Kiran Deshpande Shukla

Clinical Dietitian for Epilepsy care

• Partnered with prominent neurologists across the city, offering expert clinical nutrition support to epilepsy patients, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to treatment and care.

Customized Diet Therapy for other medical conditions

• Established Diet Therapy clinic
• Online consultations for various other medical conditions, offering personalized nutrition strategies and dietary interventions aimed at improving patient health and managing chronic conditions.

Assessments:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients dietary habits, health conditions and nutritional requirements.

Customized Meal Plans:

• Development of personalized, evidence-based meal plans and dietary recommendations tailored to each client's unique goals and requirements.

Nutritional Counseling and Education:

• Offer expert guidance on nutrition, portion control, and healthy eating habits to clients through virtual consultations and on-site consultations.

Monitoring Progress:

• Track clients' progress and make necessary adjustments to their meal plans based on their feedback and results.

Client Engagement:

• Build strong relationships with clients, provide ongoing support, and motivate them to stay committed to their nutritional goals.

Corporate Consultations:

• Conducted workshops, trainings and menu plannings for corporates across city

• Established Department of Dietetics single-handedly.
• Developed departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Successfully led NABH accreditation for the department.
• Nutrition Support: ICU dietitian specializing in nutrition support for critically ill patients (enteral and TPN). Pioneered scientific formula feeding and nutrition protocol in ICU.
• Nutritional Counseling and Education: Expert in OPD and IP diet counseling for diverse therapeutic diets (e.g., diabetic, renal, drug-nutrient interactions).
• Training & Education: Initiated and regularly organized Continuing Medical Education (CME) events for medical and dietetic community and Trainings for Nursing staff, F and B staff. Training Junior Dietitians and Dietetic interns.
• Enhancing in-house nutrition practices: Participated in Nutrition Day Worldwide/ International Nutrition Survey to evaluate and enhance nutrition practices.
• Research: Conducted observational study in ICU titled` Association of antibiotics and diarrhea in critically ill patients receiving nutrition support` (unpublished), This study was selected for poster presentation at PENSA, Seoul (2018)

• Nutritional Assessments: Conducted Comprehensive Nutritional assessments for IP and OP patients
• Assisted Senior Dietitian in Diet Planning and Diet Consultations of IP and OP patients
• Monitored Inpatient FnB services and Menu Planning

Research project conducted by Dept of Pediatrics, CTARA-IIT (B) and Toddlers Food Partners (US)

• Project implementation: Identify, assess and enroll patients & Monitor patient progress
• Nutritional Counseling and Education: Counseling families and educating mothers about nutritional requirements of the patient
• Research assistance: Literature review, Data Collection and assistance in Data Analysis Review and compilation of progress reports

Recipient of the `Special Recognition Award ` by the administration

• Established Department of Dietetics: Single-handedly
• Patient Care: Diet planning and Consultation of diverse range of patients, including critically ill, non-critically ill , and surgical cases
• Kitchen Setup: Assisted and managed the patient kitchen set-up
• Caterer Selection: Led negotiations and selection of caterers for the "Therapeutic Kitchen``
• Outpatient Services: Ran a Nutrition Outpatient Department (OPD)
• Patient education: Designed patient education materials to promote health and manage various conditions and diseases