VT03 - To Glasgow & Beyond: Appreciating, Adapting, & Applying Pain Scoring Systems

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

10:35 AM – 11:25 AM

Location: Lagoon G, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

Presenter(s)

Katrina (Kate) Lafferty, CVT, RLAT, BFA, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)

Veterinary Technician
University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine
Verona, WI, United States

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Moderator(s)

Kelly Deselms, CCRP, LVT

Lead Emergency Technician
Sit Stay Swim
Olympia, WA, United States

General Veterinary Technician Session: The 4th vital sign: pain. There exists a myriad of negative consequences associated with inappropriately managed pain: decreased healing, infection, heightened reactions to pain, changes to the CNS. Utilizing pain scoring systems reduces pain states and improves patient care. This lecture will analyze pain scoring systems and discuss adapting and applying pain scoring systems for individual settings.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the basis behind markers used to determine levels of pain
Understand how to interpret and gauge pain using several different scales
Understand how to create and apply individualized pain scales and client questionnaires