Join Us in Atlanta! 

Registration is now open! Please plan on joining us April 2 - 4, 2023, at The Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2nd Annual Pain Management Forum. The Early-Bird Deadline ends Sunday, February 26, 2023, at 11:59 PM Central Time. 

Education at Your Fingertips!

Did you know that all past IVAPM Live! recordings are available to view on our website? There are more than 36 recordings with colleagues on topics in pain management, including cannabis for pain management, feline pain management, pain and behavior, ketamine for chronic pain and utilizing CRIs for pain management. Be sure to go into the membership portal on our website for links to all past recordings.

Do you have a great pain management topic to share on IVAPM Live? Would you like to learn more about how you can present a topic? Please contact info@ivapm.org to get involved!

September is Animal Pain Awareness Month! 

Don’t forget that September is Animal Pain Awareness Month. Check out this IVAPM Live from last September by clicking here!

Save the Date! 

The next IVAPM / VIN Round is taking place on February 16, 2023, at 9:00 PM ET. 

Join Kathleen Cooney, DVM, CHPV, CCFP as they discuss Euthanasia Without Pain: It Can be Done.

CVPP Exam 2024! 

Thanks for all that signed up to take the CVPP exam this year. Who wants to take it next year? Find more info here.

New Course on Intraarticular Injections!

This lecture will help practitioners perform a series of joint injections for the 6 main diarthrodial joints in the dog. 

Learning Objectives:
1. How would you use PRP or other autologous products in practice
2. How to palpate and inject each of the joints in the dog

Join Our Social Media! 

Public Facebook Page Stats

• 10,751 followers (29 new followers this month)
• New page 'likes' this month: 13
• 1,399 post engagements
• 277 page 'visits' this month
• Top post - "Some great tips to share"- post from Southeast Veterinary Neurology had 5,055 impressions/ shares/ reactions/ engagements/ likes

Member Facebook Page Stats

• 6,878 total members
• 106 member requests this month!
• 2,980 were "active" meaning engaging/ commenting/ posting/ likes/ etc

Instagram Stats

• 2,984 followers (40 new followers this month)
• Top Instagram post - "2023 PMF Program Released!" reached 1038 people

Our followers from these countries were the most active on our page this month:
U.S.A., Mexico, Chile, U.K., Peru, Canada, Egypt.

Join us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (#IVAPM, #NoPain).

**Just a reminder! Please reach out to socialmedia@ivapm.org if there is something you would like me to post! Send pictures and videos of cool pain management cases, send awesome literature/articles.

IVAPM at IVECCS 2023!

IVAPM's sessions will be September 7th and 8th. Stay tuned for the full schedule! 

DVM 360 Conference!

Interested in attending the conference this March in Charlotte, NC? Click the link below! 

AAFP Webinar!

Join the AAFP on February 7, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET for a FREE LIVE WEBINAR, "Cat Friendly Interactions: Improving Visits for You and Cats" presented by Ilona Rodan, DVM, DABVP (Feline). Session attendees will have the ability to ask questions during the Q&A at the end of the presentation!

Do You Have a Special Interest in Animal Pain Management? Join IVAPM Today! 

Membership in the IVAPM includes a variety of benefits:

• Access to the latest research and developments in the field of animal pain management, including online, mobile and real-time discussion resources 
   

• Participation in IVAPM’s Listserv Forum featuring evidence-based discussions; case consultations; queries; news posts; modality reviews; and perspectives from primary care, surgeons, anesthesiologists, technicians and rehabilitation specialists
   

• Pathway to the Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner (CVPP) credential 
   

• Strategies to expand pain management services in your practice
   

• Discounts for multiple members from the same practice or hospital

• Access to members-only area of website including archived database 
   

• Reduced subscription rate to Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia (the official journal of IVAPM) 
   

• Opportunities to participate in IVAPM committees and councils 
   

• Promotional materials including IVAPM Membership Certificate; informational brochures; and owner assessment guidelines 
   

• Pet Pain Awareness Month (in September) posters and articles for client education 
   

• Participation at sponsored tracks throughout a variety of conferences specific to pain management continuing education   

January Pain Management Poll Do-Over!

Due to technical issues last month, we were unable to collect poll data from most of you - so we are repeating last month's questions regarding non-pharma pain management. Thank you for participating!

We would love to know your daily use of non-pharmacologic modalities for pain management!

Question 1: What equipment do you use in practice for pain management?

Many practitioners utilize non-pharmacologic options for chronic pain and rehabilitation, especially osteoarthritis. Did you know that non-pharmacologic can be helpful in providing multimodal analgesia for acute and emergent pain conditions also? The most common non- pharma devices used for acute and emergent pain are the therapy laser and the pEMF devices.

Question 2: What do you use your therapy laser for?

Question 3: What do you use a PEMF device for? 

Question 4: There are lots of other things that are considered to be helpful in the treatment of acute and chronic pain. What else do you use?

Question 5: Everyone has a favorite addition to their multimodal analgesia plan for chronic osteoarthritis in dogs. A lot of choices depend on what you have available in your region. What is your favorite multimodal plan for painful, arthritic dogs?

IVAPM Student Membership!  

If you know a veterinary or veterinary technician student, encourage them to check out IVAPM resources for students, which includes FREE MEMBERSHIP!