Description
Professional profile
Monika Kolář is a university-qualified specialist in preventive and therapeutic nutrition. She received her professional qualification of the first degree (B.Sc.) at the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University in Brno in the field of study “nutritional therapist”. She further specialized in the follow-up study of nutritional sciences with a focus on public health at the University of Vienna in Vienna.
As part of her diploma thesis, she participated in the EU-Interreg NutriAging project, which aims to improve the quality of nutrition for seniors in the border region of Austria and Slovakia. She investigated the effect of training and vitamin D supplementation on the expression of genes related to the preservation of muscle mass in old age. He is currently studying the principles of health coaching and a progressive, motivational approach to the client and his nutritional needs as a student of the Precision Nutrition Academy. Monika is a member of professional teams of projects and startups that are involved in the prevention and therapy of chronic diseases in the form of modern technologies and innovative behavioral approaches. He is engaged as an ambassador of nutritional sciences according to EBM principles on social networks via @zdravieavyzivaonline.
Work experience
2015 – Food and dietary supplement sales assistant, Reformhaus Quentin, Berlin
2016 – present – Nutritional therapist with a focus on preventive and curative (private online practice) and external consultant to companies and startups focused on innovations in the field of chronic disease prevention.
Education
2008 – Bilingual grammar school Dominika Tatarka, Poprad
2013 – Masaryk University Brno, Faculty of Medicine, nutritional therapist (B.Sc.)
2022 – University of Vienna, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences with specialization in public health (MSc.)
2022 – Precision Nutrition Academy
Internship stays
– IKEM – Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic (nutritional support of patients with diseases of the kidneys and cardiovascular system)
– Faculty Hospital Brno, Czech Republic (department of hospital catering, internal gastroenterology clinic, hemato-oncology and child psychiatry with an emphasis on eating disorders)
– St. Anne’s Faculty Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic (nutritional support department in obesitology and diabetology consultation)
– Children’s Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic (department of nutritional support for children with special nutritional requirements such as celiac disease, phenylketonuria)
– Masaryk National Oncology Institute, Brno, Czech Republic (nutritional support of hospitalized patients with oncological disease, counseling for nutrition and smoking cessation).
Membership in professional societies and councils
No
Membership in editorial boards of magazines
No
Scientific research activity
No
Pedagogical activity
Lecture and consultation activity for domestic and foreign projects aimed at nutritional support and prevention of chronic diseases.
Language
Active: Czech, Slovak, English, German
