Clinical Nutrition

Course overview

This online course for veterinary nurses and veterinary technicians will cover a range of clinical nutritional issues commonly encountered in first opinion practice. These will include those animals (feline and canine) with renal disease, liver compromise, gastrointestinal disturbances, pancreatitis and urinary issues. We will investigate the root cause of inappetence and how pharmaceutical and nutritional support can aid in increasing calorific and nutrient intake. In all these cases we will be looking at the evidence base behind the claims of diets and supplements and whether they are of benefit to our patients. We will look at nutritional fashions and how to talk to clients about new trends that seem to be highlighted on-line almost continually. In order to do this, we will have some case studies to work through where we can discuss different options for nutritional management. This is an on-demand four module course with unlimited lifetime access, where each module consists of a tutorial, quiz and further reading. Module 1: Nutritional Assessment and Calculations Module 2: Renal, Urinary, Liver and Cardiac Nutrition Module 3: Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Nutrition Module 4: Nutritional Supplements and Trends