Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Kanan Patel is a registered dietitian who has worked the last 17 years as part of the CF team at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University CF Center. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in public health from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill followed by a Master's degree in Nutrition from Long Island University in New York. . Kanan values the importance of education the field of CF nutrition by taking on dietetic interns every year as well as by participating in the CF nutrition mentor program for the CF foundation. She has taken part in updating the CF 101 document. Kanan has been a promoter of quality improvement initiatives at her center and is currently involved in two QI projects- improving vitamin D testing and sufficiency as well as improving Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Completion. She is also involved in the CF learning network with her team. Kanan's interest in research and QI has led her to publish and present multiple abstract at poster sessions at NACFC in topics such as use of appetite stimulants in CF, building blocks of CF class, improving vitamin D, effect of modulators on nutrition, utilization of healthwell foundation grant and use of MUAC in comparison to BMI in CF patients. When not working, Kanan and her husband enjoy spending time with their two young boys and travelling the world.
DG06--Cutting Edge Nutrition Topics
Thursday, September 26, 2024
7:45 AM – 9:45 AM ET