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June 8, 2023
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Nutrition for Skin Health: True beauty comes from within

by Laura Gaylord, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)

Course Description: As nutrition is the foundation, ensuring a healthy skin and coat must consider the total health of the patient and its nutrition. The skin is a large and metabolically active organ whose primary function is to protect the body from injury and infection. The haircoat will insulate from cold weather but also protect from heat, sunlight or topical irritants. Deficiencies of key essential nutrients can result in abnormal development of skin and hair, changes in the skin barrier, hair color or texture, inflammation or even hair loss. Systemic diseases may also affect skin health and proper medical management of comorbidities must be considered in the total patient care plan. An optimized nutrition plan to support skin and coat health will be reviewed including essential nutrients for skin formation, maintenance and repair such as energy, protein, fats, vitamins and minerals, as well as strategic nutrients and supplements used balance inflammatory states or support the skin/gut microbiome. Nutrients may come from a well-planned diet along with strategic supplements. This discussion will include nutrients needed to support skin and haircoat along with those that may help patients with challenges such as primary skin disorders or skin conditions secondary to systemic diseases.

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*LIVE session is RACE Approved for 1 hour of CE

This Webinar is FREE to NAVTA members, there is a $55 registration fee for non-members. Not a NAVTA Member? For just $20 more, you could join NAVTA for the full year and get every webinar for free!  Click HERE for more details

Laura B. Gaylord is a Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist and one of only approximately 110 Diplomats of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (subspecialty Nutrition). She is an independent consultant and the owner/founder of Whole Pet Provisions, PLLC, a nutrition consulting company established in 2016 which offers veterinary nutrition consulting to the pet food industry and pet supplement companies both large and small. She has been a general practitioner in North Carolina for over 24 years. She offers homemade diet recipe formulation and commercial diet consultations through Whole Pet Provisions for pet parents and their veterinary team. Combining her years of clinical experience with passion for nutrition, Dr. Gaylord seeks to promote optimal nutrition and support integrative veterinary care for companion animals and the pet vested industry.

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August 10, 2023
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The Ins and Outs of Feline Parasites

by Janet McConnell, CVT

Course Description: This program is a continuing education presentation targeted toward a veterinary technician audience and is part of the Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. Tech Champions Program. The goal of the program is to empower veterinary technicians to educate feline pet owners on the importance of year-round protection from endo- and ectoparasites, including the related potential health risks from fleas, ticks, heartworm disease, hookworms, roundworms, and tapeworms. By pairing technical information on parasitology with communication tools and techniques, veterinary technicians will leave this presentation with a solid foundation of how these parasites can affect feline patients and a strategy on how to get more cats protected.

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*LIVE session is RACE Approved for 1 hour of CE

This Webinar is FREE to NAVTA members, there is a $55 registration fee for non-members. Not a NAVTA Member? For just $20 more, you could join NAVTA for the full year and get every webinar for free!  Click HERE for more details

Janet is proud to be in her 42nd year as a certified veterinary technician, filling clinical roles in general & specialty practice, as well as management, education, professional development, and leadership positions in corporate practice over her career. She has also been involved with her state Vet Tech Association, NJVTA, and NAVTA, in various positions for many years.

Janet recently made a change in her career and is focusing on her role as a Tech Champion with BI,  Program Director for the Brookdale Veterinary Assistant program in Lincroft, NJ, and will be incorporating volunteer work at the local shelter in the near future.  

Janet lives in New Jersey with her partner Jeff, English Springer “Echo”, and enjoys boating, hiking, live music and spending time with her grandchildren. Preventative care for pets is her passion and she enjoys making learning fun and memorable!

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