CENTRESQUARE® HACKS
Helpful tips on how to use CentreSquare resources for effective nutrition conversations in daily practice.
Do you have the tools you need for effective client conversations about pet nutrition?
CentreSquare® from the Purina Institute provides a comprehensive library of resources to support your discussions on pet nutrition. With over 290 briefs, articles, tools, videos and handouts, it can be overwhelming to know where and how to start.
CentreSquare Hacks, featuring Dr. Shelly Adrian, a small animal veterinary practitioner, offers a series of how-to videos that demonstrate the practical use of CentreSquare resources.
Explore Dr. Adrian’s valuable tips and insights!
Resources I Have At The Ready
Dr. Shelly Adrian shares her essential CentreSquare Hacks for having effective nutrition conversations with clients. Discover her routine of accessing key resources, such as MER calculators, body condition scoring tools, and nutrition briefs, to provide tailored guidance and support.
Leveraging Practice Scenarios
In this informative video, Dr. Shelly Adrian highlights the CentreSquare Practice Scenarios that focus on common types of patients seen in first-opinion veterinary practices, such as giant breed puppies, overweight dogs, and senior cats. Each scenario offers nutritional information, key messages, and conversation starters to address unique patient needs.
Difficult Conversations—Overcoming Misinformation
Navigating some nutrition conversations with clients can be challenging! Dr. Shelly Adrian shares a recent experience where she used CentreSquare resources to provide accurate nutrition recommendations during a new puppy appointment. Learn how she turned a challenging conversation into a positive experience.
Difficult Conversations—Feeding a Raw Diet
Small animal veterinarian Dr. Shelly Adrian addresses the challenging, and sometimes emotionally charged, topic of raw diets for dogs and cats. By using CentreSquare resources, she can focus on evidence-based information to navigate the discussion. Discover strategies to simplify tough conversations.
CentreSquare’s MER Calculators
In this video, Dr. Shelly Adrian demonstrates how to use the MER Calculators in CentreSquare to guide nutrition conversations with clients. These calculators estimate a pet’s daily calorie requirement using age group, activity level, current weight, and body condition score. Watch now to learn more about this resource.
Getting the Information You Want Quickly
Join Dr. Shelly Adrian as she shares valuable tips for efficiently navigating CentreSquare to find essential pet nutrition resources. Learn how to use the search bar and filter resources by species, topic, and type for targeted results.
Daily Schedule Review
In this short, informative video, Dr. Shelly Adrian explains how she prepares for patient appointments by accessing CentreSquare resources in advance. Having frequently used resources ready helps facilitate effective nutrition discussions at every visit.
Nutrition Briefs
CentreSquare Nutrition Briefs provide concise overviews of key nutrition topics. Dr. Shelly Adrian highlights how the bullet-point format focuses on important information while the inclusion of references provides credibility. She shows how easy Nutrition Briefs are to download, print, or email to clients to reinforce conversations.
Leveraging Purina Institute Digests
Staying up-to-date on important medical topics can be challenging. In this video, Dr. Shelly Adrian shares one of her favorite CentreSquare resources, Purina Institute Digests. This quarterly publication offers concise summaries of key pet health and nutrition topics, as well along with insights from thought leaders.
Patient Case—Charlie
Dr. Shelly Adrian explains how she used CentreSquare resources to discuss weight management with the owners of Charlie, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever with a body condition score of 7/9. Using the body condition score tool, brief, video, and Hot Topic, Dr. effectively educated and collaborated with her clients to help Charlie get to a healthy weight.
Patient Case—Cali
Join Dr. Shelly Adrian as she demonstrates how CentreSquare resources helped her recommend a therapeutic diet to a client who was initially reluctant. Learn how Dr. Adrian used several CentreSquare resources to address Cali’s urinary health issues.
3D Body Condition Tool
Some pet owners may not realize their dog or cat is overweight or obese. To help pet owners understand their pet’s body condition, Dr. Shelly Adrian uses the Purina 9-point Body Condition System—available as a 3D tool—during consultations. Discover how this CentreSquare resource can facilitate nutrition conversations and promote a collaborative approach to helping pets achieve healthy body condition and weight.