Webinar to address OA breakthrough pain
Matt Gurney, specialist in Anasethesia and Analglasia, will lead the webinar.
Animalcare Ltd is holding a free online CPD event which will address osteoarthritis (OA) breakthrough pain in pets.
Led by Matt Gurney, RCVS and EBVS European veterinary specialist in Anaesthesia and Analgesia, the webinar marks the first of many communication events which aim to focus on breakthrough pain in pets with canine osteoarthritis.
The London Vet Show is running several of these accelerator events, beginning with this session, which will address areas of increasing importance in veterinary medicine. These sessions will culminate in a roundtable later in the year, where experts in the field will address the most relevant information on the topic.
The topic of osteoarthritis breakthrough pain has been chosen for this session because the topic is currently of great interest to the profession, with 80 per cent of owners who have pets with canine osteoarthritis believing that their pet may be suffering with breakthrough pain, whilst 87 per cent of vets agree that avoiding osteoarthritis breakthrough pain is critical to the management of canine OA.
James Beaumont, marketing manager at Animalcare, said: “Veterinary surgeons have told us that they estimate that nearly half of their canine OA cases on daily NSAIDs experience breakthrough pain.
“Additionally, a proportion of pet owners state their dogs experience off-days and believe their pet suffers as a result of the condition. We’re very pleased to be bringing this important issue to the forefront of attention and making it a talking point for the profession.”
In the session, Matt Gurney will explain the impact of breakthrough pain on both the pet and the owner, and discuss how to approach it more effectively using analgesic and rehabilitation tools and strategies. This expertise coming from his Zero Pain Philosophy programme, in which he works with veterinary professionals across the world to improve their approach to pain management.
The event takes place on 13 July at 7pm BST, and is open to veterinary surgeons who wish to support their canine osteoarthritis cases more effectively.
All those who register will also be able to view a recording, and enter a free prize draw for the chance to win tickets to the London Vet Show in November.
Registration is open at bigmarker.com/closerstill-media
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