Pamela Sanchez Vega

Internal and Family Medicine - St. Boniface General Hospital

• Performed nutrition assessments of a caseload of 4-6 patients per day with diverse diagnoses (i.e. cancer, malnutrition, pancreatitis, liver disease, HIV, kidney disease, DKA, infection, heart failure, diabetes, pneumonia, wounds).
• Identified nutrition-related problems, and used professional clinical judgement to create evidence-based nutrition interventions to meet individual nutrition goals and requirements.
• Calculated energy and protein requirements to modify diets, provide supplements, or create tube feed regimes.
• Utilized electronic medical record systems (EPR) proficiently to document patient interactions accurately and maintain up-to-date records, as well as CBORD to change diets, modify preferences and order supplements.
• Attended ward rounds twice a week and collaborated with other allied health professionals to discuss patients' goals and outcomes.

Acute and Long-Term Care - Prairie Mountain Health (PMH)

• Demonstrated strong organizational skills by managing multiple patient caseloads from approximately 15 different sites (hospitals and PCHs combined) in the PMH region, prioritizing tasks efficiently to provide timely care.
• Performed complete nutrition assessments of patients with diverse diagnoses in acute care (i.e. burns, tube feeds, diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, tracheostomies, dementia, acute pancreatitis) and made evidence-based interventions.
• Performed a "Diet order implementation audit" to ensure residents were receiving the appropriate therapeutic and/or texture-modified diets.
• Documented patient and resident progress notes on care plan binders and paper charts after each visit.
• Advocated for residents' quality of life by liberalizing diets and addressing physical needs affecting nutrition (i.e. feeding assistance devices, OT and SLP referrals)

Food Management and Provision - Regional Distribution Facility (RDF)

• Assisted in the management of food service operations, by performing a variety of projects and audits (i.e. staff budgeting, waste audits, temperature audits, operational audits, staff training), ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation regulations while maintaining high-quality food standards.
• Participated in the development of recipes and presented them at taste panels.
• Utilized CBORD daily to access nutritional information, cost of ingredients, recipes, etc of products available in the facility.

Primary Care - ACESS River East

• Provided nutrition counselling to a variety of clients in the out-patient setting.
• Conducted presentations on current nutrition topics such as diabetes management or heart health.
• Referred clients to other relevant services to foster continuity of care.

Public Health - A Little Nutrition

• Conducted virtual educational sessions on nutrition trends and social media.
• Assisted in the development of nutrition education material for a variety of audiences.

• Provided client-oriented settlement services for newcomers to Canada in a friendly, empathetic and respectful manner
• Referred clients to other agencies and organizations according to their needs
• Prepared monthly reports to assess client population growth, challenges, and success stories
• Performed informative workshops and information sessions for clients.

• Developed and implemented nutrition education lessons and recipes for kids in grades 5-9.
• Participated in recruiting, interviewing and orientating volunteers to serve as facilitators
• Developed content for lessons and CanU's social media
• Managed CanU's nutrition email and served as the main communicator between supervisors, facilitators and other relevant stakeholders
• Maintained accurate records of attendance, inventory, food preferences and allergies.

• Designed workshops on health and disease prevention to immigrants housed in Mexico