Advances in Nutrition

A four week online tutored CPD course with Nicola Lakeman

Week 1

Diabetes Mellitus

In this first week, we will be looking at diabetic cats and dogs and how nutrition plays a very large role in stabilisation of blood glucose. In dogs, we will look at how manipulation of different types of fibre can influence it. Cats are completely different when it comes to diabetes, not just in what to feed them. We will look at low carbohydrate, higher fat and protein diets, and how these can be used for obesity control and aid with the diabetes

Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:

Week 2

Cardiac Disease

In the second week, we will look at the ACVIM consensus statement and how we can build this into nutrition for dogs. We will look at the recent evidence for cardiac diets and how the heart cells have been shown to respond to different energy sources. We will also look at the evidence surrounding those dogs that are developing DCM on grain free diets

Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:

Week 3

Hepatic Disease

Hepatic disease in cats and dogs can be very complex depending on the cause. We will look at the feeding of puppies with portosystemic shunts and why we use diets with specific nutrients.  We will then discuss those animals with raised liver parameters and how we can help them, using diets and supplements

Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:

Week 4

Dermatological Diets

In this last week, we will look at all the different diets that are available for dogs and cats that have dermatological issues.  We will investigate nutrigenomic diets, novel protein diets and hydrolysed diets and discuss when to use each one

Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:

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