The executive committee recently asked both the BVNA and the AVTA to comment on the Certificate Course in Monitoring of Anaesthesia (SPVS) in the UK. The AVTA have commented that they ‘support the AVA’s statement on the use of qualified, responsible individuals for the monitoring of veterinary patients under anesthesia’. Their president Susan Bryant also... more »

Further to the statement by the President of the AVA regarding the Certificate Course in Monitoring of Anaesthesia (SPVS) in the UK the ACVA Board of Directors have issued a statement in support of the AVA’s positions on this important issue. The ACVA Board of Director’s state that “Consistent with the ACVA Guidelines on patient... more »

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has issued a statement regarding discrepancies in the Controlled Drug register due to the use of products marketed in multi-dose presentations. This is in response to questions raised about record keeping following the recent licensing of a veterinary preparation of methadone as a 10 ml multi-dose vial (Comfortan, Eurovet Animal Health).... more »

To register for WCVA, South Africa, September 2012 go to  www.wcva2012.com Educational activities around WCVA that you can register for include: A basic and advanced regional anaesthesia course 2 wildlife immobilisation courses and an equine “how to”

NON-HUMAN SPECIES Special Interest Group Study Design, Ethics and Experimental Reporting Third Symposium, 26th August 2012 14th World Congress on Pain – Milan (Italy) 2012 Take this great opportunity to attend a European Meeting of IASP and register for the satellite Non-Human Species SIG meeting. The full programme can be downloaded here. Go to the IASP conference website to... more »

Acupuncture Analgesia – a brief overview Samantha Lindley BVSc MRCVS (Western Veterinary Acupuncture Group –WVAG; Longview Veterinary Services) The western world became excited about acupuncture when physicians visiting China after the fall of the “Bamboo curtain” witnessed patients having surgery under so-called “acupuncture anaesthesia”. It was so immediate, dramatic and convincing that enthusiasm for the... more »

City and Guilds Monitoring of Anaesthesia Qualification Emma Archer RVN Dip AVN (Surg) VTS anesthesia 
Anaesthesia Technician, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket Summary of a meeting held on Tuesday, 22nd November 2011 at The College of Animal Welfare in Cambridgeshire to discuss the proposed new City and Guilds Monitoring of Anaesthesia Qualification: ‘Assisting with the provision... more »

The RCVS requested input from the veterinary profession about specialisation in the veterinary profession in Autumn 2011. For more information about the request and the response of the AVA committee go to the AVA info page The AVA committee provided a response to the RCVS request for responses as follows, Read the response provided by... more »

Peter Kronen (AVA president) has initiated monthly skype meetings for the AVA committee to discuss issues relevant for the AVA membership and the discipline of veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia. To keep up to date with current events download summary notes from each meeting by logging onto the AVA info page

VETERINARY ANAESTHESIA BASIC SCIENCE REVISION COURSE 2012 Download the flyer here Following a successful inaugural course, we are pleased to announce the basic science revision course designed for veterinary anaesthesia trainees will be running again in 2012. Although aimed primarily at candidates for the European Diploma of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia and the RCVS Diploma... more »