PROVIDENCE – Jane Sylvestre, a dietary nutrition specialist with the Care New England Center for Surgical Weight Loss, is this year’s recipient of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Excellence in Nutrition Award.
The Excellence in Nutrition Award honors an ASMBS member who has made significant contributions to preoperative and/or postoperative nutrition. Such contributions may include original research specific to nutrition, novel approaches and/or protocols that maximize patient adherence, or educational programs, according to the ASMBS Foundation.
According to a statement from Care New England, Sylvestre has made a significant impact on the patients she has served throughout her 10-year career. Her most recent move led her to the CNE Center for Surgical Weight Loss this year. Since then, Sylvestre has enhanced the pre- and postoperative nutrition experience at the center, and launched new programs such as a mentorship program, the bariatric boutique and a walking group.
Sylvestre has increased attendance and participation in the center’s monthly support groups and provides extra support through her closed Facebook group, “cast-a-weighs.” She also runs a “back on track” program through which participants experience hands-on cooking classes and supermarket tours.
Sylvestre is the founder of the New England Bariatric Surgery Dietitian Network and has organized bariatric conferences throughout New England for several years. In her spare time she volunteers at a local food pantry.
Rob Borkowski is a PBN staff writer. Email him at Borkowski@PBN.com.
