Mirey Karavetian

Assistant Professor
Natural and Health Sciences
Zayed University
United Arab Emirates

Professor Nutrition
Biography

M Karavetian earned her PhD in “Health Promotion” from Maastricht University, Netherlands; and her dietetics degree from American University of Beirut, Lebanon. She has extensive experience in nutrition management of the chronically and critically ill patients; she shares her experience in conferences and workshops locally and regionally. She also is trained and specialized in health care quality. Her research is focused on finding effective strategies to change dietary behavior in chronically ill patients. Her publications focus on dietary management of hemodialysis patients and finding the optimal dietitian-to-patient ratio needed in the hemodialysis unit in the Arab world for optimal clinical outcomes.

Research Intrest

M Karavetian research interests includes Introduction to Nutrition, Therapeutic Nutrition I & II,  Nutrition Counselling , Health Policy , Nutrition in the Life Cycle , Nutrition Assessment , Hospital Management for dietitians , Epidemiology , Introduction to Epidemiology , Public Health I & II

List of Publications
2. Karavetian M, El Zein H, Hwalla N, De Vries N (2013) Conformity of Dietetic Practices with KDOQI Nutrition Guidelines in HD Units in Lebanon. International Journal of Health and Nutrition 4: 1-8.
Karavetian M, Ghaddar S (2013) Serum Phosphate Reduction with Diet: Randomized Controlled Trial in Hemodialysis Patients, Lebanon. Journal of Renal Care 39: 19-30.