Pain Recognition
The robust measurement of pain in non-verbal species is the Holy Grail for veterinary science and for clinical trials.
Join a free webinar on 24th January (1pm BST), run by the animal pain and wellbeing specialists at www.newmetrica.com to hear the latest thinking on acute pain measurement in companion animals.
Learn about the consequences of poor recognition of pain; the Glasgow CMPS–SF for the measurement of acute pain in dogs, and the CMPS-Feline for cats. These are reliable, validated, decision-making tools for use in general practice, adding objective measurement to a clinician's judgement.
The importance of an intervention level for analgesia in clinical practice/rescue point in clinical trials cannot be overemphasised. These tools provide a standardised scoring system for use across multicentre trial sites.
http://mailchi.mp/048b59a0dba9/acute-pain-in-companion-animals-free-webinar
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"I have been using VetMetrica for over 18 months now and have found it has revolutionised how I monitor patients and collect data. It is very easy to set up and the tools are intuitive and easy to follow
VetMetrica provides a great window into the animals’ quality of life and how it feels in its home environment. This has enabled me to better care for these patients and also collect good quality data for future publications. I cannot recommend VetMetrica enough. "
Andy Armitage, Greenside Vet Practice
Vetmetrica offers a valuable tool in assessing the impact of chronic pain on quality of life in dogs & cats. When treating chronic pain, most owners say that quality of life is paramount and they want their pet to be pain free. Vetmetrica engages owners and gives them the ability to measure quality of life.
"I found that a computer based scale run by Newmetrica... the same great people who gave us the Glasgow Pain Scales... is a wonderful way to get reliable quality of life scores. You can find it here at http://www.newmetrica.com/vetmetrica-hrql/. It generates a non-biased decision using a computer algorithum. Answers are weighted differently so it is harder for the caregiver to subconsciously manipulate the outcome. And they cannot go back and change their answers like they can on paper form" Dr Mike Petty
“Firstly I want to congratulate you and your team on the important work you are doing in the field of pain assessment and in particular the NewMetrica HRQL tool which I think is a real game changer!” – Leon Warne.
