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 register for the day alongside the IASP main meeting
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 in Veterinary Anaesthesia the course will be suitable for anyone undertaking further study in veterinary anaesthesia and related disciplines who wishes to consolidate their knowledge in the basic sciences and their relevance to veterinary anaesthesia.
The course will be run at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh from Monday the 2nd April 2012 to Friday the 6th April 2012 inclusive. It will consist of five intensive days of lectures with associated MCQ sessions to consolidate the knowledge gained. There will be opportunities for book discussions as well as the chance to exchange ideas with trainees from other institutions and experts in their respective fields. There will also be a course meal as well as one of Professor Clutton’s infamous quiz nights.
The course speakers include the veterinary anaesthetists Prof. Eddie Clutton, Dr. Karen Blissitt, Dr. Mark Senior, Ms. Liz Leece and Mr. Ian Self. In addition, specialists in pharmacokinetics/dynamics (Dr. Sally Argyle) and statistics from the University of Edinburgh will present lectures.
Following very positive feedback from delegates on the 2011 course the topics have been refined; subjects to be covered include (but are not limited to);
- Respiration – physiology and monitoring, mechanics, compliance
- Oxygen and CO2 including dissociation curve, shunts
- Physics including the gas laws
- Statistics
- Cardiovascular, CNS, muscle, renal, and hepatic physiology relevant to anaesthesia
- Monitors – how they work and equipment errors
- Acid base Physiology and monitoring
- Monitoring neuromuscular function
- Pain
- Ventilators
Optional sessions will examine equipment which may not be familiar to all participants and allow discussion of advanced anaesthetic monitoring techniques.
The course fee is £375 for registered DipECVAA and DVA candidates and £400 for non-registered attendees. This includes all lectures, printed notes and discussion sessions. To minimise fees accommodation is not included in the cost but the University of Edinburgh will make available a number of rooms in university halls and these can be booked separately via the course organiser. Informal arrangements will be made to transport delegates from the university halls to the veterinary school. Similarly, lunch is not included but there is a cafeteria at the veterinary school at which participants may purchase hot or cold food throughout the day.
For further details and to reserve a place on the course please email the course organiser Mr Ian Self at ian.self@ed.ac.uk.
Please book early as places will be limited.
Ian Self DipECVAA
University of Edinburgh
01316507683
AVA Spring 2012: Davos Switzerland
Check out the website of the AVA spring meeting in Davos (http://www.veterinaeranaesthesie.ch/ava/). The meeting will be held on the 22th and 23th March 2012 with the main topics “Blood kills?” and “Opioids – Friend or Foe?”. The Resident day will be held on the 21st March 2012 and will be on Veterinary Cardiology. A Practitioners Day on “Chronic Pain” will be held on the 24th March 2012.
Do not miss out taking part in the first AVA-Tombola and win one of 3 exciting prices! More information, also on the fantastic social program with sledging and fondue dinner on our new website!
Your AVA Davos organising team!
Download more information about WCVA 2012 here
Introduction to Statistics for Vets: 7-10th October, University of York
This course will be led by the eminent health statistician Professor Martin Bland and will the describe the main statistical concepts used in clinical research. For further information download the PDF
The website for the World Congress in Veterinary Anaesthesia (Capetown, September 2012) is now live.
Go to www.wcva2012.com
Comparative Veterinary Respiratory Society Meeting , Vienna from 4 to 6 November 2011
The theme of the meeting is NONINVASIVE LUNG FUNCTION with main talks on:
Volumetric Capnography (Tusman),Brachycephalic syndrome (Oechtering, Steurer), Electrical Impedance Tomography (Böhm), Atelectasis (Staffieri), Lung function testing in small animals (Hirt)
For further details contact Klaus Riedelberger (Klaus.riedelberger@vetmeduni.ac.at) or Yves Moens
To register at the conference click here
Foundation Course in Western Veterinary Acupuncture devised and run by Samantha Lindley MRCVS and Dr Mike Cummings
Western Veterinary Acupuncture Group (WVAG) presents a 4 day Foundation Course in Veterinary Acupuncture; held as 2×2 days or 1×4 day course:
1st to 4th July 2011 inc, Oswald Hall, Ayr, Scotland
5th and 6th October and 2nd and 3rd November 2011, Shuttleworth, Bedfordshire
see www.wvag.co.uk for details
The website with information about the Autumn AVA meeting is now open: Go to www.liverpoolavacongress2011.appspot.com for further information about the meeting!
Pharmacokinetics course: A two and one half day workshop to provide attendees a comprehensive review of pharmacokinetic principles applied to veterinary and comparative medicine.
A goal of the course is to integrate basic concepts into practical applications. Topic covered include fundamental concepts of modeling, pharmacokinetic parameters, compartmental versus non-compartmental approaches, study design, bio equivalence, estimating withdrawal times, estimating dosage regimens, modern software, practical statistics involved in curve fitting, therapeutic drug monitoring, population pharmacokinetics, interspecies extrapolation and the effect of disease or interactions on pharmacokinetics in animals. We are trying to assess interest in hosting a similar workshop on October 3 and 4th in Raleigh. Cost for attendees would be $1500 which would include refreshments, lunches and the Second Edition of the Wiley-Blackwell text “Comparative Pharmacokinetics”. Lodging is separate. The venue has not been selected as we need enough interest to proceed further. If this may be of interest to you, please drop an email to “KineticWorkshop@RiviereConsulting.com”. Mark Papich & Jim Riviere
The Autumn 2011 AVA meeting will be held in Liverpool 14th – 16th September 2011 (14th is the training day). Please go to www.liverpoolavacongress2011.appspot.com to find more information about the meeting: registration; abstract submission; accommodation.
Basic Veterinary Acupuncture Course to be held in 2011-2012 in Toronto
Session I: October 25-29, 2011
Session II: November 29 – December 3, 2011
Session III: February 28 – March 3, 2012
Session IV: April 17-21, 2012
Exam: May 18 – 19, 2012
For further information please contact:
email: office@avac.ca
website: http://www.avac.ca/course-eng.html
