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Provet's Distance Learning Small Animal Clinical Nutrition Course

Includes PRACTICAL DAY Holiday Inn Basingstoke 28th April 2025

Evidence-based Clinical Nutrition

Presented by well-known Independent Consultant Mike Davies BVetMed CertVR CertSAO FRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Clinical Nutrition

Cost: £600 (Discounted to £450 for University staff and students)
To reserve places email mikedaviesvet@gmail.com

About the Course

This is a comprehensive 32 module Course with Lectures and an interactive Practical day for Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Nurses. It covers everything you need to know about Clinical Nutrition in practice and covers the Syllabus for the Provet Certificate in Small Animal Clinical Nutrition (PCertSACN).

Course includes access to 32 Modules as MPG4 Recordings, Course Modules as PDF files, attendance at Practical Day – in person or via Zoom link. On the Practical Day Lunch and Refreshments will be supplied.

*An Online Course with a hands-on interactive Practical Day that can also be accessed by delegates using Zoom

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Programme

32 Modules provided as pre-recorded video (MP4) and notes (PDF) files

Attendance at Practical Day* Advised but Zoom Access Available

Suggested Content to Study Day 1

Module 1

Applied anatomy of the digestive tract - Lecture

Module 2

Physiology of the digestive tract - Lecture

Module 3

The canine and feline microbiome - Lecture

Module 4

Applied biochemistry in nutrition - Lecture

Module 5

Essential nutrient requirements - Lecture

Module 6

Energy - Lecture

Module 7a

Dietary fibre - Lecture

Module 7b

Grains in pet foods - Lecture

Suggested Content to Study Day 2

Module 8

Plant-based foods (Vegan and Vegetarian) for dogs and cats - Lecture

Module 9

Sustainability- Lecture

Module 10

Homemade Rations - Lecture

Module 11

RAW meat foods – Lecture

Module 12

Clinical Nutrition - basic principles – Lecture

Module 13

Nutrition in the Perioperative Period

Module 14

Dietary Management in Skeletal Disease and Eclampsia – Lecture

Module 15

Diseases caused by nutritional errors in cats and dogs – Lecture

Suggested Content to Study Day 3

Module 16

Diabetes mellitus – Lecture

Module 17

Nutrition in Thyroid disease – Lecture

Module 18

Gastrointestinal disease (including Liver /Pancreatic disease) – Lecture

Module 19

Lower urinary tract disease – Lecture

Module 20

Kidney disease – Lecture

Module 21

Cancer – Lecture

Module 22

Skin disease – Lecture

Module 23

Neurological Disease – Lecture

Practical Day*

Module 24

FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines

Module 25

Types of pet foods and feeding regimes including tube feeding Lecture and Practical

Module 26

Pet food labelling Lecture & Practical

Module 27

Energy and Dry Matter calculations

Module 28

Pet food marketing concepts Lecture & Practical

Module 29

Appetite stimulation and special feeding methods – Lecture and Practical

Module 30

Diet selection for life stages -Lecture & Practical

Module 31

Obesity – Lecture & Practical

Module 32

Heart disease – Lecture and Practical

Recommended Course of Study

Once Registered for the Course delegates have 2 years to watch all Modules including the Practical Day. The Modules can be viewed at the delegates’ own pace but it is recommended that they all be accessed in a short period of time so that the information can be retained and carried forward to the next Modules. A 3-Day period of study is suggested above.

It is recommended that delegates attend the Practical Day early in the Course of study.

The PCertSACN Certificate

The PCertSACN Portfolio and Examination must be completed within 2 years of participating in the Course.