Greetings IVAPM Members!
This fall, the Australian Capital Territory took the legal step to declare the sentience of animals, joining The EU, New Zealand and Quebec as governments who recognize that animals can subjectively “feel and perceive the world around them.”
The concept of animal sentience is no big surprise to those of us who are members of the IVAPM. With any basic observational skill, veterinarians and veterinary technicians can easily agree that animals are capable of all the emotions present in the human experience, including pain, sorrow, joy, fear, anxiety and anger. Armed with decades of animal sentient research, the conclusions are clear – humans are not unique beings with this neurologic capability of consciousness.
So, the question remains, why do we still have ‘push back’ from colleagues in veterinary medicine who dispute the idea that animals feel pain, and that pain is worthwhile to identify and treat? Most likely it has to do with education and experience. How many times do you make decisions and assessments based on what you were taught in veterinary school? Change is difficult and although each year brings more evidence about the non-human animal pain experience, veterinary medicine pain management still has far to go.
2020 launches a new decade, and the IVAPM continues our mission to inform and educate both our profession and the public about animal pain. We hope you join us in our fight and continue to advocate for all species when it comes to pain identification and management. Dr. Marc Bekoff argues that “
animals matter, because they exist,
” and I agree. Let us all continue to work together to make the lives of all species better.
Thank you for your commitment to animal pain management,
Happy holidays and I look forward to seeing you this coming year!
Sincerely,
Jennifer F. Johnson, VMD, CVPP
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In September, the Board of Directors approved a new version of bylaws for IVAPM.
Attached are the revised bylaws for the members review. Upon reviewing the bylaws, please take a moment to share your thoughts by voting on your acceptance of these new bylaws.
Voting will close Friday, January 3, 2020
. The results will be posted in the first quarter's newsletter. If you have any questions, please
email IVAPM
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Please join us for an amazing lineup of speakers and a variety of pain management topics during our IVAPM Pain Management Symposium, sponsored by Elanco at VMX. Not only are all of our speakers boarded experts in a variety of fields, they are also pain management experts who are passionate about what they do.
IVAPM Pain Management Symposium, Sponsored by Elanco, January 19, 2020:
- 8:00 AM: Optimizing Analgesia: Open Your Pain Management Toolbox, Tamara Grubb
- 9:55 AM: Those "Other" Pain Drugs: Fact/Fiction, Updates & Practice Tips, Mark Epstein
- 11:00 AM: Have the Nerve: Local & Locoregional Anesthesia, Mark Epstein & Tamara Grubb
- 1:45 PM: The Intertwine of PAIN & FEAR: Therapeutic Implications & Options, Tamara Grubb
- 2:50 PM: An Anesthesiologist & General Practitioner Discuss Cases in Pain Management, Mark Epstein & Tamara Grubb
- 4:00 PM: Rethinking Osteoarthritis in 2020, Mark Epstein
Be sure to check the program grid for room location onsite.
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On
Monday, February 17, 2020
, the IVAPM Pain Management Symposium, sponsored by Elanco, will feature the following lecturers and presentations at WVC 2020:
- 8:00 AM: Effects of Pain on the Health, Emotional Well-being & Quality-of-Life in Dogs & Cats, Mike Petty
- 9:00 AM: I Know that Dog has Chronic Pain: Convincing the Owner, Mike Petty
- 10:35 AM: I Know that Cat has Chronic Pain: Convincing the Owner, Mike Petty
- 11:35 AM: Acute & Chronic Pain Management: Old & New, Mike Petty
- 2:00 PM: CBD in the Clinic: New Cannabinoid Studies for Small Animals, Stephen Cital
- 3:00 PM: Behind the Eight Ball: Playing Catch-up With a Painful Patient, Kristen Cooley
- 4:35 PM: One COX Does Not Fit All: Choosing the Right NSAID, Stephen Cital
- 5:35 PM: On Your Last Nerve: Locoregional Anesthesia for the Veterinary Team, Kristen Cooley
Be sure to check the program grid for room location onsite.
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IVAPM CE on Land or at Sea
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IVAPM is thrilled to be partnering with the American Institute of Medical Laser Applications (AIMLA) for an upcoming CE opportunity presented on land or at sea.
On February 15, AIMLA will present
Raising the Standard of Veterinary Care: A Multi-Modal Approach to Managing Pain
at the Oquendo Center in Las Vegas.
This same opportunity will also be available at their CE at Sea meeting, taking place aboard Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, March 15-22, 2020.
Both speaker line ups include IVAPM members Janice Huntingford and Jennifer Johnson speaking on multimodal approaches to managing pain.
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We are seeking pain management speakers for the 2021 conference year and would like to open up the call for speakers to our members to join the IVAPM Speaker’s Bureau!
Whether you were already registered, or you are new to the Speaker’s Bureau, we invite you to register (again) by completing the updated Speaker’s Bureau Form.
Veterinarians and veterinary technicians/nurses with professional lecturing experience are invited to register.
Please keep in mind:
- The IVAPM makes every attempt to present rotating opportunities to all of the Speaker’s Bureau members taking into consideration the specific needs of the conference and/or sponsor, level of expertise, geographical location, and speaker availability.
- When a speaker is invited to present via IVAPM Speaker’s Bureau, they are required to dedicate a single slide from their presentation to present and promote the IVAPM. This informational slide as well as the IVAPM logo will be provided; the speaker is free to add the IVAPM logo to his/her slides if desired.
- The speaker should be aware that IVAPM will be requesting feedback from the audience for monitoring purposes.
- The IVAPM has no input in honorarium agreements which remains private between the speaker and the conference organizers.
- Registering to the IVAPM Speaker’s Bureau does not automatically guarantee speaking engagements.
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In need of some good reading material? Look no further. IVAPM has you covered with a couple of interesting articles recently published in the
Journal of Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia
and AAHA's
Trends Magazine
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