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Over the past 15 years, there has been increasing recognition of the importance of properly assessing and managing pain - designated "the fifth vital sign" by the American Pain Society in 1995. A fundamental part of practicing good medicine, human or veterinary, is recognizing and treating pain. Society has an increased concern for the ethical and compassionate care of humans and animals suffering from pain and distress. Making pain management a priority in your practice means that every person on the team has an important role to play in identifying pain in every animal. Relieving pain is compassionate care at its best, and compassionate care is both a quality-of-care and a quality of life issue.
The pain management team consists of veterinarians, credentialed veterinary technicians, veterinary technician assistants, kennel workers, groomers, receptionists, and practice managers. Effective management of pain requires ongoing diligence on the part of the veterinary team. Pet owners need to be educated regarding pain and what to look for and, once a pain management plan has been made, the team must maintain consistent contact with pet owners to assess the animal’s status and adjust management plans accordingly. Delegating specific tasks to each team member will help ensure this happens.
Through a variety of educational modalities, the veterinary team has the opportunity to improve their understanding of pain, and to incorporate this new found knowledge into their day to day practice.
This 8-week course will focus on the physiology of pain and the development of acute pain to chronic and neuropathic pain. Recognition of pain and development of a pain scale to use in your practice or facility will be strongly reviewed. Pharmacologic management of pain for companion animals will be studied in detail. Multimodal analgesia will be discussed extensively since this has been designated as the most effective way to manage pain. Physical medicine issues such as acupuncture and rehabilitation will be briefly discussed. Cancer, Quality of Life, Hospice and Palliative Care will be topics of discussion and study. Finally, participation is detailed case studies will enable the student to be a valuable, contributing member to the veterinary health care team in the welfare of their animal patients.
Note: This course replaces the 6-week Advanced Concepts in Pain Management course that ran for many years and was based on the Teton text. This course contains new material, new assignments, and new case studies. It runs for 8 weeks.
Text Info: If you already have a copy of the textbook, please do not use the enrollment button on this page. Instead please scroll down to the section regarding "Course Materials" for a link to a no-text option.
Later in 2010 a second course will open that will provide Pain Management CE on other species. |
- Use and understand pain terminology
- Understand the physiology of pain
- Recognize the signs of pain
- Develop strategies for pain management
- Identify analgesic drugs, their usage, contraindications and interactions
- Describe and understand analgesic techniques
- Describe and understand pain management for specific conditions and procedures
- Describe and understand chronic pain and its management
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Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management - second edition
Authored by:
James Gaynor, DVM, MS, DACVA, DAAPM, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, International Veterinary Acupuncture Society; Director, Animal Anesthesia and Pain Management Center, Colorado Springs, CO
William Muir, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, Regional Director, American Academy of Pain Management, Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Consulting Services, Columbus, OH
Important Text Information:
The text will be provided for participants via the Elsevier Evolve website. The text is the personal property of the participant and is available after this course has ended.
You will be provided with a code, when the course opens, which will allow you to "purchase" the text at no additional fee.
Pageburst will provide student full online access to the text, a number of study facilitating features, and the ability to download, and print, a copy of the text. More information on how to access the text will be provided when the course opens.
Already have a copy of the text?
If you already have a copy of the text and do not need to purchase one through this agreement with Elsevier, please use this link No Text. The fee for the course without the text is reduced.
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To clarify - students will not receive a print publication of the text but will be able to print, if desired, any portion of the text from within their personally owned Pageburst text. Students are able to access the text online for years after this course ends. |
| VetMedTeam courses are asynchronous - they do not contain real time components. Students log in while a course is in session at times convenient to personal schedules. |
Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on all examinations. In addition, students are required to submit numerous assignments and case study feedbacks designed to help the student immediately apply the course to everyday practice. Upon fulfillment of the course requirements, the student will receive a VetMedTeam certificate of completion that will document the RACE credits earned.
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This is an advanced level course. Assignments in this course are challenging, designed to bring the learning experience into your everyday practice. The instructor will guide the student to an understanding of the role of pain management, either as the diagnosing and treating veterinarian or as the practice staff involved in assisting the veterinarian with managing companion animal pain.
The average student spends 5 to 7 hours per week in order to complete all the mandatory requirements.
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| This course is aproved by RACE for 25 credits for technicians and veterinarians |
This course utilizes content from the Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management - second edition which is authored by James Gaynor, DVM, MS, DACVA, DAAPM and William Muir, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC.
Additional content provided by Mary Ellen Goldberg BS, VMT, LVT, CVT, SRA.
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| Mary Ellen Goldberg, BS, CVT, VMT, LAAS, SRA |
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Mary Ellen has worked in various aspects of veterinary medicine from small animal and equine to mixed practice, coccidiosis research for a pharmaceutical company, and laboratory animal medicine since 1976.
She became intensely involved in anesthesia and analgesia work when she was at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Division of Animal Resources. Mary Ellen was a member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and advised researchers and their staff on anesthesia and analgesia for their experimental procedures for over 8 years. She is still a consultant for VCU, writing Guidelines and SOPs for the animal research community.
Mary Ellen became a Surgical Research Anesthetist, certified through the Academy of Surgical Research, in 2007. The SRA certification is oriented towards the person (physician, veterinarian, dentist, nurse, veterinary technician, veterinary nurse or pharmacist) working as an anesthetist who also has responsibilities as part of the surgical team that include aseptic preparation, and peri-operative care for surgical patients.
In 2003 she began teaching here at VetMedteam. Mary Ellen is the instructor for Basic Principles of Anesthesia, Advanced Concepts of Veterinary Anesthesia, Advanced Concepts of Pain Management: Companion Animal and Managing Canine Pain. Teaching is one of her loves. To quote Mary Ellen " It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life."
Mary Ellen is the Executive Secretary of IVAPM (International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management). In addition, she is on the Examination Committee charged with writing and developing the credentialing examination for certification as a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner (CVPP). She is also on the Credentialing Committee, handling the review of the applications and the case studies that must be submitted for CVPP and is the only veterinary technician on this committee.
Since becoming the Executive Secretary of IVAPM, she has become a member of the American Academy of Pain Management (Human), the American Society of Pain Educators, and the International Association for the Study of Pain and the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists (European Academy). This has taken her passion to a new level.
In 2009, she became a Faculty member for the Mannheimer Foundation, Inc. Mary Ellen instructs veterinary residents in Laboratory Animal Medicine from various Veterinary Colleges in Primate Anesthesia and Analgesia.
Hobbies and other activities include anything about the BEACH! She became a certified Florida Master Naturalist through the University of Florida in December 2007. Mary Ellen enjoy working out, needlework, cooking, baking and caring for family, which includes 3 grown sons.
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* Course meets the requirements for indicated hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval; however, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. (AAVSB means American Association of Veterinary State Boards)
++ This course has been submitted (but not yet approved) for the indicated hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval; however, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Contact CE@VetMedTeam.com for further information.
More information regarding RACE may be found at www.aavsb.org. In addition you can obtain the contact information for your state to determine if they accept RACE online credits. Online courses are a great way to help meet continuing education goals!
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