Nutrition for Life
A six week online tutored CPD course with Georgia Woods-Lee
Week 1
From Conception to Weaning
- Parent health prior to conception and how this may affect pregnancy, parturition, and offspring
- Nutritional requirements during pregnancy
- Nutritional adaptations required during lactation
- Neonate nutritional requirements, including how to hand feed effectively
- Weaning
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Discuss how nutrition affects reproduction and key adaptations that are required
- Have a clear understanding of how to promote health through nutrition during lactation
- Identify the essential nutritional requirements for neonates
- Understand how to hand feed neonates correctly
Week 2
Growth
- Optimal growth
- Effects of neutering
- Nutritional considerations for large breed puppies
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Correctly use growth charts to map growth
- Identify when growth is not ideal and the necessary changes that are required to maintain a healthy weight to adulthood
- Have a good understanding of the nutritional adaptations that will be required at the point of neutering
Week 3
Adult Maintenance
- Promoting health in adults
- Maintaining a stable weight
- Treat management
- Recognise key aspects of feeding working dogs
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Understand nutritional requirements for adults and how these must be adapted for each pet’s circumstance
- Identify points of concern and to make appropriate recommendations
- Reflect on how nutritional requirement for working dog may differ from pet dogs
Week 4
Golden Oldies – Senior Pets
- Defining ‘senior’ age as an individual process
- Understanding age related changes and how these require nutritional adaptation
- Environmental considerations for pets in their senior years
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Confidently assess the needs of a senior pet
- Identify environmental changes that may be required
- Understanding of the dynamic changes to nutrition that are required for seniors to better support the pet and pet owner
Week 5
Diet Choices
- Examination of the pet food label
- Introduction to alternative diet types and how to have conversations with pet owners
- How to manage pets fed an alternative diet within a hospital environment
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Identify all key information on a pet food label and how this is used to determine a feeding amount
- Have a broad understanding of the pros and cons associated with alternative diets that are now commonly fed
- Appreciate methods for assessing the suitability of alternative diets and how to improve safety
- Confidently talk to the pet owner who wish to feed an alternative diet type
Week 6
Maintaining an Ideal Weight
- Assess ideal weight through body condition scoring and muscle condition scoring
- Simple steps to ensure obesity does not occur, and what can help if it does
- How to calculate a feeding quantity of dry, wet or mixed diet types
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Confidently be able to body condition score and muscle condition score to identify an ideal weight and good health
- Understand how simple food management in the home can prevent obesity occurring
- Thoroughly understand calculations for determining a feeding amount to prevent over, or under feeding
CPD Course Content
Modules
Status
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Welcome
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Week 1 - From Conception to Weaning Available on: 22/01/2024 12:00 am
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Week 2 - Growth Available on: 29/01/2024 12:00 am
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Week 3 - Adult Maintenance Available on: 05/02/2024 12:00 am
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Week 4 - Golden Oldies - Senior Pets Available on: 12/02/2024 12:00 am
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Week 5 - Diet Choices Available on: 19/02/2024 12:00 am
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Week 6 - Maintaining an Ideal Weight Available on: 26/02/2024 12:00 am
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