Following six successful seminars, the DogRisk Evidence-Based Raw Food Seminar returns to Helsinki this autumn for two days of expert lectures and a hands-on workshop—bringing together leading researchers to share the latest evidence on how diet truly matters for canine (and human) health.
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THE PROGRAM (updated 16 June 2025)
🔸 Friday 12th September 2025 🔸
8.00-9.00 (60 min) Registration, coffee: Lecture hall “Pieni Juhlasali”, Uni of Helsinki main building, Fabianinkatu 33, 4th floor
9.00-9.15 (15 min) Program, welcome - Anna Hielm-Björkman, DVM, PhD, Docent, PI, Leader of the DogRisk research group; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki (UoH).
9.15-10.00 (45 min) Canine athletes and the use of macronutrients and nutraceuticals – Mark Roberts, PhD
10.00-10.30 (30 min) How different foods and their processing, eaten as puppy and young, impacts tartar prevalence in the adult – Manal Hemida, Post Doc, DogRisk group, UH.
10.30-10.50 (20 min) Coffee and interaction
10.50-11.35 (45 min) Plant Fiber – a load of hot air? – Dr. Conor Brady, BSc. PhD. Anim. Behav.
11.35-12.20 (45 min) To be announced (TBA) – TBA
12.20-12.50 (30 min) The speakers panel will discuss and answer questions on this morning’s topics.
12.50-13.50 (60 min) Lunch (find your own lunch place nearby or BYO)
13.50-14.35 (45 min) Kibble vs. Whole Food: What Happens When They Go Head-to-Head? - Dr Matthew Muir, BVSc/BVetBiol (Hons) MRCVS, Team Lyka
14.35–15.05 (30 min) Get to the beef - a closer look at raw meat metabolism in dogs – Robin Moore, PhD student, DogRisk, UoH.
15.05-15.25 (20 min) Coffee and interaction
15.25-16.10 (45 min) What Metabolites Say About Dog Food: Exploring Diet Differences with Metabolomics - Nicole Cammack, PhD, Owner, Chief Science Officer at NorthPointPets.com
16.10-16.40 (30 min) The speakers panel will discuss and answer questions on this afternoon’s topics.
19.00 Dinner at restaurant for all interested (Not included in the price, everyone pays for themselves at the restaurant. Registration at the latest 1st of Sept. as we will have to book already now).
🔸 Saturday 13th September 🔸
8.00-9.00 (60 min) Registration, coffee: Lecture hall “Pieni Juhlasali”, Uni of Helsinki main building, Fabianinkatu 33, 4th floor
9.00-9.10 (10 min) Program, Welcome, etc. - Anna Hielm-Björkman, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UoH
9.10-9.30 (20 min) Will YOU be one of our 1 million dog and 1 million cat owner citizen researchers? - The new DogRisk FFQ2.0 and even newer CatRisk FFQ1.0 – Sarah Rosendahl, Sini Mannila, Anna Hielm-Björkman
9.30-10.15 (45 min) Downstream from Dysbiosis: Using Diet to Solve the Root Cause - Dr Matthew Muir, BVSc/BVetBiol (Hons) MRCVS, Team Lyka
10.15-10.35 (20 min) Coffee and interaction
10.35-11.20 (45 min) Fecal transplants, here's how! The surprisingly effective solution for many conditions – Dr Barbara Royal, DVM, Chicago, USA. The Royal Treatment Veterinary Center, Co-founder Royal Animal Health University, Adjunct Prof. California State University, CEO of College of Integrated Veterinary Therapies & co-owner of the Animal Diet Formulator.
11.20-11.50 (30 min) A raw diet reverses mucosele - A case series of 32 dogs – Anna Hielm-Björkman, DogRisk
11.50-12.20 (30 min) The panel will discuss and answer questions on this morning’s topics
12.20-13.20 (60 min) Lunch (find your own lunch place nearby or BYO)
13.20-14.05 (45 min) Practicals 1: Beyond kibble diets: Navigating the pet food spectrum – Susan G Wynn, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition), Senior Director of Scientific Affairs, Instinct Pet Food
14.05-14.25 (20 min) Coffee and interaction
14.25–15.10 (45 min) Practicals 2: Feeding bones? From bone Kindergarden to bone PhD – Nick Thompson,
15.10-15.55 (45 min) Practicals 3: Using software to evaluate ingredients & nutrients to balance recipes for pets – Dr Barbara Royal, DVM, Chicago, USA.
15.55-16.25 (30 min) The panel will discuss and answer questions on this afternoon's topics
16.25-16.35 (10 min) Raffle: Chance to win some books and ticket to next year’s Dogrisk seminar!
16.35-16.45 (10 min) Thank you and see you soon – or see you tomorrow at the workshop! – Anna
19.00 Dinner at Anna’s for all interested (40-50 €, Not included in the price, registration please!)
🔸 Sunday 14th September 🔸
9.00-15.00 Workshop – Depending on how many we are: at University, Vet faculty, or Anna’s house
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WHERE, WHEN, COST & REGISTRATION
📅 Time and Location: 12–14 September 2025
Lectures (Fri & Sat, 12–13 Sept):
Pieni juhlasali
University of Helsinki Main Building (Päärakennus)
Fabianinkatu 33, 00100 Helsinki
Workshop (Sun, 14 Sept):
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Viikki Campus, Helsinki
(Or at Anna’s house if the group is small)
💁 For whom? Veterinary and human health practitioners and nutritionists, nurses, students, dog owners - anybody with an interest in multidisciplinary research on the relationships between diet and disease, in dogs, pets, humans.
🗨️ Language: English
💸 Cost: Seminar fees
Seminar fees (covers lectures and coffees, but not travelling or accommodation): Prices are for the two lecture days, the workshop is free for those attending any lectures.
Lecturers and their staff, all University of Helsinki staff: FREE
All students from anywhere (please bring your student card): FREE
Retired/army (please bring your card): ONE DAY 25 € + VAT, TWO DAYS 50 € + VAT
All others: ONE DAY 70 € + VAT, TWO DAYS 120 € + VAT
If you are a company and would like a table and/or a roll-up outside the lecture hall: 500 € + VAT, including 2 persons that may attend the lectures.
Friday dinner: a restaurant where everybody pays but we make the reservation
Saturday dinner (at Anna's house): 40 € (food only) or 50 € (food + wine) (free for lecturers and their staff)
Invoices will be sent after the seminar due to university processing delays. No need to worry—we appreciate your patience. All fees go directly toward covering seminar costs (lecturers, venue, coffee, etc.).
✅ REGISTRATION
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