Current Techniques in Canine Pain Management is now offered as an online course!
"As a PT, I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn so much from the pain management course. I feel I'm far more knowledgeable now than I am for human patients on those topics! Greta's case study was so helpful: to hear the thought process of medical management. I don't manage medication, but I do need to know how they can affect my patients and work with docs to give feedback." –Kelli R. Koga, PT, CCRT, Lafayette, Colorado
Faculty: Patrice M. Mich, DVM, MS, DABVP, DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRT
Prerequisites: This course is open to veterinarians, veterinary technicians/nurses, and physical therapists who have successfully completed Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation. CCRPs who are licensed veterinary or physical therapy professionals are welcome. Veterinary technicians/nurses, including CCRPs, CCRVNs, and CCRAs, must submit an Employment
Agreement Letter indicating that there is a veterinarian or physical therapist either certified in canine rehabilitation working in their practice or registered for Introduction
to Canine Rehabilitation.
Course
Description: In this comprehensive course, pain physiology and pathophysiology are made more accessible so you can directly improve your daily practice. Assessment techniques and treatment options are covered in depth. The critical relationship between pain management and rehabilitation is strongly emphasized using a case-based presentation. An integrative approach to management of acute and chronic pain is discussed including routine and novel pharmacology, supplements, biomodulation (acupuncture, LASER, shockwave), interventional techniques (e.g. PRP, stem cell), and rehabilitation. Strategies for combining multiple treatment modalities for better outcomes are presented. This course is the online version of our Current Techniques in Canine Pain Management course.
This course is
RACE approved by
the AAVSB for 7 credit hours. |
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Course Fee: $547
Note: This registration fee permits one student to access the online course. Students may not share log-in information with others.
Course Dates: Within 24 hours of registering, students will receive a registration confirmation email and a Welcome Letter with instructions about how to access the Canine Pain Management online course. Students will have 30 days to access the Canine Pain Management online course materials and complete the course.
Topics
Covered Include:
- Physiology/pathophysiology of pain
- Pain assessment techniques
- Impact of pain on the neuromusculoskeletal system
- Pharmacologic agents used in pain control
- Therapeutic physical agents and their application in pain management
- Manual therapy for pain management
- Exercise therapies for pain management
- Concepts for managing acute/adaptive pain
- Dietary, nutraceutical and pharmacologic approaches for managing chronic/maladaptive pain
- Acupuncture
- Psychological factors and adjuncts of pain management
- Chronic pain complexities as they relate to physical interventions
- Development of multimodal plans for case management
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