Mrs Karen Dack

Biography

Freelance Dietitian - Project management of community based public health initiatives relating to Coronary Heart Disease for Local Authorities and the NHS. Development of peer led education programme, establishment of a "healthy eating" cafe, training and establishing a cookery demonstrators course for South Asian ladies, researching community needs in relation to health issues

Commercial Dietitian- established a nutrition/dietetic service for the largest catering service provider for school meals

NHS Dietitian - lead a 3 year research project to address barriers to healthy eating using a community development approach. Practiced in many areas of clinical dietetics including diabetes, mental health, dyslipidaemia. Student training lead

NHS Nurse - Specialist areas of work included haematology, cardiology and cardiac surgery and ITU

Teaching

NHS based:

• Enhancing practical learning for students in partnership with Dietetic Teams across 30 hospital sites in the South East
• Supporting supervisory skill development for Dietitians providing placements
• Strategic development of clinical placements within health care settings
• BDA trainer for Dietetic Support Worker courses

University based:

• Preparation of B401 students for clinical dietetic placements
• Teaching B400/401 in professional skill development during L1 and L2
• Module organiser and facilitator for Applied Dietetics 2 module with B401students during LP

Departmental Duties

• Member of the University Stakeholder group
• Member of the National Student Training Facilitators Group of the BDA

Affiliations

Full member of the British Dietetic Association