Hellenic Dietetic Association (HDA)
Πανελλήνιος Σύλλογος Διαιτολόγων – Διατροφολόγων
Greece
Description (english)
The Hellenic Dietetic Association - Nutrition was founded in 1969 in Athens, and is the official body representing Dietitians - Nutritionists of Higher Education in Greece.
Its purpose is to promote public health through information to professionals and the public by presenting new data in the field of nutrition and health.
Description (local language)
O Πανελλήνιος Σύλλογος Διαιτολόγων - Διατροφολόγων ιδρύθηκε το 1969, στην Αθήνα, και αποτελεί τον επίσημο φορέα εκπροσώπησης των Διαιτολόγων - Διατροφολόγων Πανεπιστημιακής Εκπαίδευσης στην Ελλάδα.
Σκοπός του είναι η προαγωγή της Δημόσιας Υγείας μέσω της ενημέρωσης των επιστημόνων και του κοινού για τα νεότερα δεδομένα στον τομέα της διατροφής και της υγείας.
Για το σκοπό αυτό εκδίδει έντυπο υλικό και διοργανώνει ανά τακτικά χρονικά διαστήματα επιστημονικές δράσεις, μεταξύ των οποίων επιστημονικά συνέδρια, ημερίδες, ομιλίες για το κοινό και οργανωμένες εκδηλώσεις με στόχο την ενημέρωση τόσο των επιστημόνων υγείας όσο και του κοινού.
Official Contacts
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Contact Name :
Elena
Paravantes, ICDA Representative
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Email :
hparav@gmail.com
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Number of Members:
250
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Year Association Established:
1969
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Professional Title:
Clinical Dietitian Nutritionist
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Title Awarded By:
n/a
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Recognized credential (e.g. RD):
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Credential(s) Awarded By:
n/a
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No. of working dietitians in country:
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Code of Practice/Conduct:
Yes
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Member Types:
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Type:
Regular
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Number:
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Type:
Student
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Type:
Associate
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Honorary
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- Dietetics education minimum is a bachelor degree from a recognized educational institution.
- Dietetics education includes a practicum program.
- Clinical Dietitian Nutritionist complete their professional education in another country
- 1 education institutions in Greece offer a recognized dietetics education program leading to professional qualification
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Settings where dietitians services are most commonly employed (may be employees
or consultants in private practice):
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Health Systems:
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- Hospitals (all types including military)
- Private Practice
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Food and Agriculture:
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- Food service / hospitality or association
- Food producer, food manufacturing company or association
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Other common settings for employment of Dietitians' services:
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- Academic or research organization (e.g. University, college, institute)
- Media
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The credentialing institution that is responsible for verification of university degrees is the Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center, also known as DOATAP. This center verifies the validity and equivalence of the acquired degree with those awarded by Greek institutions of higher education.
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To enquire about an assessment of your credentials, contact:
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Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center, DOATAP
Agiou Konstantinou 54
Athens, Attiki
Greece
10437
information@doatap.gr
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