Course Title: Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Disorders - 324
Instructor: Susan Dillon, Dip.NS., Dip. C.N., Dip.ACBS., Dip.CFNA.
Course Description:
This course consists of four parts that explores a variety of gastrointestinal and metabolic disorders. Part one examines exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and acute/chronic pancreatitis. It includes a look at the definition of EPI, risk factors, causes, nutrient requirements, and nutritional management. Part two is an introduction to hepatobiliary disease. It includes liver functions, goals of nutritional management, and support. Part three examines small intestinal disorders and looks at gastritis, causes of diarrhea, SIBO, gastroenteritis, enteritis, IBD, protein-losing enteropathies and the nutritional management of each. Part four explores large intestinal disorders. This part looks at goals for nutritional support, foods to use for chronic colitis, IBS, fiber, and flatulence.
Students should emerge from this course with able to analyze and discuss the following topic areas:
- risk factors
- breed associations
- foods to use and avoid for specific conditions
- nutrient requirements
- EPI
- IBS
- IBD
- liver function
- causes of and dealing with diarrhea
- gastritis and gastroenteritis
- PLE
- SIBO
- goals of nutritional support
- causes and dealing with flatulence
Course Resources:
- Small Animal Clinical Nutrition 5th Edition by Hand. (Enrolled students are eligible for a significant discount on this book through the Mark Morris Institute. Students can request a discount code from their instructor for this.)
- Course notes are also included.
Prerequisites:
Canine Nutrition Certificate