To Cook or Not to Cook: Talking About Fresh, Raw, and Home-Prepared Diets
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Deborah Linder, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Deborah Linder, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Deborah Linder, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Nutrition), is a board-certified veterinary nutritionist and Clinical Associate Professor at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, where she also earned her DVM. Dr. Linder's interests include talking about evidence-based nutrition everywhere from classrooms to exam rooms. She loves engaging the entire veterinary team to make nutrition information fun, helpful, and easily accessible to all. Her recent research has focused on safe and effective weight loss strategies for pets as well as developing and evaluating nutrition curriculum in veterinary schools. She is also Co-Director of the Tufts Initiative for Human-Animal Interaction and co-founder of the pet nutrition website www.petfoodology.org.
Overview:
Knowing the evidence-based benefits and risks of home-prepared and commercial diets can help families make the most informed decision for their pets. This session will cover owner motivations, research updates, and tools to allow for easier and more informed client conversations about pet nutrition. Participants will walk away with strategies and resources to answer commonly asked questions about fresh, raw, and home-prepared diets.
Learning Objectives:
- Define and differentiate various feeding methods such as raw meat based and home-prepared diets for pets.
- Identify resources and tools for providing evidence-based pet nutrition information to clients.
- Provide accurate responses to the most common questions about fresh, raw, and home-prepared diets with pet owners.
This course is RACE-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
This activity is sponsored by freshpet.