NUTR109-0418: Strategies for Nutrition Case Management
The lectures for this course will be presented in an audio format using a Webinar platform.
Enrollment is closed.
Presenters: Catherine Lenox, DVM, Diplomate ACVN
Sarah Abood, DVM, PhD
Course Open: April 30-May 24, 2018
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Mondays, May 7 and 14, 2018; 9:00-11:00 pm ET (USA)
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Level and Prerequisites:
This
intermediate course will be open to veterinarians
actively interested in nutrition and managing canine and feline
patients with nutrition.
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians.
This course is approved by RACE for veterinarians. (RACE 22-32086)
Course Information:
In each 2-hour class, we will discuss how to approach nutrition cases,
how to do a nutritional assessment, and how to nutritionally manage
canine and feline patients with different problems.
Week 1 (Real Time Session May 7, 2018)
Presenters: Catherine Lenox, DVM, Diplomate ACVN
Sarah Abood, DVM, PhD
Format: Audio (webinar)
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- Review the nutritional assessment process
- Review a standardized approach to managing cases with nutrition
- Discuss nutritional management of example cases for patients
with gastrointestinal disease
- Discuss nutritional management of example cases for patients
with hepatic disease
Week 2 (Real Time Session May 14, 2018)
Presenters: Catherine Lenox, DVM, Diplomate ACVN
Sarah Abood, DVM, PhD
Format: Audio (webinar)
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- Discuss nutritional management of example cases for patients
with obesity
- Discuss nutritional management of example cases for patients
with lower urinary tract disease
- Discuss nutritional management of example cases for patients
with dermatologic disease
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required
to earn a certificate of completion for the course.
To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to
Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.
Course Materials: Course materials will be available
in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course.
About the Presenters:
Dr. Catherine Lenox graduated from veterinary school at the University of
Missouri in 2007. She then went on to complete a small animal medicine and surgery
internship at Colorado State University and a small animal nutrition residency at
the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She was board-certified
by the American College of Veterinary Nutrition in 2011. Dr. Lenox is also certified
in veterinary acupuncture. After three years in specialty practice, Dr. Lenox joined
Royal Canin USA in 2014. She is currently Scientific Affairs Manager at Royal Canin.
Dr. Sarah Abood received her BS degree (1984) and DVM degree (1988)
from Michigan State University. After completing a one-year internship in large animal
medicine and surgery at the University of Minnesota, she spent 5 years at The Ohio
State University, working on a PhD and in a clinical nutrition residency with Dr.
Tony Buffington. She earned her PhD from OSU in 1997; and from 1994 to 1999 she worked
as a nutrition scientist in Research & Technical Communications at the Ralston Purina
Company in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Abood served as the Assistant Dean for Student
Programs and small animal clinical nutritionist at Michigan State University's College
of Veterinary Medicine from 1999 to 2016. Sit, Stay Speak Nutrition, LLC is her
consulting business, which was started in 2009 and expanded in 2017.
Dr. Abood has co-authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as several
book chapters and the Manual of Veterinary Dietetics.
Total CE Credit: 4
Tuition: Member $92 ($83 early bird special if enrolled by April 16 2018)
Non-Member $169 ($152 early bird special if enrolled by April 16 2018)
Prices are listed in US dollars.
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes,
enrollment will close on May 7, 2018 at 5 pm ET (USA)
or when the maximum number of participants is reached.
*For more information on how online CE works, see the
Participant Resource Center.
To Enroll:
Enrollment is closed.
- Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to
VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course
must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a
VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org
and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants;
personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
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Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
"This program (22-32086 ) is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a
total of 4 CE Credits, with a maximum of 4 CE Credits being available to any individual
veterinarian.
This RACE approval is for the subject matter categories of: Scientific,
using the delivery method of Interactive-Distance: (Web-based, Teleconference or Audio-Conference).
This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are
responsible for ascertaining each board's CE requirements."
Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be
issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course.
If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN office 800-846-0028 ext. 797
to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.
*For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check the
VIN Course Catalog.
Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Director
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