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EDUCATION
B.S. Nutrition, May 1980, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
CREDENTIALS
Registered Dietitian since 1980, #565427
Licensed Dietitian, State of Florida License #LND3679
Licensed Dietitian, State of North Carolina License #L001160
Licensed Dietitian, State of Georgia License #001999
EXPERIENCE
Carolina Nutrition Consultants, Inc.
Columbia, SC. Owner (May 1989 - Present)
CNC, a firm of Registered Dietitians and Certified Dietary Managers, provides consultation in a variety of health care facilities throughout the Southeast. Consultation includes development and implementation of medical nutrition therapy, evaluation of food services operations, staff development and in-service education, nutrition education/counseling to residents/clients.
Novartis Nutrition Consultant
Nutrition Consultant (1998 - 2000)
Review Enteral feedings for Medicare reimbursement guidelines. Implement Enteral feedings and reimbursement protocol in skilled nursing facilities.
Midlands Technical College
Columbia, SC. Program Coordinator/Instructor (1996 - Present)
Dietary Manager’s Course
Medcorp Health Systems, Inc.
Columbia, SC. Director, Nutrition Plus (June 1987 - May 1989)
Responsible for organization and implementation of Weight Management Programs at Richland Memorial Hospital. Hired and trained all staff. Responsible for staff of full, part-time, and contracted personnel. Developed policies and procedures. Coordinated all aspects of clinics for 200 patients. Responsible for all accounting and payroll. Supervised research for several national research projects. As position evolved, major responsibilities included personnel management, marketing, and new product development.
Beverly Enterprises, Southern Division
Atlanta, GA. Consultant Dietitian (May 1986 - May 1987)
Responsible for providing monthly consultation to long term care facilities to evaluate the food service systems; develop nutritional care plans; provide guidance to the administrator; act as liaison to the medical and nursing staff. Based in Tallahassee, FL; consulted with facilities in FL, GA, and AL.
South Carolina Department Of Health And Environmental Control,
Division Of Certification
Columbia, SC. Nutrition Consultant (January 1984 - May 1986)
Conducted surveys of dietary departments and provided consultation and assistance in the organization and management of health care facilities participating in Federal programs. Facilities included long term care, dialysis centers and hospitals. Planned, organized and conducted statewide workshops for consultant dietitians and dietary managers.
Family Practice Associates Of Columbia
Columbia, SC. Nutrition Consultant (September 1983 - May 1986)
On a part-time basis provided medical nutrition therapy for patients of a firm of private family practice physicians.
Richland Memorial Hospital
Columbia, SC. Clinical Dietitian (May 1980 - January 1984)
HONORS
Consultant Dietitian in Health Care Facilities Area III Distinguished Member of the Year 1999
South Carolina Dietetic Association Meritorious Service Award 1997
South Carolina Dietetic Association Meritorious Service Award 1994
South Carolina Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year 1986
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
South Carolina Pressure Ulcer Task Force, 2004 - Present
Governing Board, South Carolina Gerontological Society, 2003 - Present
South Carolina Dietetic Association as the Executive Secretary, 1992 - 2003American Dietetic Association, member since 1979
Business and Professional Women, member since 1995
Consultant Dietitians in Health Care Facilities
Area III Coordinator, 2005 - 2007
Area III Coordinator, 1992 - 1994
Marketing Committee
Professional Development Committee
Quality Assurance Committee, Co-Chair
Consultant Dietitians in Health Care Facilities, member since 1984
Chairman SC, 1999 - Present
Nominating Committee, 1998
Newsletter Editor, 1992
Chairman, 1991
Chairman-elect, 1990
South Carolina Dietetic Association
Executive Secretary, 1994 - 2003
Media Representative, 1994 - 2002
Treasurer, 1991 - 1994
Public Affairs Chairman, 1987 - 1989
Board of Directors, 1984 - Present
Educational Materials Review Committee, 1983 - 1984
Clinical Dietetics Committee, 1982 - 1983
South Carolina Association of Residential Care Homes
member since 1998
Board Member, 2005
South Carolina Health Care Association, member since 1991
South Carolina Heart Association, member since 1980
Spokesperson to the news media - radio and television
South Carolina Quality Improvement Committee for Nursing Facilities,
2000 - 2003
South Carolina Osteoporosis Coalition, member since 2000
Columbia-Midlands Dietetic Association, member since 1980
President, 1985 - 1986
President-Elect, 1984 - 1985
Secretary, 1983 - 1984
Coordinator Community Dietetics, 1981 - 1982
Winthrop University Preceptor, AP4 Internship Program, 1999 - Present
PRESENTATIONS
“Minimizing Your Risk for Litigation,” Georgia Dietetic Association, Atlanta, GA, April 2005.
“Minimizing the Risk of Litigation in LTC,” Lorman Education Services, Columbia, SC, January 2005.
“Survey Readiness,” SC Health Care Association, Columbia, SC, August 2004.
“Nutrition and Wound Healing,” SC Pressure Ulcer Task Force, Columbia, SC, June 2004.
“Nutrition and Licensing Regulations,” SC Association of Residential Care Homes, Columbia, SC, May 2004.
“Minimizing Your Risk for Litigation,” SC Dietary Managers Association, Fort Mill, SC, March 2004.
“Nutrition and Hydration – Your Important Role,” SC Healthcare Association, Columbia, SC, February 2004.
“Striving for Professional Excellence,” US Foodservice, Columbia, SC, February 2004.
“Renal Disease and Nutrition Therapy,” Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC, November 2003.
“Weight Loss in the Geriatric Resident,” SC Food Service Supervisors Association, Myrtle Beach, SC, October 2003.
“Managing Weight in Long Term Care,” Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC, April 2003.
“Update on Renal Nutrition,” SC Dietary Managers Association State Meeting, Columbia, SC, March 2003.
“Linking Nutrition Issues to Litigation,” Nursing Home Negligence Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 2002.
“Meal Time Can be Fun,” SC Association of Residential Care Homes, Myrtle Beach, SC, September 2002.
“Weight and Hydration Management in the Long Term Care Resident,” SC Health Care Association, Columbia, SC, August 2001.
“Managing Weight in Long Term Care,” Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC, May 2001.
“Enteral Nutrition and Reimbursement in Long Term Care,” Loris Hospital, Loris, SC, January 2001.
“Nutrition Trends 2000,” NC & SC Dietary Managers Association, Charlotte, SC, March 2000.
“The New Survey Process: Dietary Changes,” SC Healthcare Association, Columbia, SC, September 1999.
“Targeting Nutrition at Risk,” SC Association of Residential Care Homes, Charleston, SC, September 1999.
“The New Survey Process: Dietary Changes,” sponsored by Achieve Health Care, Columbia, SC, July 1999.
“Menu Evaluation,” PYA/Monarch, Columbia, SC, April 1999; Raleigh, NC, June 1999.
“Clinical Nutrition Issues,” SC Food Service Supervisor, Myrtle Beach, SC, October 1998.
“The Liberalized Geriatric Diet,” discussion panel, NC Assisted Living Association, Raleigh, NC, October 1998.
Enteral Reimbursement in Long Term Care,” SC Health Care Association, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 1998.
“Enteral Reimbursement in Long Term Care,” SC Nursing Home Association, Charleston, SC, April 1998.
“Nutritional Requirements of the Geriatric Resident,” Boot Camp for Directors of Nursing, New Day Professional Services, Columbia, SC, February 1998.
“ServSafe Training,” Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC, September 1997.
“Nutrition Update,” SC Commission on Aging Summer School of Gerontology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, August 1997.
“CQI,” SC Health Care Association, Columbia, SC, January 1997, June 1997.
“Preventing Weight Loss in Long Term Care,” PeeDee AHEC, McLeod Regional Hospital, Florence, SC, February 1996; Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC, May 1997.
“Culinary Cooking Class” for dietary managers, Johnson & Wales Culinary School, Columbia, SC, January 1996.
“Weight Loss in the Geriatric Resident” for long term care facility nurses, dietary managers, and consultant dietitians, sponsored by Carolina Nutrition Consultants, Inc., Columbia, SC, June 1995.
“Nutrition for the Athlete,” Columbia Running Club, Columbia, SC, April 1995.
“Nutrition for the Teen Years,” Newberry High School, Newberry, SC, March 1995.
“Controlling the Dietary Budget,” for nursing home administrators, Carolina Nutrition Consultants, Inc., Columbia, SC, December 1994.
“Documentation: The Dietary Aspect,” Carolina Nutrition Consultants, Inc., Columbia, SC, September 1994.
“Enteral Feedings and Reimbursement,” Connelly Management for long term care facility administrators, Charleston, SC, May 1994.
“Nutrition for the Alzheimer’s Patient,” Coastal Food Service, Florence, SC, April 1994.
“Enteral Feedings: Guidelines and Reimbursement,” Alabama Dietetic Association, Birmingham, AL, April 1994.
“The Minimum Data Instrument,” SC Food Service Supervisors, Columbia, SC, March 1994.
“The Role of The Consultant Dietitian,” Arkansas Consultant Dietitians, Little Rock, AK, October 1993.
“Nutrition Assessment,” Carolina Nutrition Consultants, Inc., Columbia, SC, September 1993.
“Surviving the Survey Process,” sponsored by Carolina Nutrition Consultants, Inc., Columbia, SC, August 1993.
“What Every Administrator Should Know About Dietary Services,” American College of Long Term Care Administrators, Columbia, SC, June 1993.
“Nutrition: Facts and Myths,” Medical Associates, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC, June 1993.
“Dietary and Nursing Working Together,” Automation Research Systems; workshops held in Columbia, SC, Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, May-June 1992.
“Understanding the Survey Process,” SC Dietary Managers Association, Columbia, SC, March 1991.
“Geriatric Nutrition Update,” SC Commission on Aging, Lander University, Greenwood, SC, 2-day seminar, June 1990.
“Prime Time Nutrition,” Baptist Medical Center, Columbia, SC, March 1989.
“Objectives of a Weight Management Program,” Sandoz Nutrition, Orlando, FL, May 1988.
“Principles of Weight Management Programs,” presented to exercise physiology students at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, May 1987.
“The Survey Process,” sponsored by SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Greenville, and Florence, SC, March 1985.
“Nutritional Needs of the Geriatric Resident,” sponsored by SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Greenville, and Florence, SC, April 1984.
“Enteral Feeding: Guidelines and Formulas,” presented to first year medical students, Dorn Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Columbia, SC, August 1983.
“Sodium Restricted Diets,” noon conference, family practice residents, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC, May 1983.
“The Cardiac Diet,” Cardiac Rehab Program, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC, March 1983.
Numerous television, radio, and newspaper interviews.
PUBLICATIONS
E. Cox Smith, R.D.: South Carolina Diet Manual for Long Term Care Facilities, 1994. Author and editor. Revised, 1999.
E. Cox Smith, R.D.: Personnel Management: Resource Guide for the Consultant Dietitian, 1994 edition.
Contributed to “Clinical Indicators Associated with Unintentional Weight Loss and Pressure Ulcers in Elderly Residents of Nursing Facilities,” JADA, September 1995.
Contributed to Pocket Resource for Nutrition Assessment, 1994 edition.
Contributed to other publications and video productions.
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