WSAVAGlobalNutritionCommittee(GNC)AnnualReport12.1.2015Mission

§ Toenhanceawarenessamongtheveterinaryhealthcareteamandthepublicfornutrition'svitalroleinoptimumpethealth.

§ Toadvocatefornutritionasakeycomponentinallveterinaryandveterinarynurse/techniciancurricula.

§ Topromotetheimportanceofperforminganutritionalassessmentoneveryanimalateveryvisit,andtomakespecificnutritionalrecommendationsforeachanimalasanintegralcomponentofpatientcare.The5thVitalAssessment!

§ Toadvancethecentralroleoftheveterinaryhealthcareteamastheexpertsourceofinformationforoptimalpetnutrition.

VisionTohelptheveterinaryhealthcareteamandthepublicunderstandtheimportanceofnutritionincompanionanimalhealthbyprovidinganexpertsourceofaccuratenutritionalinformationandrecommendationsCurrentMembers:1. MartindeScally,BVSc,BVSc(Hons),

BVSc(MMed),HiltonVeterinaryHospital,SouthAfrica

2. RachelLumbis,MSc(VetEd),BSc(Hons),PGCert(MedEd),RVN,CertSAN,FHEA.LecturerinVeterinaryNursing,RoyalVeterinaryCollege,UK

3. AdrianaLópezQuintana,DVMT,ClinicalDirectorofaSmallAnimalClinicinMaldonado,(Privatepractice,Uruguay,SouthAmerica)

4. MinnaRinkinen,VMD,PhD,AdjunctProfUniversityofHelsinki(Helsinki,Finland)5. GreggTakashima,DVM,Co-Chair(UnitedStates)6. Ping-Chih(Ben)Teng,BVM(NationalVeterinaryHospital,Taiwan)7. SYathiraj,DVM,PhD(Dean,BangaloreVeterinaryCollege,India)8. LisaP.Weeth,DVM,Dipl.ACVN(USA)9. MargeChandler;DVM,MS,MANZCVSc,DACVN,DACVIM,DECVIM-CA,MRCVS.Co-Chair(Scotland)10. CeciliaVillaverdeCeciliaVillaverdeHaro,BVSc,PhD,DACVN,DECVCN(Spain)

WSAVALiaisonColinBurrows,BVetMed,Ph.D

Advisors• PetervanBeukelen,DVM,PhD,ProfessorQualityImprovementinVeterinaryMedicine

(UniversityofUtrecht,Netherlands)

Photo:CapeTown,2014

• NickCave,BVSc,MVSc,MACVSc,DACVN(SeniorLecturerinSmallAnimalMedicine,MasseyUniversityVeterinaryTeachingHospital,NewZealand)

• ClaytonMacKay,DVM(VeterinaryConsultant,Canada)• PatrickNguyen,DVM,MS,RDH,Dipl.ECVCN(UniversityofNantes,France)• BetinaRama,DVM,INSEADDiplomateofClinicalOrganizationalPsychology(Consultant,

Argentina)• RossTiffin(CommercialCoordinator,InternationalSocietyforFelineMedicine,UnitedKingdom)• LisaFreeman,DVM,PhD,DACVN(ProfessorofClinicalNutrition,TuftsCummingsSchoolof

VeterinaryMedicine,USA)HistoryGlobalNutritionCommittee(GNC)Formedin2010,initialtaskwastodevelopglobalnutritionguidelines.NutritionalAssessmentGuidelinespublishedin2011

§ In10languages,publishedin17publicationsandendorsedby29organizations

Haveheldnutritiontracksatthelast3Congresses:§ Auckland2013:4hrpre-congresslectures&8hrcongresstrack§ CapeTown2014:1½daysofNutritionaltalksinvolvingaspecialist&

nutritionist.Newandcollaborativeeffort§ Bangkok2015:1½daysofthispopularcollaborationshowcasingtheimportanceofnutritionin

multipledisciplines.Manylectureswerestandingroomonly…

NutritionToolkitIntroducedattheAucklandCongress,2013…containing9nutritionaltools.

§ CalorieNeedsforHealthyAdultCat§ CalorieNeedsforHealthyAdultDog§ ShortDietHistoryForm§ NutritionalAssessmentChecklist§ FeedingGuideforHospitalizedDogsandCats§ FeedingInstructions&MonitoringChartfor

HospitalizedPatients§ TheSavvyCatOwner’sGuidetotheInternet§ TheSavvyDogOwnersGuidetotheInternet§ SelectingtheBestFoodforYourPet

AsofDec2015;atotal18toolsavailableforyourusewiththeseadditions.

§ BodyConditionScoreVideo(CourtesyofPurina)§ Petnutritionassessmentvideo.CourtesyofCVMA§ BodyConditionScoreChartforCats§ BodyConditionScoreChartforDogs§ MuscleconditionscorechartforDogs§ MuscleconditionscorechartforCats

§ QuickTipsonImplementingtheWSAVANutritionGuidelines§ ImplementingtheWSAVANutritionGuidelines§ Newtoolsforthenutritionalassessmentandmanagementofcriticalcarepatients

PublicationsUsingorReferencingtheWSAVAGNCGuidelinesorToolkit:

§ Larsen,J,Villaverde,C.Nutritionalevaluationforhospitalizedpatients.SmallAnimalCriticalCareMedicine.Ch27.Aug2014

§ Love,L,Clines,M.VeterinaryAnesthesiaandAnalgesia,July2014.(BCSused)

§ Chandler,M,Takashima,G.Nutritionalconceptsfortheveterinarypractitioner.VetClofNorthAmerica.July2014

§ Villaverde,C.SpanishClinicalNutritionManual.(inprogress)§ Freeman,L.ManualofFelineandCanineCardiology.MCStoolkit.(inprogress)§ Lumbis,R.&Chan,D.L.,2015(inpress).TheRawDeal:ClarifyingtheNutritionalandPublic

HealthIssuesRegardingRawMeat-BasedDietsinDogs.TheVeterinaryNurse.§ Lumbis,R.,2014.NutritionalCalculations:AGuidefortheVeterinaryHealthcareTeam.The

VeterinaryNurse.5(8),pp.424-433§ Lumbis,R.,2014.ReflectionsOnNutritionalAssessment:TheVeterinaryNurseworkshop2014.

TheVeterinaryNurse.5(2).pp.64–67

§ FreemanLM.Nutritionalmanagementofheartdisease.In:LittleSP.August'sconsultationsinfelineinternalmedicine,7thed.StLouis:Elsevier(InPress)

§ FreemanLM,RushJE.Nutritionandcardiovasculardisease.In:TilleyL,SmithFWK,OyamaM,SleeperM.Canineandfelinecardiology,5thed.StLouis:Elsevier:394-404

§ FreemanLM,RushJE.Nutritionalmanagementofcardiacdisease.Cachexiaandsarcopenia.EttingerSJ,FeldmanEC,CoteE(eds).Textbookofveterinaryinternalmedicine,8thed.StLouis:Elsevier(InPress)

§ Freeman,LM.NutritionalModulationsofHeartDisease.TextbookVetIntlMed,Ettinger,8thed.

§ VillaverdeC,HertaM."MANUALDENUTRICIÓNCLÍNICADEPERROSYGATOS"MultimedicaEdiciones,July2015

§ Freeman,L.ManualofFelineandCanineCardiology.MCStoolkit.TextbookofVeterinaryInternalMedicine,8thEd(inpress)

§ Corr,SC.CompanionAnimalEthics.Wiley&Blackewell(inprogress)§ Michel,KE.ChonNutritionalAssessment.TextbookofVetIntMedicine,

8thed(inpress)§ FreemanLM,MichelKR.ClinicalVeterinaryAdvisor:DogsandCats.3rd

Ed.Elsevier(inprogress)§ KochD,Fischer,M.LahmheitsuntersuchungbeimHunder.EnkeinMVS

MedizinverlageStuttgardGmbH&CoKG(inprogress)§ Battalia.SmallAnimalandCriticalCarefortheVeterinaryTechnician,

3rded(inprogress)§ VillaverdeC.NeonatalandPediatricNutrition&Nutritioninhealthygeriatriccatsanddogs.In:

TextbookofVeternaryInternalMedicineExpertConsult,8thEdition.Editors:StephenJ.Ettinger,EdwardC.Feldman,EtienneCote.SaundersElsevier.Inpress.)

§ VillaverdeC.Enfermedadesdeltractourinarioinferiorfeline.NutritionalManagementofFelineLowerUrinaryTractDisease.(inpress)

Presentations:(ItisdifficulttotrackallpresentationsinvolvingtheGNCmaterial.Thefollowingiswhatweknowhasbeenused)April2014-April2015:

1. NorthAmericanVeterinaryConference,Orlando,FL.January19,20142. WesternVeterinary Conference,February18,20143. AmericanCollegeof VeterinaryInternalMedicine,

Nashville,TN,June4-7,20144. ContiSymposiumon VeterinaryContinuingEducation:

CurrentConceptsand ControversiesinSmallAnimalCriticalCare,August3,2014

5. Gettingthemostofout"pettherapy"(Animal-AssistedInterventions),TuftsPawsforPeoplewebinar,August19,2014

6. Optimalnutritionforpatientswithcardiacdisease.CVCACardiacCareforPets(MarylandandVirginia–lectureviateleconference),April23,2014

7. UNAM:Mexico.Sept20148. WorldSmallAnimalVeterinaryAssociation,CapeTown,SouthAfrica,September16-20,20149. SwedishFelineMedicineGroupOct,201410. TaiwanAcademyofVeterinaryInternalMedicine,Taipei,Taiwan,October26,201411. Petobesityepidemic.FriedmanSchoolofNutritionScienceandPolicySeminarSeries,Boston,

MA,November4,201412. XVIIINationalTrainingprogrammefor21dayson“Advancedtechniquesindetectionand

controlofParasiticdiseases”,organizedbytheCentreofAdvancedFacultyTraininginVeterinaryParasitologyatVeterinaryCollege,KVAFSU,BangaloreonNov26,2014

13. TechnicalMeetofPetPractitionersAssociationofKarnatakaonDec14,2014atHotelChalukya,Bangalore

14. CanineDermatologyandRenaldiseasesofdogswithspecialreferencetochronicrenaldisease,organizedbyOdishaVeterinaryCouncilatBhuvaneshwaronJan8,2015

15. NorthAmericanVeterinaryConference,Orlando,FL.January17-21,201516. WesternVeterinaryConference,February15-19,201517. UofBarcelona:2014-201518. TuftsUniversity:2014-201519. VetNIRegionalCPDmeeting,February2015, Lisburn,NorthernIreland-

‘NutritionalAssessment:theFifthor ForgottenVitalSign?’20. PetTradeFair/ExhibitionandRoundTable PanelDiscussionjointly

organizedbyPetPractitionersAssociationof Karnataka(PPAK),BangaloreandIndiaInternationalPetTradeFair(IIPTF)atKTPO,TradeCentreBangalore,WhitefieldonFeb8,2015

21. CareofSeniorCats.ChinaAsscofVeterinary201522. NutritionaltrainingofChineseVeterinaryGroup(瑞鵬動物醫院),March201523. UniHelsinki,VetfacultyMarch201524. Univetcompany28thMarch201525. Nutritionalmodulationofcardiovasculardisease.AmericanSocietyforNutritionScientific

Sessions,Boston,MA,March28-April1,2015

FASAVA 6th

Congress Taipei Taiwan

Presentations:April2015–Current2015

1. LifestyleDiseasesinCompanionAnimals”intheDelhiPetPractitionersmeetorganizedatTajPalace,NewDelhionApril19,2015

2. ReviiriVetClinic,Tampere18thApril20153. WSAVACongressBangkok,May2015:

ImplicationsofNutritionandDentalHealth:MChandler&BNiemecNutritionalSupportforthePost-OpJointSxPatient:CVillaverde&RPalmerWhyNutritionintheGeneralPractice:RLumbis&GTakashimaFelineDiabetesMellitusandNutrition:CVillaverde&SLittleNutritioninFelineLiverDisorders:MChandler&AHarveyWhattoFeedinChronicGIDz:MChandler&MWillardNutritionintheCriticalCarePatient:CVillaverde&ABoagNutrition&FelineCystitis:CVillaverde&SLittleNutritioninDermatologicalDisorders:PForsythRawFoods:Good,BadorUgly?PanelDiscussion

4. ISimposiodeNutrición-AVEPA(INutritionSymposiumAVEPA),Barcelona,Spain.June13th-14th,2015.CVillaverde

Dietasalternativas(crudas,vegetarianas,sincereales),enlaalimentacióndeperrosygatos¿cienciaomoda?(Alternativediets(raw,vegetarian,grainfree)incanineandfelinediets:scienceorfad?)FLUTD:actualizacióndetratamientomédicoynutricionalbasadoenlaevidencia(FLUTD:evidencebasedupdateonmedicalandnutritionaltreatment)

5. EuropeanCollegeofVeterinaryInternalMedicine:Malnutritioninhospitalisedcatsanddogs:modelingofriskfactorsbyCVillaverde.September2015

6. September2015:PresentednutritionalevaluationguidelinesandtoolkittoseniorveterinarystudentsintheUniversidadAutónomadeMéxico(Mexico).CVillaverde

7. October2015:Presentednutritionalevaluationguidelinesandtoolkitto1styearveterinarystudentsduringa3hourlabattheUniversitatAutònomadeBarcelona(Spain).CVillaverde

8. Fall2015:PresentedtoolkitandguidelinestoseniorstudentsattheUniversitatAutònomadeBarcelona(Spain)duringatwohourseminarregardingmanagementofhospitalizedanimalswithgastrointestinaldisease.C.Villaverde

9. AtlanticVeterinaryCollegeon"Who'swhoinPetFood?"byOctober1,2015,byClaytonMacKay.

10. SouthernEuropeanVeterinaryConference,October2015,nutritionlectures.MargeChandler

11. FASAVA6thCongress,TaipeiTaiwan,19-22November.ChineseversionofGNCToolkitpresentedbyPing-ChihTeng.

12. AllstudentlecturesatTufts(nutritioncourses/lecturesfor1stand3rdyearstudents,nutritionroundsfor4thyearstudents)byDrLisaFreeman.

13. Quantitativeassessmentofmuscleindogsusingultrasound8thCachexiaConferencetakingplaceinParis,4-6December2015.

CurrentProjectDevelopments:

1. 2yearstudyonnutritionalawarenessinUK:(Beingfinalized)

2. NutritionalawarenesssurveyduringCapeTownCongress:(Finalizedanddistributed)

3. TranslationsofToolkitintoChinese:(Completedandbeinguploadedtowebsite)

4. TranslationsofToolkitintoSpanish:(Completedandbeinguploadedtowebsite)

5. StudyofNutritionalAwarenessamongveterinariansandpublicinBangalore,India:(Inprogress)

6. Myths&FAQTool:(Inprogress)7. GNC&OneHealthconferenceonObesity:(Beingfinalized)8. MuscleConditionScore(MCS)Video:(IncollaborationwithCliniciansBrief,inprogress)9. ClinicianBriefColumn“NutritioninDisease”Series(initiated,inprogress,firstarticledueout

February2016:“NutritioninCardiacDisease”)10. WSAVAOutreachprogramsonNutrition:(inprogress)11. IncreasedisseminationofGuidelinesandToolkitinformationthroughsponsorchannels

(todo)12. NutritionTrackforCartegena2016(finalizing,includingSpanishpresentations)

o NutritionalAssessmentCaseStudies (LisaWeeth&GreggTakashima)o DentalDiseaseandDiet (BrookNiemec&Marge

Chandler)

o GIDiseaseandNutrition (FredGaschen&LisaWeeth)o FelineChronicKidneyDzandDiet (JessicaQuimby&Cecilia

Villaverde)o DermatologyandDiet (ValerieFadok&CeciliaVillaverde)o IBDandNutrition (TonaMelgarego&MargeChandler)o AlternativeDiets:Good,BadorDepends(Apaneldiscussion)