Current Advances in Large Animal Analgesia

2026 ACVS Surgery Summit Seminar

Recorded for On-Demand

This seminar focuses on current pain management strategies and advances in large animal veterinary medicine, including multimodal analgesia therapy using current pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical options.

Agenda

Jarrod Troy, DACVS (Large Animal), facilitates the following presentations:

Defining Topline Dysfunction: A Functional Assessment of Traditional “Back Pain”
- Tena Ursini, DVM, PhD, DACVSMR

Evidence-Based Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Pain
- Tena Ursini, DVM, PhD, DACVSMR

How Lame is Too Lame? Rehabilitation for Return to Function During Severe Lameness and Gait Abnormality
- Tena Ursini, DVM, PhD, DACVSMR

From Incision to Ileus: Analgesia for the Equine Colic Surgery Patient
- Kelley Varner, DVM, DACVAA

Paralumbar Fossa Anesthesia in Cattle: What Has Changed and What Still Works
- Kelley Varner, DVM, DACVAA

Understanding the Pain of Chronic Laminitis to Improve Clinical Outcomes
- Kelley Varner, DVM, DACVAA

Panel Discussion: Analgesics
- Tena Ursini, DVM, PhD, DACVSMR
- Kelley Varner, DVM, DACVAA

CE Credit

RACE Program #20-1389619 is approved for 3.75 hours of continuing education credits in jurisdictions which recognize the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE). However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. RACE is approved through July, 21 2028.

Webinar Length: 3 hours 45 minutes CE Credits: 3.75 credits MOC: 3.75 points