This first, mandatory course in clinical nutrition provides a comprehensive refresher on nutrition physiology and its clinical applications. Participants will review the anatomy and physiology of the digestive tract, digestion, and nutrient absorption across species, linking these processes to health and disease.
The course emphasizes practical nutritional assessment – from obtaining feeding histories and identifying common mistakes to advising owners on diet types and evaluating commercial pet foods. Topics include pet food production, ingredients, labeling, legal regulations, as well as common myths and misunderstandings about commercial pet food.
Participants will also learn the principles for calculating home-made diets using ration calculation software for dogs and cats of all life stages. Feeding trends from raw feeding (“BARF”) to vegetarian and vegan feeding will be evaluated.
Workshops and case discussions will strengthen practical skills like body condition scoring and diet evaluation.

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.

This advanced course focuses on the nutritional management of gastrointestinal disorders as well as obesity in cats and dogs.  Participants will deepen their understanding of the dietary treatment for conditions such as gastritis, chronic enteropathies/IBD, liver disease, pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency, guided by evidence-based practices.
Key topics include evaluation and use of commercial diets as well as formulation of home-made diets. Numerous case studies round off the program.