NUTRITION CONVERSATIONS
Nutritional Assessment
NUTRITION CONVERSATIONS
Tips and tools for effective nutrition conversations with case scenario examples.
Nutrition Conversation Tips, Nutritional Assessment
How Can the Veterinary Health Care Team Address Nutrition Questions
With adequate training, every member of the clinic staff can promote good information about nutrition.
- Who in the clinic should be having nutrition conversations?
- What are the various roles clinic staff play in nutrition conversations?
- What are some examples of a “team approach” to nutrition?
- Why should all team members be comfortable having nutrition conversations?
- How can a health care team develop confidence in their ability to provide nutrition advice?
Related Tools and Content:
Components of Nutritional Assessment
Nutritional assessment uses an iterative process to make specific diet recommendations tailored to individual dogs and cats.
1 min to 5 min
Nutritional Assessment Is an Iterative Process: Screening Evaluation
Assessing a patient’s nutritional status is a recurring process that entails more than taking a diet history.
1 min to 5 min
Nutritional Assessment Is an Iterative Process: Extended Evaluation
An extended nutritional evaluation is important for pets at risk for nutrition-related problems.
1 min to 5 min
Nutrition-Related Risk Factors
Pets should be evaluated for the presence of nutrition-related risk factors as part of a screening nutritional assessment.
1 min to 5 min