Janice Cohen, R.D.

Professional Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

Name Janice Cohen Address 20 Northcote Hampstead, Quebec, H3X 1P8 Canada Telephone (514) 758-5161 E-mail [email protected] Nationality Canadian

Work experience

Dates 2011 – ongoing Occupation or Clinical Dietitian position held Main activities and Nutrition consulting for patients with a variety of health issues, responsibilities specializing in GI and pediatric nutrition. Name and address Kildare Family Medicine of employer 7005 Kildare, Suite 08 Cote Saint-Luc, Quebec, H4W 1C1 Canada

Dates 2010 – ongoing Occupation or Nutrition Consultant position held Main activities and Providing yearly tutorials, workshops and lectures on food diaries responsibilities and case studies on diet assessment for first year medical students. Name and address McGill University, Department of Medicine of employer Royal Victoria Hospital 687 Pine Avenue West, Room A3.09 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A1 Canada

Dates 2006 – 2009 Occupation or Director of Nutritional Services position held Consulting Dietitian for the Therapeutic Fitness Program Main activities and Nutrition consulting for patients with a variety of health issues, e.g. responsibilities Metabolic Syndrome, liver disease, cancer, post-op care, etc. Name and address Ben-Weider JCC YM-YWHA of employer 5400 Westbury Avenue Montreal, Quebec, H3W 2W8 Canada

Dates 2002 – ongoing Occupation or Clinical Dietitian position held Main activities and Nutrition counseling and follow-up to clients of the Montreal area responsibilities for weight loss, diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, eating disorders and GI- family, pediatric and geriatric counseling. Name and address Vendome Medical Clinic of employer 5175 De Maisonneuve West, Suite 200, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 123 Canada

Dates 2002 – 2003 Occupation or Food Service Supervisor position held Main activities and Managed all aspects of the cafeteria and industrial-sized kitchen as responsibilities an on-call dietitian. Name and address Jewish General Hospital of employer 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2 Canada

Dates 2001 – 2002 Occupation or Nutrition Research Interviewer position held Main activities and Examine the nutritional habits of 4 year old children in their homes responsibilities and day care settings. Collaborate with parents and day care workers to collect nutritional data. Method used – 24 hour recalls, 24 hour recall follow ups and gather anthropometric measurements of the participants. Tools used – food models and food items, scales, calipers and measuring tapes. Name and address Institut de la statistique Québec of employer 1200, McGill College avenue, 19th Floor Montreal, Quebec, H3B 4J8 Canada

Dates 2001 – 2002

Occupation or Clinical Dietitian position held Main activities and Running the offices and providing nutritional counseling in three responsibilities different medical clinics and Centre Sportive Claude Robillard. Tasks included appointments scheduling, invoicing, collaborating with medical personnel, keeping nutritional resources up-to date, follow-ups. Name and address Private practice of employer

Dates 2001 – 2002 Occupation or Community Service Dietitian position held Main activities and Educate Native American communities of Northern Montreal area responsibilities on how to provide healthier food for themselves. Evaluation and follow up of the three month project submitted to the research director. Organization and implementation of supermarket tours; planning and delivery of radio interviews of basic nutritional concepts; recipe development, costing, nutritional analysis and organizing the ordering and delivery of food required by the team and the community for the duration of the project. Overseeing the preparation and implementation of a community dinner for school children and their parents. Conducting cooking classes for single mothers and their children using the recipes developed by the research team. Meeting with community members who have impact on what the community consumes, such as the supermarket butcher and restaurant owners. Name and address University de Montreal of employer PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7 Canada

Dates 2001 – ongoing Occupation or Second Language English Teacher position held Main activities and Lesson planning and implementation, grading and level evaluation responsibilities for Level I – Level IV adult learners. Name and address English Montreal School Board of employer 6000 Fielding avenue Montreal, Quebec, H3X 1T4

Education and Training

Dates 1997 – 2001 Title of qualification B. Sc., Dt. P.

awarded Dietetics and Human Nutrition Name and type of McGill University, Department of Medicine organization Royal Victoria Hospital

providing education 687 Pine Avenue West, Room A3.09 and training Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A1 Canada

Dates 1994 – 1997 Title of qualification D.E.C. Health Science awarded Name and type of John Abbott College organization 21 275 Lakeshore Road providing education Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3L9 and training Canada

Personal Skills and Competences

Languages (spoken and written) – English, French

Computer skills – Excel, Word, Microsoft Publisher, Graphics, QuickBooks, PowerPoint,

Cater-ease, Gar/Medi-temps, ANDX

Other Information

Member of Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec (OPDQ),

Address: 2155, rue Guy Montreal, Quebec H3H 2R9, Canada