Clinical Nutrition II
Applied Clinical Nutrition: Skin & Allergies, Urinary Tract, Orthopaedic Disease
Principal Course Master(s):
Course Overview
This course focuses on the nutritional management of skin diseases, adverse food reactions, disease of the urinary tract as well as the role of nutrition in prevention and treatment of orthopedic disease in dogs and cats.
The program includes evaluation and use of commercial diets as well as advanced ration calculation based on case discussions to enable participants to comprehensively manage their patients.
Course Program (Subject to change)
Monday, 12 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome, registration, introduction
09:00 – 09:45 Discussion: what has happened since the first course, your progress (and failures)
09:45 – 10:30 Group activity: Memory game
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Veterinary diets – definition, assessment and legal aspects
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00 Dermatological diseases I – “The itchies”
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Dermatological and elimination diets incl. ration calculation
17:00 – 17:20 Wrap up of the day
17:30 Welcome Drinks
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Recap from Monday (Quiz)
09:00 – 10:30 Dermatological diseases II – “The non-itchies”
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Case discussion dermatology and ration calculation
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 How to support senior patients
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Cat special – “The hyper cat”
16:30 – 17:00 Wrap up of the day
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Recap from Tuesday (Quiz)
09:00 – 10:30 Urolithiasis – pathophysiology, risk factors, dietary principles
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Urolithiasis – case discussion and ration calculation
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Urolithiasis – case discussion and ration calculation
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Feeding inpatients and critical care
16:30 – 17:00 Wrap of the day
Thursday, 15 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Recap from Wednesday (Quiz)
09:00 – 10:30 Kidney disease – pathophysiology, risk factors, dietary principles
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Kidney disease – case discussion and ration calculation
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Kidney disease – case discussion and ration calculation
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Feeding inpatients and critical care
16:30 – 17:00 Wrap up of the day
Friday, 16 October 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Recap from Thursday (Quiz)
09:00 – 10:00 Diabetes mellitus – pathophysiology, risk factors, dietary principles
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:30 Nutrition and orthopaedics diseases
11:30 – 12:15 Case discussion orthpaedic diseases and ration calculation
12:15 – 12:30 Group Picture
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00 Heart disease – pathophysiology, risk factors, dietary principles
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Take home workshop, summary, discussion, certificates
Clinical Nutrition II
12/10/2026 - 16/10/2026Location:
Vienna, AustriaVenue:
Seminarhotel Springer Schlössl Tivoligasse 73, 1120, Vienna, Austria
Tuition fee*:
EUR 2.450.-
Early registration fee*:
EUR 2.350.-
Early registration deadline:
01/06/2026
Total hours:
40
ATF hours (AU, DE, LU, CH):
TBA
ECTS credits (Master & Certificate):
5
* eLibrary access is included in the course fee

