Ashley Spegel RD CDE

Experience

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  LMC Healthcare

  Feb 2016 - now

  Registered Dietitian/Certified Diabetes Educator

  • Leading the development and implementation of diabetes management care plans, consistent with current best practice guidelines, and a focus on prevention and management of Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, and gestational diabetes• Facilitating ongoing nutrition education that reflects patient needs and individualized risk reduction strategies • Promoting self-management by educating patients on topics like mindful eating, carbohydrate counting, and heart health• Providing diabetes-focused health education to patients and caregivers, both individually and in group settings• Practices cultural sensitivity to clients of various ethnic, racialized, and religious minorities• Manages time effectively with a case load of 70 patients per week, daily statistics, two weekly adult education seminars, seminar curriculum development, and weekly DEP meetings • Delivering health promotion, wellness, and community diabetes outreach programs• Liaises with DEP, endocrinologists, pharmacists, and chiropodists• Supports the clinical research team by conducting clinical research studies according to the study protocol, GCP, and SOPs• Student volunteer supervisor from2017-present Show less

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  Ashley Spegel Registered Dietitian

  Jan 2019 - now

  Owner

  • Developing and implementing individualized nutrition care plans• Educating clients about evidence-based dietary patterns that align with desired health outcomes,including heart health, emotional eating, post-bariatric surgery, and plant-based diets• 1:1 counselling via motivational interviewing techniques• Crafting personalized meal plans • Evaluating prescribed nutrition interventions and compliance• Motivational interviewing to assess client successes and barriers• Reviewing and implementing current literature to related areas of practice Show less