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Mary Hendrickson

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Senior Faculty Lecturer

¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Dietetics Clinical Coordinator (Stage) - Montreal General Hospital

T: 514-934-1934 ext 44706Ìý |Ìýmary.hendrickson [at] mcgill.ca (Email) |Ìý Macdonald-Stewart Bldg MS2-039A and MGH E4-200

Degrees

BA, Biology and Spanish (College of St. Benedict’s, USA)
BSc, Nutrition and Dietetics (U of MN, USA)
MSc (Applied) Human Nutrition (Colorado State U, USA).

Short Bio

Mary Hendrickson is a faculty lecturer and Dietetics Stage Clinical Coordinator at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University, where she provides dietetic stagiairesÌý withÌý classroom, medical simulation and professionalÌý stage learning environments toÌý enhance the acquisitionÌý ofÌý skillsÌý andÌý knowledgeÌý thatÌý meet coreÌýÌýÌý competenciesÌýÌýÌý established by Dietitians of Canada and L’Ordre ProfessionnelÌý deÌý DiététistesÌý duÌý Quebec. She is the clinical coordinator at the MUHC’s Montreal General Hospital and multiple other acute care, community and food service sites around Montreal and the south shore. She has been a practicing dietitian for over 25 years in the US and Canada. Her other research interests include sustainability, dietetic intern learning, medical simulation and hospital based master’s applied projects.

Awards and Recognitions

¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Sustainable Project Fund (2011-2013) and Mary H Brown (2012-2014) grants to promote sustainable eating to ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University students

Active Affiliations

Dietitians of Canada
Ordre des diététistes nutritionnistes du Québec (ODNQ)
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
New York Dietetic Association

AND Practice groups: Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists Practice Group; Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Practice Group

Committees

MUHC Clinical Nutrition Practice Committees- Nephrology Committee; Internal Medicine Care Committee, and Outpatient Programs Committee; ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵÌý Farmers’ Market Stakeholder Group (May 2012- present) to help coordinate student education and research opportunities at the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Farmers’ Market; FAES Sustainable Education Project Group 2015-2016; ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Food Messaging Committee 2014-2016

Research Interests

Evaluation of the impact of interactive learning for dietetic students

Current Research/Key Role

Partner with ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ organizations including Macdonald Run Student Ecological Gardens, Out of the Garden Project, Yellow Door and ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Farmers’ Market to create opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to provide education on food preparation and sustainable food systems to ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ students and staff. Partner with the Depot to conduct research on evaluating nutrition education workshops.

Recent MSc project: Risk of dehydration in TBI patients with dysphagia; Predictors of success in Bariatric surgery patients.

Current Master's Applied project: Evaluating Nutrition and Culinary Education After-school Programs in Five Diverse Neighborhoods and implementation of virtual cooking workshops for children during COVID.

Courses

NUTR 207 Nutrition and Health 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer


NUTR 310 Professional Practice Stage 2A 2 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer


NUTR 311 Professional Practice Stage 2B 5 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer


NUTR 603 Credentialing in Dietetics 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer


FMTP 074 Complementary Course 2 2 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

NUTR 508 Professional Practice Stage 4A 7 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer


NUTR 509 Professional Practice Stage 4B 7 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer


NUTR 611 Graduate Prof Practice 1 2 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer


NUTR 615 Grad Prof Pract 5 Clin Nutr 7 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

Publications

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Select Publications

Buchholz AC,Hendrickson M, Giroux I, Correa JA, Hanning R, Eisenbraun C, Lieffers J, Lövestam E; INTERNATIONAL NCP/NCPT IMPLEMENTATION STUDY (INIS) CONSORTIUM.Can J Diet Pract Res. 2020 Sep 1;81(3):150-153. doi: 10.3148/cjdpr-2020-010. Epub 2020 Jun 4.PMID: 32495644

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