About this event
This practical and interactive session is designed to help veterinary professionals feel confident in assessing Body Condition Score (BCS) and using it as a foundation for impactful nutrition conversations with pet owners. Attendees will learn how to efficiently gather a thorough diet history, perform basic energy calculations, and develop quick, effective feeding recommendations tailored to the individual patient. The session will also provide guidance on where to find reliable nutrition information—whether in product guides, online tools, or clinical resources—so you can support your recommendations with confidence.
This is a live event only and will not be recorded.
This program has been approved for 1.0 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. Virbac is approved as a NY State sponsor of continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians. You must attend the full presentation to receive CE credit.
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Guest speaker
Ashley Self, BS, LVMT, VTS (Nutrition) Assistant Director of Nutrition @ Texas A&M UniversityG
Ashley is currently an assistant director of nutrition at Texas A & M University where she works as part of a team to progress clinical nutrition through direct patient care, research and teaching. Before her current role, Ashley was a veterinary nurse on the clinical nutrition service at the University of Tennessee for the past 12 years. She received her veterinary nurse specialty in 2018 and currently serves as the secretary for the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition (AAVN). Ashley completed her master's degree in 2023 at the University of Tennessee in Animal Science focusing on equine nutrition. Looking forward, she hopes to enhance nutrition education and research for veterinary nurses and veterinary students in both small and large animal nutrition and to promote utilization of veterinary nurses within nutrition.
