Megan DeGrow
Winnipeg,Canada
Summary
Clinical Dietitian with extensive experience at St. Boniface General Hospital, specializing in evidence-based nutrition and critical care. Strong critical thinking and communication skills that enhance interdisciplinary collaboration, ensuring optimal patient outcomes in complex medical environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Dietitian (Medical/Surgical ICU, Vascular Surgery)
St. Boniface General Hospital
04.2013 - Current
- Applies assessment, intervention and evaluation skills for completing nutrition care plans for various medical concerns.
- Applies communication and problem solving skills to educate and help goal set with patients and team members for various disease states.
- Applies communication skills to provide group teaching for heart failure.
- Applies research skills and initiative to independently research unfamiliar nutrition areas to promote evidence based nutrition suggestions.
- Developed individualized nutrition plans to meet the nutritional needs of patients.
- Maintained accurate records of all nutrition-related activities, including medical history, laboratory results and progress notes.
Nutrition Facilitator
WRHA Home Care Program
09.2012 - 06.2016
- Applies public speaking and adult education skills to present learning modules to participants of varying backgrounds and education levels.
- Applies communication skills to discuss learning objectives with participants.
- Works independently to manage classroom time and schedule.
Clinical Dietitian (Renal out-patients/in-patients)
St. Boniface General Hospital
04.2011 - 04.2013
- Applied assessment skills to determine nutrition needs of renal patients.
- Applied evidence-based practice guidelines to all areas of nutrition.
- Uses communication skills to provide diet education to patients and legal documentation of nutrition intervention.
Clinical Dietitian (Renal in-patients)
St. Boniface General Hospital
08.2010 - 04.2011
- Applied assessment skills to determine nutrition needs of renal patients.
- Applied evidence-based practice guidelines to all areas of nutrition.
- Uses communication skills to provide diet education to patients and legal documentation of nutrition intervention.
- Uses critical thinking and time management skills to prioritize patients.
- Collaborated, in a client-centered approach, with patients and appropriate others to determine goals and implementation strategies.
Dietetic Intern
Manitoba Partnership Dietetic Education Program
09.2009 - 06.2010
- Competent in the skills of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the areas of clinical nutrition, community nutrition, food services management, long-term care and project management.
- Applied evidence-based practice principles to all areas of nutrition.
- Applied oral and written communication skills to counseling, education and research projects.
- Applied a client-centered approach to meet nutrition goals and incorporated the determinants of health to health-related behaviours.
Research Assistant
Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba
04.2008 - 04.2009
- Trained in multiple scientific protocols.
- Applied communication skills to revise protocols so any staff member can use them with limited training.
- Applied leadership and communication skills to train fellow employees and graduate students.
- Applied problem solving skills to find solutions to abnormal data sets.
Education
Bachelor of Human Nutritional Sciences - Human Nutrition, Psychology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba04.2009
Skills
- Evidence-based practice
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Written and verbal communication
- Critical care nutrition
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
Affiliations
- College of Dietitians of Manitoba, Registered Dietitian, 01/01/11 - Present
- Horizons Children’s Centre Board of Directors member, 05/01/24 - Present
- Critical care nutrition group member, 2014-present
- Critical Care Quality and outcome improvement group member 2024- present
Certification
- Certified Canadian Diabetes Educator, 2014-2024
- Electronic patient record trainer for Nutrition Services, 11/01/12
- Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) re-certification, 09/01/11, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Timeline
Clinical Dietitian (Medical/Surgical ICU, Vascular Surgery)
St. Boniface General Hospital
04.2013 - Current
Nutrition Facilitator
WRHA Home Care Program
09.2012 - 06.2016
Clinical Dietitian (Renal out-patients/in-patients)
St. Boniface General Hospital
04.2011 - 04.2013
Clinical Dietitian (Renal in-patients)
St. Boniface General Hospital
08.2010 - 04.2011
Dietetic Intern
Manitoba Partnership Dietetic Education Program
09.2009 - 06.2010
Research Assistant
Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba
04.2008 - 04.2009
Bachelor of Human Nutritional Sciences - Human Nutrition, Psychology
University of Manitoba
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