Pain Management in Equine Practice - Online

About the Course

This brand new online course will update you on complicated and stressful cases including the painful laminitic, suspected fractures and ongoing OA cases. 

If you've ever wondered what else you can do to break the pain cycle in a laminitic or how else you can manage the pain in a potential fracture, or if you have just come to the end of your bag of tricks for a lame pony then come and learn from a variety of experienced clinicians. 

The course is made up of two parts with on-demand lectures which will be available to watch at anytime throughout the course as well as four live virtual case based discussions. A brief overview of each part of the course is below: 

On-demand lectures
You will have access to five on-demand lectures that can be watched at anytime throughout the course, however we do recommend watching them prior to joining the live discussions. The on-demand lectures are: 

• Physiology of pain with Polly Taylor
• Pain assessment and pain scoring with David Bardell
• Physical methods for pain management with Andrew Harrison
• Drugs - what's new and what do we already have with Mark Senior 
• What you could (or should) have in your car and how to use it with Alison Bennell

Live discussions 
As part of the course you will also be invited to take part in four live online discussions. Each of these sessions will include aspects covered in the lectures and look at welfare, when to draw the line and when and how to refer, or manage pain on the yard. 

Each live discussion will be case based and use cases commonly seen in ambulatory equine practice. All the sessions will be recorded but they must be watched either live or recorded for you to complete the course. 

The dates and topics of the live discussions are:

• Tuesday 8 December 7:30pm - 9:00pm GMT: Pain management in acute trauma chaired by David Bardell 
• Monday 11 January 7:30pm - 9:00pm GMT: Analgesia for colic and visceral pain chaired by Mark Senior
• Tuesday 9 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm GMT: Pain management in acute laminitis chaired by Andrew Harrison
• Tuesday 9 March 7:30pm - 9:00pm GMT: Pain management in chronic conditions chaired by Alison Bennell

Key Learning Objectives

• Understand new approaches to pain management on the yard
• Refresh your knowledge on standard analgesic techniques
• Get practical tips on pain management in a yard setting
• Confidently interpret signs of pain in the horse and formulate tailored plans to manage the pain in varying yard situations eg laminitis

Course Organiser

• Professor Mark Senior BVSc PhD SFHEA CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS

Course Speakers

• Alison Bennell BVMS CertAVP(EM) MRCVS 
• Andrew Harrison BVSc, CertEP, CertVA, MRCVS 
• David Bardell BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS 
• Professor Mark Senior BVSc PhD SFHEA CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
• Dr Polly Taylor MA VetMB PhD DVA DipECVAA MRCA MRCVS

Course Fees

• Member price £85
• Non Member price £170

Course Downloads

• Full Course Programme

Who is the course for?

This course is for ambulatory equine vets and has been designed to suit all levels of experience.

Covid-19 Terms and Conditions

• If you book a place on a BEVA CPD course and are unable to attend due to any Covid-19 related issue (e.g. as a result of showing symptoms or track and trace restrictions) you will receive a credit for the amount you paid. This credit can be used for any BEVA CPD and will be valid for a year from the date of issue. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a course.
• If you need to cancel your place for a non-Covid-19 related reason our standard terms and conditions will apply.
• If BEVA are required to cancel or postpone a course for any reason, you can opt to receive a full refund or receive a credit for a future BEVA CPD course (valid for a year from the date of issue).

Standard Terms and Conditions

• A full refund will be made, less a 10% administration charge, if cancellation is more than 6 weeks before the start of the course
• A refund cannot be guaranteed if cancellation is less than 6 weeks before the start of the course. A refund will be made if BEVA can resell the place, less a 20% administration charge. 
• Booked places can be transferred to another person free of charge. If the transferee is not a BEVA member he/she will be liable for the difference between the member and non-member rate.
• All delegates must have appropriate liability and professional indemnity insurance. 
• Delegates must bring appropriate safety wear (coveralls, hard hats, boots etc) to courses involving practical sessions.
• BEVA may pass contact details of delegates to the organisers or sponsors of the course unless the delegate has specified otherwise.
• All delegates self-certify that they are a qualified veterinary surgeon or veterinary nurse and qualified to undertake the procedures being taught. Where the delegate is in training for such a qualification BEVA must be made aware of their training status at the time of booking.

By registering for this event, you accept the above terms and conditions.