association
Diabetes Care Practice Group
American Diabetes Association
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Preventative Cardiology Nurses Organization
National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators - Item Construction
committee
Professional Areas of Interest:
Different Meal planning approaches in Diabetes Care
Collaborative Team approaches in diabetes and cardiovascular
management
Using Motivational interviewing to promote behavioral change talk
New medicines in management of diabetes
Using Videotaping as a way to improve practice behaviors for
clinicians
Mutli-skilling for dietetics practitioners
Cardiovascular disease prevention
Use of Stanols in lipid lowering
Advanced Scope of Practice for diabetes dietitians
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Undergraduate:
BA in History, University of
Virginia
Graduate:
Master of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Internship:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
Professional Memberships:
American Dietetic Association
Virginia Dietetic Association
Blue Ridge Dietetic Association
SCAN (Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists) Dietetic
Practice Group
Professional Areas of Interest:
Treating and preventing chronic disease has always been my
passion. I find that the novel clinic environment of the UVa
Heart and Vascular Center provides a forum to exact lasting change for
patients in a way that is manageable for them.
