Dr Bea Monteiro.

Dr Bea Monteiro joins WSAVA hereditary Disease Committee. 

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association has named Brazilian veterinary surgeon Dr Bea Montiero as the new chair of its Global Pain Council (GPC).

Dr Monteiro takes over from Dr Duncan Lascelles, and will lead the GPC’s efforts to bolster veterinary professionals’ competence and confidence in recognising and managing pain in companion animals. 

As a research adviser at the University of Montreal, Canada, Dr Monteiro focuses on the assessment and treatment of pain in animals to enhance welfare. The laboratory in which she works has developed pain management tools that are recognised across the globe, including the Feline Grimace Scale. 

Commenting on her new role as WSAVA GPC chair, she said: “It is an exciting time to become Chair of the GPC. Our first set of Global Pain Guidelines have proved a benchmark for veterinarians around the world so we are excited to be launching our updated Guidelines later this year, during WSAVA World Congress in Lima, Peru.

“I’m particularly delighted to become Chair at a time at which the veterinary profession is engaging with the concepts of both One Health and One Welfare. It is my hope that the WSAVA’s global community can help to drive understanding of these important subjects so that we can improve the lives of animals, people and the beautiful planet we live on. We are all 'nature' and need to take care of all that surrounds us.”

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