Course Dates: September 9-September 26, 2024
Enrollment Closes: 5pm ET Monday, September 16, 2024
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Monday, September 16, 2024; 8:00-9:30PM ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 1.5
RACE Category: 1.5 hours Medical
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Tuition: $33 ($30 early bird special if enrolled by August 26, 2024) |
Course Information:
In cats, unintended weight loss has a significant impact on health and wellness. Weight loss that is not planned is often a sign of a more pressing underlying issue. A complete physical and nutritional evaluation should be performed to determine the underlying cause of the weight loss. Diseases that affect caloric intake, absorption of nutrients across the gut, and utilization of those nutrients should be investigated. If prolonged, inadequate nutrition resulting in weight loss may lead to the development of serious clinical sequelae such as hepatic lipidosis. A rational approach to the patient with unintentional weight loss is based upon a sound understanding of the relevant biologic, pathophysiologic, and environmental factors that may be playing a role. The consequences of malnutrition in cats are decreased immunocompetence, decreased tissue synthesis and repair, and altered drug metabolism. Nutritional management in cats with weight loss requires constant monitoring and careful calculations by the veterinary technician to address the malnutrition. Constant vigilance and exceptional nursing care will help the patient to manage their malnutrition and facilitate healing and recovery.
- Identify risks associated with undernutrition in cats and how to mitigate these risks
- Demonstrate understanding of sarcopenia, cachexia, anorexia and the impact of each on feline nutrition
- Identify consequences of malnutrition in cats
- Understand and implement a nutritional assessment
- Identify specific nutrients and their role in mitigating weight loss
RACE Accreditation: This program has been submitted (but is not yet approved) for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
Course Agenda:Week 1 (Real Time Session September 16): Unintentional Weight Loss in Cats
During this session, participants will discuss how to evaluate the patient to determine the underlying cause for weight loss. Diseases and inadequate nutrition will be reviewed and discussed. A review of consequences, monitoring, and nursing concerns will also be included in this session.
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: $33 ($30 early bird special if enrolled by August 26, 2024) |
- 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.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext.792 or email VSPNCE. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 792
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