Introduction
Kara Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry) presented this distance-learning Lunch and Learn for the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine Exotics Club as part of the Lafeber Company Student Program.
Recording
The Avian Nutrition: Practical Applications webinar recording was reviewed and approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) program for 1 hour of continuing education credit for veterinarians and veterinary technicians in jurisdictions that recognize AAVSB RACE approval. You have three chances to take this post-test and pass. With a passing grade, you will see your results and a link to your continuing education certificate.
Kara Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry) presented this distance-learning event for the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Avian & Exotics Club as part of the Lafeber Company Student Program. This RACE-approved webinar recording offers an introduction to the clinical approach to companion parrot nutrition. Topics covered include common clinical findings associated with malnutrition, nutritional assessment of pet birds, as well as key nutrients. This discussion concludes with a comparison of all-seed and formulated diets as well as dietary conversion to a healthy diet.
Test Your Knowledge: View the RACE-approved webinar recording on “Rabbit Nutrition and Critical Care Feeding” by Kara Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), then take the brief post-test to earn 1 hour of continuing education credit.
Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT,VTS (Nutrition) presented this distance-learning event for the veterinary medical students at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine as part of the Lafeber Company Student Program. View the RACE-approved webinar recording, then take the brief post-test to earn 1 hour of continuing education credit.
Kara Burns is a veterinary technician specialist with master’s degrees in physiology and counseling psychology. She began her career in human medicine working as an emergency psychologist and as a poison specialist dealing with human and animal poisonings. Kara is the Founder and Past President of the Academy of Veterinary Nutrition Technicians. She teaches nutrition courses around the world and is the Editor-in-Chief of Today’s Veterinary Nurse. She has authored many articles, textbooks, and chapters and is an internationally invited speaker, focusing on topics of nutrition, leadership, and technician utilization. Kara is also the co-developer of Pet Nutrition Coach Certification Courses through the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC)…
When Kara Burns, veterinary technician specialist in nutrition, visited Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine during the fall of 2014, her lecture on critical care nutrition made a big impression on the veterinary medical students. This 48-minute presentation explores the basics of nutritional supportive care appropriate for all species before concluding with information on nutritional support of special species like birds, reptiles and exotic companion mammals.
After reading label panels, owners often bring questions and concerns to veterinary staff. The pet food label is the primary means by which product information is communicated from the manufacturer or distributor to pet owners, veterinary health care team members, and regulatory officials. Reading and interpreting pet food labels is one method that healthcare team members and pet owners can obtain information about pet foods. However, it is important to remember that pet food labels do not necessarily provide information about…
