Bookshelf a little bare? Veterinary Practice News is here to help, with our "A Veterinary Book for Every Clinic" (AVBEC) Sweepstakes. According to the publisher, this book is "'Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses' guides readers through the important concepts of animal pain management, providing specific approaches to managing pain in a wide variety of veterinary conditions. Emphasizing the technician's role in advocating for the patient, the book equips technicians with the knowledge needed to manage pain in dogs, cats, horses, livestock, exotics, and zoo animals. Logically and comprehensively covering this difficult subject, Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses provides both introductory material on the tenets of pain management and specific techniques to apply in the clinical setting. With information on recognizing and understanding pain, the physiology of pain, pharmacology, and analgesia in different settings, the book outlines how to practice good pain management as an integral part of nursing care. Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses provides both basic and advanced information, allowing students, practicing veterinary technicians and nurses, and veterinary staff alike to take a more active role in pain management and develop a more thorough understanding of this complex subject." Fill out the form below for the chance to win a copy of “Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses,” courtesy of Wiley Blackwell. Entries close at 11:59 P.M. PDT on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. One entry per household. Loading... RULES & GUIDELINES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of International Giveaway who are Age of majority in your Country of residence or older. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Begins: 12 A.M. PDT on April 16, 2015. Ends: 11:59 P.M. PDT on April 22, 2015. One entry per household. One winner will be chosen randomly using Random.org to receive a copy of “Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses.” Winner will be notified via email. Employees of Veterinary Practice News and Lumina Media and are not eligible to enter. Entries become the property of Lumina Media, which reserves the right, without further consideration, to use all materials in any publication, media and related promotions. The company cannot confirm receipt or return entries. Entry into this contest requires that you supply contact information, including your name and email address. We will never publish your street address or email address. Your name — and possibly city, state and/or country — along with text or photos submitted as part of your entry, may be posted on VeterinaryPracticeNews.com or other websites and social media pages owned or managed by Lumina Media in conjunction with the contest and its results, marketing purposes, and on sponsor websites and social media as well. Information you provide may be shared with the contest sponsor, which may use the information for marketing purposes, as well as for facilitate prize delivery. Veterinary Practice News and Lumina Media are not responsible for removing your name from sponsor mailing lists should it end up on one. Such requests must be made directly to Veterinary Practice News. Winner will be contacted through an email from Lumina Media. A non-response from a winner after repeated attempts by us to contact him/her may be grounds for forfeiture of that winner’s prize. Prizes will be delivered directly from Veterinary Practice News editorial team. Veterinary Practice News and Lumina Media have the right to modify the rules and the contest at any time.
