Description
This course is aimed at nurses working in general practice
This 4 week course 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 cover inappetence in animals and how to support these animals. We will investigate the route cause of inappetence and how pharmaceutical and nutritional support can aid in increasing calorific and nutrient intake. In all of 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 to the nutritional management.
Week 1
Nutritional Assessment and Calculations
- How to perform a nutritional assessment
- Calculate energy requirements and how much to feed
- Treatment regimens for inappetence
- Instigating nutritional support
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Perform a nutritional history and assessment of the animal
- Calculate BER and RERs and apply this to how much to feed
- Identify when nutritional support is required and how to do this
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Nicola = 60 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 2
Clinical Nutrition – Renal, Urinary, Liver and Cardiac
- Clinical nutrition for renal, urinary, liver and cardiac disease
- Look at each of the nutrient requirements for each of these management regimes
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Make recommendations for clinical diets for renal, urinary, liver and cardiac disease
- Understand the nutrient specifications for these diets
- Discuss the benefits of these diets
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Nicola = 60 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 3
Clinical Nutrition – Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic
- Clinical nutrition for gastrointestinal and pancreatitis
- Look at each of the nutrient requirements for each of these management regimes
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Make recommendations for clinical diets for range of gastrointestinal and pancreatitis
- Understand the nutrient specifications for these diets
- Discuss the benefits of these diets
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Nicola = 60 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Written assignment – clinical case study or client information brochure = 45 minutes (to be submitted before 5pm Friday of week 4)
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 4
Nutritional Supplements and Trends
- Supplements
- Nutritional trends (including raw and homecooked diets)
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Make recommendations for supplements for the diseases discussed in weeks 3 and 4
- Look at the nutritional evidence behind nutritional fashions
- Discuss raw and home cooked feeding with clients
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Nicola = 55 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
The course will be fully tutored by Nicola Lakeman and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes. This course is tutored for 4 weeks, followed by a two week extension of untutored ‘catch up’ time, before the course officially ends.
All delegates will then have unlimited lifetime access to the learning material for future reference
Louise Horton –
Extremely informative and well structured. An excellent and very knowledgeable speaker
Paula Norquoy –
Good content with a knowledgeable lecturer. Work was manageable and could fit it in with a busy work life.
Kelly-Anne Cleary –
great amount of up to date information i have been able to already implement at work
Alison Pearcy –
This was an extremely informative course that was well put together and delivered a lot of knowledge in a short time. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I have learned a great deal that I can put to use in practice straight away, highly recommended.
Hannah Powell –
Some very helpful tools for evaluating nutrition that I had never used before.
Niki Wallis –
Easy to navigate around the course content. Some really interesting information and resources gained form the course.
Louise Faulkner –
Really insightful, lots of good knowledge and helpful links
Kate O’Neill –
Informative, Compact and enjoyable
Susan Harding –
Brilliant course. Excellently presented. A good learning experience.
Laura Mills –
Really useful up to date nutrition cpd