Read about the exploits of Mike Dixon, one AVA member who went to Davos for the AVA meeting and ended up having an extended stay….. The fact that I went to a conference on pain and broke my leg seems to be providing my friends with an unnecessary amount of amusement. As the accountant to... more »

The winners of the Langley, Wiley-Blackwell and Novartis Animal Health prizes for articles published in the Journal of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia were announced by Dr. Kathy Clarke at Davos (AVA spring meeting). Click here to see which articles were awarded prizes

Elanco externships: March 2012 Elanco have kindly sponsored 4 ‘externships’, each of £500, for Residents to spend time at an establishment other than that where they normally work.   These externships will be awarded on a competitive basis  (see below). Applicants must be ‘paid up’ members of AVA, and be enrolled for a further qualification (most... more »

The AVA is delighted to announce that ELANCO has very kindly offered £2000 in sponsorship money for externships to be undertaken in 2012. Each award is subject to a provisional maximum of £500. Failed applicants from this year are requested to apply again taking into consideration the new requirements. Further details regarding the new application process and... more »

The program topic consists of ‘Analgesia and anaesthesia of the canine and feline cardiac patient’ and international key-note speakers are invited. The official language will be English. The room has place for 120 attendees. Date: Wednesday 5th September 2012, Maastricht, The Netherlands The preliminary program is as follows, the exact time table still needs to... more »

Log into the AVA website to receive details about how AVA members can receive discount on an excellent small animal neurological emergencies book: http://www.ava.eu.com/articles/2778-discount-for-ava-members-small-animal-neurological-emergencies-book/

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”