18 Jul 2023 - 18 Jul 2023

Feeding the Surgical Patient

Case selection, perfect preparation and post-surgical management are all critical, but what impact does the nutrition we provide post-surgery have on the outcome of the case? Join us for this afternoon course to find out.

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Course dates

18 Jul 2023 13:00 - 18 Jul 2023 18:45

Online Course, BEVA , CB7 5LQ

About the Course

There is much more to a successful outcome than the surgical procedure itself. Case selection, perfect preparation and post-management are all critical but what impact does the nutrition we provide post-surgery have on the outcome of the case? Join us for this afternoon course to find out.

Leading nutritionists and veterinary nurses will guide you through the nutritional needs of your patients. They will look at common cases, procedures and scenarios and discuss the appropriate nutrition to enable you to easily identify and develop appropriate feeding plans for your practice’s patients .

Key Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session you should:

Have increased confidence in nutrition (basic food groups, body condition scoring and patient requirements)
Be able to identify different requirements of individual cases
Be able to formulate appropriate ‘personalised’ feeding plans for individual inpatients and alter as required

Course Speakers

Course Organiser:Lynn Irving REVN
Lizzie Drury MSC RNUTR
Marie Rippingale REVN
Zoe Marie Cross REVN
Elaine Packer REVN

Course Programme

Practical Day Itinerary

1:00pm	Introduction
1:10pm	Nutrition- What do patients need and why? • Basic food groups • BCS • Foods available	Lizzie Drury
2:00pm	Newborn to Geriatric • different life stages • recognising pain and other body language	Lynn Irving
2:30pm	Donkeys- Yes we are Special • Basic behaviour • Recognitions of problems • Pre and post surgery feeding • Hyperlipaemia • Environmental enrichment	Marie Rippingale
3:15pm	Break
4:00pm	Standing Surgeries • Laproscopy • Laser/wind ops • Dentistry • DSP • Enucleations	Zoe Marie Cross
4:45pm	Post Surgery Scenarios • Small intestinal resection • Impaction, colon displacement • Colon Torsion • Fracture repair • Surgical neonate	Lynn Irving
5:45pm	Alternative feeding routes • Total parental nutrition • Feeding tubes - when, how and why?	Elaine Packer
6:30pm	Q&A, Feedback
6:45pm	End of Course

Course Fees

Member price £90
Non Member price £180

How to Book

Online bookings for this course have now closed. If you would like to book a place on this course, please call us on +44 (0)1638 723555.

Terms and conditions

If you book a place on a BEVA CPD course and are unable to attend due to any Covid-19 related issue you will receive a credit for the amount you paid. This credit can be used for any BEVA CPD and will be valid for a year from the date of issue. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a course.
If BEVA are required to cancel or postpone a course for any reason, you can opt to receive a full refund or receive a credit for a future BEVA CPD course (valid for a year from the date of issue).

A full refund will be made, less a 10% administration charge, if cancellation is more than 6 weeks before the start of the course
A refund cannot be guaranteed if cancellation is less than 6 weeks before the start of the course. A refund will be made if BEVA can resell the place, less a 20% administration charge.
Booked places can be transferred to another person free of charge. If the transferee is not a BEVA member they will be liable for the difference between the member and non-member rate.
All delegates must have appropriate liability and professional indemnity insurance.
Delegates must bring appropriate safety wear (coveralls, hard hats, boots etc) to courses involving practical sessions.
BEVA may pass contact details of delegates to the organisers or sponsors of the course unless the delegate has specified otherwise.
All delegates self-certify that they are a qualified veterinary surgeon or veterinary nurse and qualified to undertake the procedures being taught. Where the delegate is in training for such a qualification BEVA must be made aware of their training status at the time of booking.

By registering for this event, you accept the above terms and conditions.