Andrea Braun RD CDE
Niverville,Canada
Summary
Passionate healthcare professional with a strong desire for efficient and equitable healthcare for all.
My personal motto is: Do all things in such a way that you are confident to sign your name to them.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chronic Disease Education Dietitian
Southern Health-Santé-sud
12.2018 - Current
- Extensive primary care diabetes and nutrition counseling, education, and support in a population with increasing comorbidities and complexity.
- Group presentation collaboration and resource development for homecare and hospital discharge.
Clinical Dietitian, Casual
WRHA, Health Sciences Centre
07.2016 - 03.2019
- Experience in pediatric out-patient clinics; teen pregnancy clinics
- Wide variety of ward experience
Clinical Dietitian, Part-time Term
Seven Oaks Hospital
06.2018 - 12.2018
- Liaising with Manitoba Home Nutrition for discharge
- Collaborating with multi-disciplinary health care teams including family meetings
- Subjective Global Assessments, Malnutrition Screening, Behavior Change Theory, Determinants of Health, and Medical Nutrition Therapy/Diagnosis
Entrepreneur/Dietitian
Andrea Braun’s Healthy U
05.2015 - 06.2018
- Nutrition presentations through The Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation
- Educator: Camp Manitou Nutrition Project, Youville Diabetes Centre
Consulting Dietitian, Part-time
A Little Nutrition
06.2016 - 01.2018
- One on one counseling for chronic disease management and weight loss, utilizing Behaviour Change Theory, SMART goal setting, motivational interviewing, and Craving Change theory
- Group Facilitation and Education Development
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Various Retails Pharmacies - Costco, Safeway
04.1995 - 07.2016
- Performed various pharmacy operational activities with strong commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.
- Extensive customer service experience in a retail, healthcare setting
- Scheduling staff, training new hires and orienting pharmacy students
Dietetic Intern
Manitoba Partnership Dietetic Education Program, WRHA Nutrition and Food Services
09.2015 - 06.2016
Nutrition Programmer
University of Winnipeg, Kinesiology & Applied Health
02.2015 - 04.2015
- Delivered a 16-session diabetes education and cooking program to ethnically diverse, inner-city, high school students, for their provincial health and physical education credit
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Broadway Pharmacy
04.2009 - 05.2011
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Canada Safeway
09.1997 - 11.2008
Education
Certified Diabetes Educator -
The Canadian Diabetes Educator Certification Board
Virtual06-2020
Bachelor of Science - Human Nutritional Sciences
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB04.2015
Certified Pharmacy Technician -
South Winnipeg Technical Centre
Winnipeg, MB06.1995
Skills
- Evidence-based, patient-centered care
- Interpersonal and written communication
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Public health promotion
- Diabetes management
- Microsoft Office and Electronic Medical Record experience
- Independent thinking
- Professional innovation
- Attention to detail and excellence driven
- Leadership
Accomplishments
I am a Registered Dietitian, with many years of diverse work experiences in healthcare, currently specializing in diabetes management, and part of the Chronic Disease Education Team in Southern Health-Sante-Sud for the last seven years. I am naturally drawn to leadership and planning roles with a desire for continued learning and professional development. Presently, I am part of a Quality Improvement Project, using LEAN to assess and improve the referral pathway for diabetes.
Certification
- Advanced Food Safety Certification, SafeCheck, 02/01/25
- Responsible Service Certification, Smart Choices, 01/01/25
- Craving Change Facilitator, Craving Change, 06/01/16
- Basic Cardiac Life Support and First Aid Instructor, CRITI Care, Winnipeg, MB, 03/03/03
- Emergency Medical Responder, CRITI Care, Winnipeg, MB, 07/15/02
Affiliations
- Registered Dietitian, College of Dietitians of Manitoba, 12/01/16 - Present
- Diabetes Canada, Professional Member, 03/01/19 - Present
- Member, Dietitians of Canada, 04/01/13 - 12/31/18
Professional Development
- Certified Diabetes Educator, CDECB, 06/01/20 - Present
- Tobacco Cessation Training, Healthy Living - Southern Health, 01/23/18
- Population & Public Health Needs Assessments, Dietitians of Canada, 01/11/16
- Aboriginal Cultures Awareness Workshop, WRHA, 09/22/15 - 09/23/15
Timeline
Chronic Disease Education Dietitian
Southern Health-Santé-sud
12.2018 - Current
Clinical Dietitian, Part-time Term
Seven Oaks Hospital
06.2018 - 12.2018
Clinical Dietitian, Casual
WRHA, Health Sciences Centre
07.2016 - 03.2019
Consulting Dietitian, Part-time
A Little Nutrition
06.2016 - 01.2018
Dietetic Intern
Manitoba Partnership Dietetic Education Program, WRHA Nutrition and Food Services
09.2015 - 06.2016
Entrepreneur/Dietitian
Andrea Braun’s Healthy U
05.2015 - 06.2018
Nutrition Programmer
University of Winnipeg, Kinesiology & Applied Health
02.2015 - 04.2015
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Broadway Pharmacy
04.2009 - 05.2011
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Canada Safeway
09.1997 - 11.2008
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Various Retails Pharmacies - Costco, Safeway
04.1995 - 07.2016
Certified Diabetes Educator -
The Canadian Diabetes Educator Certification Board
Bachelor of Science - Human Nutritional Sciences
University of Manitoba
Certified Pharmacy Technician -
South Winnipeg Technical Centre
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