AAHA National Staff Meeting Web Conference - The AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines - What They Mean to You September 2010 1 The AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines – What They Mean to You September 9 & 17, 2010 By C. A. Tony Buffington, DVM, PhD, DACVN Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center The AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines for Dogs and Cats were sponsored by a generous educational grant from Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Educational events are presented in collaboration with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. After participating in this web conference, you will be able to: 1. Explain the use of the Circle of Nutrition for patient assessment 2. Perform BCS and MCS scoring 3. Conduct a basic assessment and extended evaluation 4. Determine a nutrition action and monitoring plan for each patient Learning Objectives
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AAHA National Staff Meeting Web
Conference - The AAHA Nutritional
Assessment Guidelines - What They
Mean to You
September 2010
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The AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines – What They Mean to You
September 9 & 17, 2010By
C. A. Tony Buffington, DVM, PhD, DACVNProfessor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center
The AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines for Dogs and Cats were sponsored by a generous educational grant from Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Educational events are presented in collaboration with Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
After participating in this web
conference, you will be able to:1. Explain the use of the Circle of
Nutrition for patient assessment
2. Perform BCS and MCS scoring
3. Conduct a basic assessment and
extended evaluation
4. Determine a nutrition action and
monitoring plan for each patient
Learning Objectives
AAHA National Staff Meeting Web
Conference - The AAHA Nutritional
Assessment Guidelines - What They
Mean to You
September 2010
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IntroductionThe committee:
• Kimberly Baldwin, CVT, VTS, ECC
• Joe Bartges, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVN
• Tony Buffington, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVN, Chair
• Lisa M. Freeman, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVN
• Mary Grabow, D.V.M.
• Julie Legred, CVT
• Donald Ostwald, Jr., D.V.M., DABVP (Canine & Feline)
Introduction
The charge - produce a document to:
• Increase awareness of the importance of nutritional
assessment in dogs and cats.
• Provide guidelines for nutritional evaluation of animals
to promote optimal health and response to disease.
• Present available evidence and tools to support
recommendations.
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Assessment Guidelines - What They
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Introduction
The process:
One (weekend) meeting in CO in 11/09, followed
by circulation and comment on nine (!) iterations
of the initial draft, all coordinated by an unbiased
facilitator.
Definitions & Acronyms
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Assessment Guidelines - What They
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The ACVN Circle of Nutrition
Reminds us to consider
• Animal factors
• Diet factors
• Feeding factors
• Environmental factors
• Interactions
™Used with permission of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition, www.acvn.org
1. To complete the evaluation, please go to the following website:
2. After completing the evaluation, you will automatically be linked to the Continuing Education Certificate. The CE certificate can only be accessed after the evaluation is completed.
3. Download the CE Certificate (in pdf format) to your computer and print enough copies for those persons viewing the web conference with you.
Your input is very important! We take feedback seriously in order to provide you with the highest quality experience possible.
If you have any questions about completing the evaluation or accessing your CE certificate, please email us at [email protected] or call 800/252-2242.
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Questions to the Speaker
Please email your questions to [email protected] by Friday, September 24, 2010.
Dr. Buffington will provide written responses to all of the questions and they will be posted on AAHA’s website by Wednesday, October 6, 2010.
The AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines for Dogs and Cats were sponsored by a generous educational grant from Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Educational events are presented in collaboration with Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
Taking Action with the AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines web conference, Thursday, September 23, 2010.
Nutrifluent: Speak the Clients’ Language workshops, beginning October 2010.
Please visit www.aahanet.org/nutrition
The AAHA Nutritional Assessment Guidelines for Dogs and Cats were sponsored by a generous educational grant from Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Educational events are presented in collaboration with Hill’s Pet Nutrition.