Satisfying Diet Trials: Improving Client Education on Food Allergies
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
If only it were as easy as submitting a test to know which foods a pet is allergic to. Because reliable serum tests for food allergies have not been developed and because adverse food reactions are chronic and frustrating, veterinarians must partner with pet owners to successfully complete an elimination diet trial to rule out, diagnose, and manage this lifelong condition. Decreasing a pet owner's fear, anxiety and stress surrounding diet trials through communication and education can make a world of difference for the whole family's quality of life in just two months. This discussion will provide veterinarians and support staff with an understanding of food allergies, elimination diet trials, and communication tools to successfully partner with clients in diagnosing and managing food allergic pets.
Learning Objectives:
- Review current research on adverse food reactions in companion animals.
- Illustrate how to successfully complete an elimination diet trial for diagnosis and long term management of adverse food reactions.
- Develop communication tools for explaining elimination diet trials to pet owners and improving compliance.
Brittany Lancellotti, DVM, DACVD
Brittany Lancellotti is a veterinary dermatologist at Veterinary Skin and Ear in Los Angeles and the scientific program director for the annual Muller-Ihrke-Kwochka Dermatology Seminar. She graduated with honors from Western University of Health Sciences, receiving numerous awards. Her rotating internship at Animal Specialty Group in Los Angeles was followed by a residency with Animal Dermatology Group, at which time her research was published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Lancellotti is the founder/host of Your Vet Wants You to Know, an edutainment podcast designed to improve pet owner knowledge, veterinarian efficiency, and treatment outcomes. Dr. Lancellotti is Fear Free certified and focuses on decreasing stress in patients, clients, and colleagues. She is an enthusiastic speaker and enjoys teaching nationally and internationally.
This course is RACE-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
This activity is sponsored by Blue Buffalo.
