NUTR119-1123: Nutritional Management of Senior Dogs and Cats – Discussion Continued!Course Open: November 13-30, 2023
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Monday, November 20, 2023; 8:00-10:00 pm ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 2
RACE Category: 2 hours Medical
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Tuition: Member $46 ($41 early bird special if enrolled by October 30, 2023) |
Course Information:
The nutritional needs of senior dogs and cats may differ from those of younger adult animals. This course will briefly discuss nutritional requirements and foods marketed for senior animals with a specific focus on the lesser-known veterinary therapeutic diets (VTDs). Most veterinarians are comfortable making feeding recommendations for VTDs marketed for kidney disease, joint disease, weight loss, or critical care and recovery. But what about those additional foods designed to support ailments we see frequently in our aging pet populations such as dental disease, cognitive dysfunction and brain health, heart disease, or supporting a pet with cancer? Can these foods be safely fed to younger, healthy housemates? At the end of this course, participants should gain knowledge and tools to be familiar with these lesser-known veterinary therapeutic diet categories and feel comfortable discussing their benefits with clients.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- discuss nutritional assessment focusing on senior dogs and cats.
- understand attributes of lesser-known veterinary therapeutic diet categories.
- feel comfortable evaluating commercial foods and making patient feeding plans for senior pets.
Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate VIN CE course is open for enrollment to veterinarians interested in clinical nutrition management of senior dogs and cats. There are no course prerequisites.
Credit Approval: This course is approved for 2 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians. (RACE 20-1101212)
Course Agenda: Week 1 (Real Time Session November 20, 2023): Nutritional Management of Senior Dogs and Cats
Presenters: Rae Sires, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition
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.
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Tuition: Member $46 ($41 early bird special if enrolled by October 30, 2023) |
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on November 17, 2023 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.
Enrollment qualifications:
- VIN CE Courses:
- VIN CE courses are open to VIN member, VIN student member, and non-member veterinarians.
- Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- VSPN CE Courses:
- VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
- Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
- Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
- Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
- 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.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN@vin.com. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
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 VIN CE Services: CEonVIN@vin.com
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357