005 Pain: Recognize and Advocate for Veterinary Patients

For complete show notes please visit https://www.internalmedicineforvettechs.com/podcastshownotes and choose episode #5 or visit http://imfpp.org/episode5     Get your CE certificate and show notes at: https://www.internalmedicineforvettechs.com/podcastshownotes https://imfpp.org/episode5    Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Recognizing behavioral and physiological signs of pain in your veterinary patients, and how to advocate for your patient.   Question of the Week What are some methods you use in your clinic/hospital to manage a patient’s pain? Do you have any handouts for educating clients on their pet’s pain? o Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode5   Resources We Mentioned in the Show     IMFPP Blog Post:  https://www.internalmedicineforpetparents.com/blog/topic-of-the-week-pet-pain-education    CSU Pain Scale: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Colorado-State-University-Canine-Acute-Pain-Assessment-teaching-tool_fig1_49661913 http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/Documents/anesthesia-pain-management-pain-score-feline.pdf American College of Veterinary Surgeons:  https://www.acvs.org/small-animal/pain-management IMFPP Journal:  www.imfpp.org/journalonemonth Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses by Linda Merrill    www.imfpp.org/saimbook Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode!    Listening Options  Direct Download from the website.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast player for free!  If you enjoyed this episode, rate and leave us a review wherever you can!  Contact Us!  Check out www.internalmedicineforvettechs.com   If you want to get involved, leave us a comment!  Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/internalmedicineforvettechs  Email us at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!  – Yvonne and Jordan