Namratha Pramod

Experience

• Chief Dietician Gunasheela Hospital, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru. March 2010 – Present
• Consultant Dietician, BIG Hospital, Jayanagar ,Bengaluru. July 2016 – Present
• Consultant Dietician, BrindhavvanAerion Hospital, Chamarajpete,Bengaluru. March 2016 – March 2017
• Consultant Nutritionist for Apple Fitness, Jayanagar, Bengaluru. Jan 2015- August 2017
• External Lecturer for nutrition for Kidwai College of Nursing, 2017, 2018.
• Panelist, Kannada news channel , Suvarna News 24X7,Bengaluru.
• Panelist, Kannada news channel ,PrajaTV,Bengaluru
• Project Associate for  Diabetesprogramme, Canada May 2015
• Resource educator ( Food Science) for IGNOU May 2014.
• Resource educator ( Nutritional Biochemistry) for IGNOU May 2013.
• Dietician, Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru. April 2010 – December 2011
• Associate Nutritionist and Trainer, Leela Palace, Bengaluru.  2010- 2011
• Senior Dietician, Chi Health,Bengaluru. December 2008 – March 2010
• Corporate Nutritionist,Niche,Bengaluru August 2006 – March 2010
• Consultant Dietician, Platinum Bodies, Basavanagudi,Bengaluru October 2005 – August 2008

Areas of Expertise

• Counselling inpatients and out patients
• Setting the dietary department .
• Monitoring patient food service.
• Articles update on social media and website.
• Monitoring the inpatient diets.
• Menu planning and calorie calculations
• E counselling.
• Conversion of curriculum ( Diabetes Prevention Programme) into short videos.
• Crossword creation.
• Tips, handout material development.
• Conducting practical classes for MSc students.
• Setting question paper and correction.
• Powerpoint presentations.
• Training programmes for healthy eating.
• Articles and blogs for the website.
• Caterer presentations
• Kitchen checks of the vendors in the canteen.

Achievements and Recognitions

• Won First prize in community nutrition poster presentation, IDACON 2019.
• Poster presentation in 51st IDACON 2018, Indore on” Nutritional status and Nutritional Knowledge of nurses in Gunasheela Hospital”.
• Completed certification as a “Bariatric Nutritionist” October 2018.
• Speaker in CNE in SS Hospital, Bangalore, on “Supersized Foods”, September 2018.
• Speaker in CNE in NU Hospitals West, Bangalore on “Food Delivery Apps”, September 2018.
• Organized a CNE in Gunasheela Hospital, Bangalore on August 23 rd 2018.
• Speaker in CNE in NU Hospitals, on the topic of ” Supersized Foods”, July 2018.
• Felicitated by various organizations for achieving highest qualification in the field of nutrition.
• Cleared RD (registered Dietician ) Exam, April 2018. One of three people to clear exam in Karnataka.
• Regular Blogger in nutrition for various websites and alsoGunasheela Hospital Website.
• Speaker in CNE in Nu West Hospital, ” A case study on Food intolerance, December, 2017
• Organizing and Speaker at Support group for Bariatric patients, Nayak institute of Gastroenterology, A unit of Gunasheela hospitals, Bangalore.
• Speaker for ERAS Protocol CNE, ” Study on Bariatric Patients”, Held by hexagon nutrition, 2017.
• Attended 50th IDACON 2017 Workshop and Annual Conference of IDA. held in Kolkata.
• Speaker at a woman’s organization on ” Benefits of Millets”, August 2016.
• Attended 48th IDACON 2015 Workshop and annual conference of IDA, held in Bangalore .
• Successfully organizing Events in Gunasheela Hospitals, Bangalore since 2015. To name a few “World Breastfeeding Week”, (Declared Annual Event in Gunasheela Hospital), Mothers Day, Woman’s day etc.
• Setting up in patient food service for the first time in Gunasheela Hospital, Bangalore, March 2015.
• Setting up the dietary department in Gunasheela Hospital, Bangalore March 2012.
• CNE activity titled “Diet and Diabetes” in Jan 2011 by Eat right American Dietetic Association.
• CNE activity titled “Role of Enteral feeding in Critically ill patients” in June 2011 by Eat right American Dietetic Association.
• CME activity titled “Malnutrition Assessment and outcomes in hospitalizes patients ” in June 2012 by Eat right American Dietetic Association.
• Participation in the symposium organized by Yakult India Microbiota an Probiotic Science Foundation .
• Institutional training in bakery by IBCA in 2005
• Internship at Sagar Apollo Hospital from Jun 1 – Jun 30 2005.
• Health Awareness Camp at Adarsha Gardens on 16th Jan 2005.
• Health Awareness Camp at Shobha Opal on 30th Jan 2005.
• Camp on Obesity at Shoppers Stop, Bannerghatta Road on July 10th 2005
• Diabetic screening camp at Sagar Apollo Hospital on 14th Nov 2004.
• Health awareness camp at Vijaya Bank Colony on 12th Nov 2004.
• Internship at Sagar Apollo Hospital from Oct 15 – Nov 7 2004.

Noteworthy Credits

• Honoured“ PrathibaPuraskara” for Social Service by KadaliMahilaVedike, Bangalore.
• Published a book of short poems for children at the age of 15 called “ The Bouquet” .Inaugurated by Dr. C R Chandrashekar, professor, NIMHANS.
• Recipient of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award for the young, the bronze standard.
• Recipient of the Second  place in poster making organized by Food and nutrition board (College Level)  in connection with world breast feeding week.
• Awarded best Employee of the month in April 2010, by Fortis Hospital B G Road, Bangalore..
• Awarded Service Excellence Award in the month of June 2010, by Fortis Hospital B G Road Bangalore.
• Member of Indian Dietetic Association.