CEO
Veterinary Anesthesia Support and Training LLC
Madison, WI, United States
Kristen Cooley is a Veterinary Technician Specialist in anesthesia and analgesia and a veterinary cannabis counselor. She has spent over 15 years at the University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine where she has honed her passion and skill for anesthesia and pain management through managing routine and critical anesthetic cases and teaching in the DVM curriculum.
Currently, Kristen is the founder and CEO of the Wisconsin-based anesthesia consulting business, VAST, Veterinary Anesthesia Support and Training where she helps clinics improve their practice of anesthesia and pain management through expert instruction and in-clinic training. Kristen spends time in Colorado Springs providing relief anesthesia for PEAK roughly once per month.
Her skills reach far and wide and include anesthetizing production animals (cattle and chickens most frequently), shelter pets and providing expert care for street dogs and pets in under-developed countries like Ecuador and Peru.
Kristen is passionate about pain management and has spent many years studying pain in animals. She is an expert at picking up on the subtle signs of pain in animals and has a wealth of knowledge to share regarding the subject. She recently signed on as a consultant for the up-and-coming company BioTraceIT which is responsible for the ground-breaking pain detecting technology of PainTrace.
Kristen is a published editor, author and illustrator of anesthesia-related textbooks as well as an internationally recognized and frequently sought-after speaker and award-winning instructor. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her 10-year-old twins, and a houseful of misfit pets.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
