WSAVA appoints new committee chairs
Ann Hohenhaus has been made chair of the WSAVA Oncology Working Group.
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has appointed four new committee chairs.
Paulo Steagall and Jo Murrell are the new co-chairs of the WSAVA Global Pain Council, which focuses on eliminating the gap between pain incidence and pain treatment.
Dr Steagall is a professor of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the City University of Hong Kong. Dr Murrell works in referral practice in the UK and has previously been an academic at the University of Bristol, where she studied pain mechanisms and clinical analgesic protocols in dogs, cats, and horses.
Ann Hohenhaus has been appointed as chair of the WSAVA Oncology Working Group, which works to raise awareness of effective and accessible treatments for cancer. Dr Hohenhaus has practised oncology at a veterinary centre in New York, USA, for more than 30 years.
Jane Sykes has been made chair of the WSAVA’s Scientific Committee, which makes sure that WSAVA clinical guidance and educational material is based on the best-possible scientific evidence. Dr Sykes is a professor at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine.
The WSAVA has 12 committees in total, each focusing on an area of companion animal practice. The committees create WSAVA Global Guidelines and other educational resources.
WSAVA president Ellen van Nierop said: “Our chairs lead their committees with great dedication and ensure that the resources and continuing education they create support our goals of setting global standards of care for companion animals and campaigning for change on key issues affecting our members.
“We’re delighted to welcome our new chairs and thank them for stepping up to serve our global veterinary community.”
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