Description
This CPD course is aimed at veterinary nurses working in general practice
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
After completion of this week, participants 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
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Georgia = 45 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Crossword quiz = 10 minutes
Week 2
Growth
- Optimal growth
- Effects of neutering
- Nutritional considerations for large breed puppies
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants 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
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Georgia = 45 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
- Written task – growth charts = 45 minutes (to be submitted before 5pm Friday of week 6)
Week 3
Adult Maintenance
- Promoting health in adults
- Maintaining a stable weight
- Treat management
- Recognise key aspects of feeding working dogs
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants 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
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Georgia = 45 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
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
After completion of this week, participants 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
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Georgia = 35 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum question = 10 minutes
- Crossword quiz = 10 minutes
- Written task – diet comparisons = 45 minutes (to be submitted before 5pm Friday of week 6)
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
After completion of this week, participants 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
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Georgia = 90 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
- Written task – nutritional calculations = 30 minutes (to be submitted before 5pm Friday of week 6)
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
After completion of this week, participants 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
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Georgia = 45 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Crossword quiz = 10 minutes
This course will be fully tutored by Georgia Woods-Lee and will consist of 15 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes. This course is tutored for 6 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
Shannon Robson –
Really gave me further confidence that I was advising correctly my clients and pets in most of my Nutritional reccomendations and re-solidified my interest in nutrition. Gives a great refresher and overhaul of the correct nutrtion, literally from beginning to end. Course tutor had lots of information and was very helpful.
Rated: Introduction level
Kim Bould –
Very detailed and interesting course.
Rated: Intermediate level
Corrie Yeomans –
very good and clear course with great learning quizzes and written tasks, back to basics a little when you have been qualified and doing them already, however tips i have taken away with me that i never new.
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate level
Julia Smith –
Valuable information and techniques for developing nurse clinics.
Rated: Introduction level
Amber Rogers –
Good refresher for those that have been in practice for a while! Loved the quizzes!!!
Rated: Introduction level
Charlotte Buckley –
Great course for stepping your foot beyond the basics.
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate level
Hayley Porter-Jones –
Every helpful for in practice.
Rated: Intermediate level
Helen Wilkes –
Brilliant course . Very well taught, I learnt a lot of new things that I plan to use without my practice
Ailish Dudley –
Brilliant course, for anyone running weight clinics at work. I firmed up knowledge i knew but also gained new information to take into practice with me too discuss and put into place.
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate level
shannon selvaggio –
Good knowledge, I can’t wait to try in my nurse consults and take to the consulting nurse meetings. Very clearly spoken and loved the crosswords
Rated: Intermediate level