About Us
This website was developed by the College of Dietitians of Ontario in partnership with a Project Partners and Advisory Committee, with representation from:
- The Saskatchewan Dietitians Association
- The College of Dietitians of Manitoba
- The Nova Scotia Dietitians Association
- The Newfoundland & Labrador College of Dietitians
- Dietitians of Canada
- Bridging Programs (the Internationally Educated Dietitians Pre-registration Program in Ontario and the University Bridging Process in Nova Scotia)
- Internationally educated dietitians
- Dietetic educators and preceptors
Special Thanks
Special thanks to our Project Partners and Advisory Committee members for their contribution to the development of the OSAT.
Beverly Brockest, MEd, RD
Carolyn Lordon, MSc, RD
Corinne Eisenbraun, MA, RD, FDC
Cynthia Whalen MSc, RD
Daphne Lordly, DEd, MAHE, P.Dt
Jennifer Garus, P.Dt
Khashayar Amirhosseini, MBA, RD, CDE
Lana Moore, MSc, RD
Lorry Chen, RD
Marlene Wyatt, MA, RD
Meera Kaur, PhD, RD, CDE
Melisse Willems, MA, LLB
Michelle Hagglund, RD
Rommana Captain, RD
Sheela Nelson Kuttaiya, MSc, RD
Project Coordinators:
Cristina Cicco, MHSc, RD
Diane Candiotto, MNSP, RD
Technical support:
Lisa Kershaw
Monique Poirier, MA
Contributors
A special thanks to the writers who developed content for this website:
Cathy O’Connor, MPH, RD
Elizabeth Manafo, MHSc, RD
Lori Buscher, MHSc, RD
Tammy Fansabedian, MHSc, RD
Tehreem Irfan, RD (assistant researcher)
A special thanks to the peer reviewers involved in reviewing the web content:
Anjali Gopinath, MSc, RD
Ann Fox, PhD, RD
Beverly Brockest, MEd, RD
Cindy Tsai, MEd, RD
Cynthia Whalen, MSc, RD
Dale Mayerson, RD, CDE
Daniela Morgado, RD
Donna Barnes, RD
Elizabeth Manafo, MHSc, RD
Eric Ng, MPH, RD
Helen Tomalik, RD, MEd
Jennifer Buccino, MEd, RD, CDE
Khashayar Amirhosseini, MBA, RD, CDE
Lorry Chen, RD
Maira Botelho Perotto, MScCH, RD
Marlene Wyatt, MA, RD
May Jung, MEd, RD, CDE, PhD(c)
Meera Kaur, PhD, RD, CDE
Michelle Hagglund, RD
Nicola Day, MS, RD
Peiman Pournaghshband, MSc, RD
Rommana Captain, MSc, RD
Samantha Thiessen, MHSc, RD
The CDO would like to thank the College of Dietitians of British Columbia for sharing their Competence Self-Assessment Questionnaire and Case Studies during the exploration phase of this project, which helped inform the format of this tool.
The College of Dietitians of Ontario maintains and operates the website.
For comments and inquiries, please visit the contact us page.