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Martina Susenj

PROFESIONAL TITLE                                                   .                                                                                                                                .                                                                                                                  

• Dietitian-Nutritionist
• Member of the Spanish Association of Dietitian-Nutritionists and the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Registered Dietitian by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (USA)

EDUCATION                                                      .                                                                                                                                .
Master in Nutrition and Dietetics (September 2009 –  February 2012) Universitat de Barcelona (IL3-UB) (Spain)

Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Nutrition (with Internship Program in Dietetics) (September 2000 – May 2005) University of Minnesota (USA)

Nursing Diploma (Vocational School) (September 1995 – May 1999)  School of Medical Nurses Mlinarska (Zagreb, Croatia)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Renal Dietitian. DIAVERUM.  Nine dialysis clinics in the province of Barcelona (January 2014 – present).  Job tasks: assessment, education and counselling of patients and caregivers; design of protocol and documents for patients’ nutritional assessment and follow-up; elaboration  of educational material for patients’ nutritional education.

Professional practice for Master in Nutrition and Dietetics. DIAVERUM.  Dialysis clinics of Mataró and Pineda (December 2012 – June 2013).  Job tasks: nutritional education and counselling of patients; extensive assessment of patients’ nutritional status; elaboration of a study about the implementation of a personalized nutritional care plan imparted to a sample of patients with abnormal nutritional parameters; elaboration of brochures and other nutritional educational material for patients.

Renal Dietitian. DAVITA.  Dialysis clinics in Dallas and Lancaster (Texas, USA, October 2006 – February 2008).  Job tasks: nutritional assessment of patients to determine recommendations and intervention; review of patients’ medical and nutritional records; development of medical nutritional therapies with personalized meal plans; nutritional education and counseling; monitoring of nutritional status of patients through laboratory results; assessment of dialysis adequacy, adherence to diet and response to nutrition-related medication and therapy; functions as bone metabolism specialist; monthly review of laboratory results with patients and caregivers; participation in regular medical rounds, in monthly patient care conferences, continuous quality improvement teams, and professional development seminars.

Clinical nutrition practice for educational purpose. Methodist Hospital, Minneapolis: nutritional status assessment of patients; nutritional care plan development; diet education and counseling; development of educational documents.  Ebenezer Luther Home, Minneapolis: medical nutrition therapy of geriatric patients.

Community nutrition practice for educational purpose: presentations of cardiovascular diets in the Hennepin County Board and Lodging; educational presentations and elaboration of informational bulletin in Women Infants and Children (WIC) and other educational and community institutions in Minneapolis. 

Foodservice practice for educational purpose: design of menu for the Heart Healthy Dining Service of the Methodist Hospital; in-service training for foodservice staff of Methodist Hospital; menu analysis, development and management for several clinical, community and educational institutions in Minneapolis.

Nursing professional practice for educational purpose: patient care in several hospitals in Zagreb, Croatia.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Presentation of practical cooking workshop for the members of  the Association for the Fight Against Renal Illnesses  (Asociación para la Lucha Contra las Enfermedades del Riñón, ALCER, Barcelona, December 2013).

Poster presentation about nutrition of hemodialysis patients in the Congress of the Spanish Nephrology Nursing Society (Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Enfermería Nefrológica, SEDEN, Bilbao, October 2013).

Presentation of practical cooking workshops for the members of the Spanish Renal Patients Association (Asociación de Enfermos Renales, ADER, Barcelona, April 2013).

Office Administrative.  Minneapolis Builders Exchange.  (March 2002 – September 2004).  Job responsibilities: data entry; management of weekly bulletin; customer service; and miscellaneous administrative tasks.

Administrative Assistance.  Department of Psychiatry.  Fairview Riverside Hospital.  University of Minnesota.  (January 2001 – March 2002).  Job responsibilities: search and management of bibliographic information.