Analgesia at Home

£20.00

eCPD Tutorial – unlimited lifetime access!

 

Description

Course Summary

This 60 minute eCPD tutorial starts by briefly covering definitions of pain and its basic pathophysiology. This progresses to discussion of the importance of pain assessment in an analgesic plan. The practicalities of pain assessment is also considered. The majority of the tutorial is focused on consideration of  pharmacological methods of analgesia with a focus on those treatments which can be administered in the home environment. While often forgotten, non-pharmacological techniques form an important part of management and are discussed.

Course Tutor

Becky Robinson BVSc MVetMed DipECVAA FHEA MRCVS

 

Attendance Certificate

This tutorial is worth 60 minutes CPD.

 

Course Notes

Course notes written by Becky Robinson are available to accompany this tutorial.

 

Upon purchase, the tutorial will be immediately available to view from ‘My Courses’ (along with your course notes, if available).  Every eCPD tutorial now comes with lifelong access, so you can view the tutorial as may times as you like, with no time limits!

 

If you make any personal notes during the tutorial using ‘take notes’, these will be saved, along with your certificate and CPD record for permanent access in ‘My Courses’.

 

 

This eCPD tutorial is worth 60 minutes of CPD.

 

A certificate will be available from the ‘My Courses’ section, for you to download and print, once you have completed the tutorial.  A permanent record of your total CPD hours will also be recorded in your account section.

 

 

Becky Robinson

BVSc MVetMed DipECVAA FHEA MRCVS

EUROPEAN & RCVS SPECIALIST IN VETERINARY ANAESTHESIA, DAVIES VETERINARY SPECIALISTS

Becky graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2008. After a short spell in first opinion small animal practice, she completed a 12 month rotating internship in the Small Animal Teaching Hospital at the University of Liverpool. Upon conclusion of this internship, Becky spent a further 6 months in first opinion practice before embarking on a 3 year residency programme in veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2010. She passed her European Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2013 and subsequently became an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia.

 

She spent the next year working as a Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh. In October 2014 Becky joined the Animal Health Trust where she worked for two years as a senior clinician in veterinary anaesthesia. During this time she was successfully awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in recognition of her teaching experience in Higher Education. Becky joined the anaesthesia team at Davies Veterinary Specialists in November 2016; she takes an active role contributing to in-house staff training and enjoys working in the multidisciplinary environment with its varied caseload. Over the years Becky has authored a number of peer reviewed research journal articles, CPD articles and a chapter in the most recent edition of BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

Outside of work, Becky enjoys horse riding, walking and spending time with her Border Terrier, Piper.

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