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Exploring Gut, Nutrition, and Hepatic Health

A 3-lecture series with Dr Luke Johnston

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  • February 25, March 11 and March 25, 2025
  • 19:30 AEDT
  • Ideal for Veterinarians
  • Each lecture is eligible for 1 Structured CPD Point
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Dr Luke Johnston

BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (SAIM), FANZCVS (SAIM)
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Session 1:

Why Understanding your Patient’s Poo is the Future of Medicine? Managing Dysbiosis in the Acute and Chronic Settings

Lecture Description:
Did you know that for every cell in your body you have a microbe in your gut! More importantly the human, canine and feline microbiome is said to have the metabolic capacity equivalent to that of the liver. Dysbiosis (the imbalance of this microbiome) and its impact on our feline and canine patients is a huge and exciting current area of veterinary research. In this lecture, we will discover the conditions where dysbiosis is most important to understand. We will learn the many ways to manipulate the microbiome including the use of diet, fibre, probiotics, symbiotics and the ever-exciting world of fecal transplantation. Come with us as we discover the true power of poop!

Session 2:

Cobalamin and other Vitamin Deficiencies in our Patients with Chronic Intestinal Disease: Can Vitamins really be all that Important?

Lecture Description:
The answer is yes! Cobalamin or vitamin B12 has a huge range of functions in the human, feline and canine body. The literature evidence of its importance continues to grow. Take a journey with us as we delve into the world of this fascinating water-soluble vitamin. We will discuss when and why cobalamin is so important, how to and when to test for this molecule and most importantly how to treat patients deficient in cobalamin. Understanding this vitamin may just change your life for the better! Furthermore, we explore the world of Vitamin D (among other key nutrients), its role in health and disease in the chronic enteropathy patient.

Session 3:

Chronic Hepatopathies in Dogs: How can we be better at Managing this Case?  

Lecture Description:
To say the liver is a remarkable organ is an understatement. The liver has many roles that ensure adequate body function in health. When disease of the liver occurs, the effect can be devastating and systemically debilitating. Join us as we discuss the roles and functions of the liver and delve into the world of acute and chronic hepatopathies in the canine patient

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Dr Luke Johnston
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (SAM) FANZCVS (SAM) | Registered Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine | Head of Medicine, GVH University Of Melbourne
Dr. Luke Johnston is a highly accomplished specialist who graduated with honors in Veterinary Science from the University of Queensland in 2015. Driven by a passion for specialty training, he completed a rotating internship at VSS, followed by a rigorous 12-month internship at VCA San Francisco.
Returning to Australia, he rapidly completed his residency and attained his fellowship in 2021, cementing his status as a Registered Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine.

Throughout his career, Dr. Johnston has cultivated an exceptional depth of knowledge by practicing at premier hospitals internationally and across Australia, including SASH (NSW), PenVet (VIC), VSS (Gold Coast), AVC (Melbourne), and VCA San Francisco. A dedicated leader in his field, he has served as both President and Vice President of the Small Animal Internal Medicine chapter of the ANZCVS, as well as Head Subject Examiner for specialist exams. He now leads the medicine team at GVH University of Melbourne as head of the medicine department.

On top of being a published author his passion for teaching led him to deliver over 50 lectures internationally and nationally last year. Supported by a belief that the more knowledge we share the more animals we can help.

His clinical passions span the breadth of internal medicine, with special interests in gut nutrition, disease and dysbiosis, immunology, fungal diseases, endocrinology, and neurology.
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