Dear colleagues, With great pleasure, we invite you to the AVA Autumn Meeting 2019, which will take place in the heart of the beautiful and historic city of Ghent. The congress venue, NH Hotel Ghent Belfort, is located in the city centre, in very close proximity to the Belfry of Ghent, the City Hall, the Saint Bavo’s Cathedral and numerous hotels to choose from. The keynote lectures will be given by specialists from both veterinary and human medicine. The pre-congress…
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Certificate course in Principle Techniques of Small Animal Anesthesia, Perioperative Analgesia & Critical Patient Care ACVAA & AVTAA-endorsed & race-approved program for Veterinary Technicians Registration for the 2019/20 North American Certificate Course in Principle Techniques of Small Animal Anesthesia is now open! The program is directed towards credentialed veterinary nurses with a focused interest in small animal anesthesia, analgesia, and perioperative care and who potentially pursue a career as a veterinary technician specialist (VTS) in anesthesia & analgesia or as…
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Millions of Americans suffer acute pain every year, and use of naturally occurring models of acute pain in animals could contribute to the translational paradigm, and accelerate the discovery of effective, non-opioid analgesic options. However, to do this successfully, we need to be able to accurately measure acute pain in animals. Additionally, acute pain suffered by all animals is a welfare concern; inadequate pain control can negatively affect the human animal bond; and pain in farm animals may negatively impact…
Find out more »Training and mentoring of interns and resident is a critical role ensuring the future development of the veterinary specialist community. The objective of this workshop will be to review current policies, identify areas of strength and weakness in delivery of current internship and residency programmes, and discuss selection, pastoral support and how to develop and ensure desirable outcomes from training programmes, both from the perspective of the trainee and the mentor. The day will also include a brain storming session…
Find out more »The Royal Society of Medicine is offering a discount to AVA members for this meeting. Click to get discount code
Find out more »The Spring 2020 Congress will take place in Dublin, Ireland. More details to follow
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