Research Dietitian

University of British Columbia•Vancouver, BC

8d•CA$41 - CA$59

About The Position

Registered Dietician for research studies within the Allergy unit at BC s Children's Hospital. This part-time position will work 1 to 2 days per week.

Requirements

Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Nice To Haves

Current full registration with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia (CDBC).

Responsibilities

Creation and testing of an algorithm for referral of food allergy patients with nutritional needs from the BC Children s Hospital allergy clinic.
Performing chart reviews of allergy clinic patients to assess their primary nutritional needs.
Discussing with allergists the primary reasons they refer patients to a dietitian.
Creating a flowchart/algorithm that can be used in the clinic by allergists to determine whether patients should be seen by a dietitian at BCCH, in the community, or whether they can be sent home with written resources (pamphlets, websites etc.).
Creation of a resource list of local dietitians for families attending BC Children s Hospital allergy clinic.
Development of dosing schedules for oral immunotherapy research program.
Performing a literature review of research on the different doses used for oral immunotherapy treatment across different research studies throughout the world.
Creating dosing schedules for different food allergies based on the research findings from the literature review, and offering different options to children on oral immunotherapy based on their taste/texture preferences.
Required to conduct research activities in an ethical manner, working independently with minimal instruction and supervision.
Strict confidentiality of all study participants must be adhered too.
All activities involving participants are accountable to the Principal Investigator and the Postdoctoral Research Fellow s governing professional organization.