Bhakti Samant

AREA(S) OF INTEREST:

• Diet counseling for various Metabolic, Physiological and Medical conditions.
• Life style Management for Metabolic Syndrome.
• Nutrition for Metabolic Diseases- like Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, Cardiac, Liver Ailments, Renal Disease, Cancer, Gastrointestinal, Neurological Ailments, Critical Care.
• Nutrition pre-post Bariatric Surgery, Ketogenic diet in treatment of Epilepsy and Weight Loss.

PROCEDURES PERFORMED:

Enteral Nutrition, Pediatric Nutrition, Nutrition pre-post Bariatric Surgery, Ketogenic diet in treatment of Epilepsy, Weight Loss, Gestational Diabetes.

TREATMENTS/PROCEDURES OFFERED:

Enteral Nutrition, Pediatric Nutrition, Nutrition pre-post Bariatric Surgery, Ketogenic diet in treatment of Epilepsy, Gestational Diabetes

NAME OF INSTITUTE(S):

• Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Pune
• S.V.T. College of Home Science, SNDT University, Santacruz, Mumbai

FELLOWSHIPS:

• The Low FODMAP Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome [Professional Development hours-30] September’21, from Monash University, Australia.
• Certificate training from ESPEN [European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition]
• Certificate Training Program on Ketogenic Diet in Epilepsy from The Asian Institute of Ketogenic Diet [Organised by Dr. Nathan], 2018
• Completed a SIOP PODC Fellowship in "Nutrition in Pediatric Oncology" from Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital

Certifications:

• Certificate course: “Nutrition Support in Pulmonary Disease” & “Nutrition Support in Liver & Pancreatic Diseases”- part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2021, Live Virtual Course- February’21, Ahmedabad
• Certificate course: “Nutrition Support in Neurological Disease”- part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2020, [Live Virtual Course- November’20, Greece]
• Certificate course: “Nutrition Support in Pediatric Patients 1& 2”- part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2020 [Live Virtual Course- October’20, Amman, Jordan]
• Certificate course: “Nutrition Support in Metabolic Syndrome” & “Nutrition and Sport”- part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2020 [Live Virtual Course- October’20, Ahmedabad]
• Certificate course: “Nutrition Support in Older Adults” & “Oral and Enteral Nutrition Approach” - part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2020 [Live Course- September’20]
• Certificate course: “Nutrition Support in Obesity” & “Nutrition support in Diabetes &Dyslipidemia” - part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2020 [Live Course- February’2020, Dubai]
• Certificate course: “Nutrition Support in Perioperative Period” & “Nutritional Assessment and Techniques” - part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2020 [Live Course- February’2020, Puducherry]
• Certificate course: “Approach to Total Parenteral Nutrition”- part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2019 [Live Course- Nov’19, Bangkok]
• Certificate course: “Nutrition support in Intensive Care Unit [ICU Patients” & “Nutritional Support in Gastrointestinal Diseases”- part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2019 [Live Course- Nov’19, Bangalore]
• Certificate course: “Nutrition support in cancer” & “Nutritional Support in Renal Diseases”- part of ESPEN LLL Programme 2019 [Live Course- July’19, Chennai]
• Certificate course of InBody Academia in clinical nutrition ,2018
• Bariatric Nutrition Certificate Program, organised by International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders [IFSO], 2017
• Certificate Training program For Diabetes Educator conducted by BD India, 2017

Worked as a Dietician with the Asian Heart Institute and Research Centre for 2yrs.

Worked as a trainee with Asian Heart Institute& Research Centre, S.L. Raheja Hospital, KEM Hospital, Bai Jerbai Wadia Children Hospital

KDAH Experience

Currently working as, a Chief Dietician at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital since 2009. Coordinating the Inpatient as well as the Outpatient Diet department and managing the Entire Nutrition therapy Department Team

Professional Memberships:

• Life Member of Indian Dietetics Association [IDA]
• Life Member of Association of Diabetes Educators. [ADE]
• Life Member of IAPEN India Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition