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Maryam Kazim Abidi

Dammam

Summary

I am a dedicated and qualified dietitian/nutritionist with three years' experience. I'm seeking to develop my skills in a new role to help people develop healthier diets and lifestyles. I'm a positive and professional person who loves helping people look and feel the best they possibly can.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work history

Home Maker

01.2015 - Current
  • Providing assistance in speech therapy to my cochlear implanted kid

Clinical Dietitian

Ameen Diabetic and Dental Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
05.2013 - 01.2015
  • Conduct in-clinic nutritional consultations, assisting patients with diet plans, including patients with various health issues, allergies and weight goals
  • Advise patients on nutritional supplements
  • Train new staff
  • Patient's counselling
  • Educate diabetic patients and their families in order to cope up with disease
  • Supervise and performed sensory evaluation of food preparation for inpatients

Trainee Dietitian

Dow University of Health Sciences Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
08.2012 - 09.2012
  • Greeted patients
  • Made appointments
  • Communicated effectively with people from vastly different backgrounds
  • Dealt with impatient patients in a calm manner
  • Observe the pattern of enteral nutrition
  • Determine feeding rate for patients in ICU
  • Visit ward, diagnose nutrition related problems and write diet notes
  • Participated in development of guidelines for patient of PEG.

Trainee Dietitian

Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
07.2010 - 08.2012
  • Observe patient counselling
  • Learn about different diseases
  • Learn presentational skills
  • Develop menus for patients with different caloric requirements
  • Did patient counselling

Quality Control Trainee

Pakistan International Airlines
Karachi, Pakistan
06.2012 - 07.2012
  • Observe different areas from receiving, storage, hot and cold kitchen and bakery and supply in order to check out sanitary practices and portion size
  • Quality of different food products was checked by taking swaps and samples from kitchen and testing in Quality Control Lab by Agar making
  • Observe menu planning and did correction in their menu writing pattern and gave corrected sample menu
  • Did assignment to check shelf life of products present in store room.

Food Safety Intern

Product, Karachi, Pakistan Sheraton
05.2012 - 06.2012
  • Hotel Karachi
  • Responsibilities
  • Observed storeroom, fill requisition form and made market list of perishable items
  • Observed preparation of different food items
  • Observed buffet setting in the beginning and afterwards did it myself
  • Observed if all the chefs and working staff are following HACCP rules.

Trainee dietitian

Tabba Heart Institute
Karachi, Pakistan
04.2012 - 04.2012
  • Observe and did food sensory evaluation, learn about making of production plan on Tabba's software Panecia
  • Supervise patient tray line service
  • Develop the recipes of 100 calorie snacks
  • Learned more about HACCP
  • Learned patient counselling and practice these skills under the supervision of senior dietitian.

Trainee dietitian/ Educator

Karachi
03.2012 - 03.2012
  • Pakistan Baqai institute of diabetes and cardiology
  • Responsibilities
  • Observe patient counselling
  • Worked on research software SPSS
  • Did patient counselling under supervision
  • Observe menu planning and did correction in their menu writing pattern and gave corrected sample menu

Education

PCOS Nutrition Practical Approach -

Commision on Dietitic Registration
07.2021 -

1st November -

American Overseas Dietetic Association

Diabetic Education Course - undefined

Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology

Nutrition & Dietetics Refresher Course -

American Overseas Dietetic Association
09.2015 - 09.2015

Bachelor of Health Science - Nutrition and Dietetics

University of Karachi Karachi
2013

Higher School Certificate - undefined

Gulshan Pre-Medical College Karachi
2008

Secondary School Certificate - undefined

Shaheen Public School Karachi
2005

Skills


  • Proficiency
  • Outlook
  • Word
  • Excel
  • SPSS
  • Personal Skill
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent team work capabilities
  • Honest and trustworthy

Languages

English
Fluent
Urdu
Native

Timeline

PCOS Nutrition Practical Approach -

Commision on Dietitic Registration
07.2021 -

Nutrition & Dietetics Refresher Course -

American Overseas Dietetic Association
09.2015 - 09.2015

Home Maker

01.2015 - Current

Clinical Dietitian

Ameen Diabetic and Dental Hospital
05.2013 - 01.2015

Trainee Dietitian

Dow University of Health Sciences Hospital
08.2012 - 09.2012

Quality Control Trainee

Pakistan International Airlines
06.2012 - 07.2012

Food Safety Intern

Product, Karachi, Pakistan Sheraton
05.2012 - 06.2012

Trainee dietitian

Tabba Heart Institute
04.2012 - 04.2012

Trainee dietitian/ Educator

03.2012 - 03.2012

Trainee Dietitian

Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases Hospital
07.2010 - 08.2012

1st November -

American Overseas Dietetic Association

Diabetic Education Course - undefined

Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology

Bachelor of Health Science - Nutrition and Dietetics

University of Karachi Karachi

Higher School Certificate - undefined

Gulshan Pre-Medical College Karachi

Secondary School Certificate - undefined

Shaheen Public School Karachi
Maryam Kazim Abidi