Dr Paulo Steagall to Receive WSAVA President’s Award for Exceptional Service in Veterinary Medicine
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A Brazilian/Canadian veterinarian, Dr Paulo Steagall, who has served on three of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (WSAVA’s) medical committees and has performed a key function in a few of its most essential initiatives, is to obtain the distinguished WSAVA President’s Award at its upcoming World Congress.
This occasional award acknowledges distinctive service to the WSAVA, with awardees chosen by the WSAVA President, presently Dr Ellen van Nierop from Ecuador. WSAVA World Congress takes place in Lisbon, Portugal from 27-29 September 2023.
Dr Steagall served on the WSAVA’s Global Pain Council from its inception in 2011 till 2022 and was one of many key contributors to its first set of Global Pain Management Guidelines. He additionally contributed considerably to its different persevering with training (CE) initiatives, in addition to to the brand new version of the Global Pain Management Guidelines, launched in October 2022.
As founding Co-chair of the WSAVA’s Therapeutic Guidelines Group (TGG), Dr Steagall has performed a number one function within the WSAVA’s marketing campaign to beat two of the important thing challenges dealing with companion animal veterinary healthcare groups globally:
The lack of entry to applicable veterinary medicines in lots of elements of the world
The inappropriate use of antimicrobials, which contributes to the choice and unfold of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
To additional the goals of the TGG, Dr Steagall led the event of the primary Essential Medicines List for Cats and Dogs, which goals to help the provision of medicine required for minimal requirements of medical observe.
Dr Steagall additionally served as WSAVA member consultant for the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management for a number of years and was a member of the WSAVA Global Dental Committee and contributor to the primary set of WSAVA Global Dental Guidelines. He stays an advisor to this Committee.
Finally, Dr Steagall contributes to a joint WSAVA and HealthforAnimals Expert Group undertaking known as ‘Principles of Wellness’. This Group is working to stipulate the fundamental practices that each one veterinarians and pet caregivers ought to observe to optimize feline and canine care.
Outside the WSAVA, Dr Steagall labored for a number of years as a Professor of Veterinary Anaesthesiology and Pain Management on the Université de Montréal, Canada, main a analysis laboratory devoted to enhancing requirements of ache administration in animals. Among different achievements, his laboratory developed and validated the Feline Grimace Scale, a device that makes use of modifications in facial expressions to evaluate acute ache in cats.
He is presently Head Professor within the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences on the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, and a part of the Centre for Animal Health and Welfare of the identical establishment. He has printed many unique manuscripts, guide chapters and the guide ‘Feline Anesthesia and Pain Management,’ along with talking internationally and contributing to different international veterinary associations.
Commenting on the award, Dr van Nierop mentioned: “Dr Steagall has made an enormous contribution to the WSAVA in serving the Global Pain Council, the Global Dental Committee and the Therapeutics Guidelines Group. He will step down from his function of Co-chair of the TGG throughout WSAVA 2023 however not earlier than he has launched the most recent version of the WSAVA Essential Medicines List for Cats and Dogs, a significant doc that’s quickly turning into a key aspect of the regulatory framework for veterinary medicines in help of our marketing campaign to make sure prepared entry to veterinary medicines globally.
“Dr Steagall’s enthusiasm, dedication and dedication to sharing his data exemplify the values of WSAVA and he’ll at all times be an essential and cherished member of the WSAVA household. Thank you, Paulo, for all you could have executed for the WSAVA and our members.”
Dr Steagall mentioned: “I’m flattered at this superb recognition from the WSAVA. We have at all times labored onerous collectively however the journey has additionally been such enjoyable. I’m grateful to have had such nice alternatives; to have skilled such nice collaborations and to have labored with such implausible colleagues. I thank all of them and, after all, I thank the WSAVA. What a trip!”
The WSAVA represents greater than 200,000 veterinarians worldwide by way of its 115 member associations and works to boost requirements of medical look after companion animals. Its core actions embrace the event of WSAVA Global Guidelines in key areas of veterinary observe, together with ache administration, vitamin and vaccination, along with lobbying on essential points affecting companion animal care worldwide. WSAVA World Congress brings collectively globally revered consultants to supply leading edge pondering on all points of companion animal veterinary care.
