NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is proud to host the sixth international Veterinary Pain Short Course on pain, pain mechanisms and novel therapies in veterinary medicine,  June 4 – 6, 2026 NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh NC.  This meeting is unique in veterinary medicine for its emphasis upon fundamental (basic) principles and mechanisms of pain as they pertain to the veterinary patient.

Pain in the veterinary patient is a rich and complex phenomenon. The development of therapeutics to manage that pain state has been a subject of great interest, and advances in therapeutics reflects upon the growth in our understanding of the basic mechanisms in pain processing.

Interest in pain and its management is a natural focus of the veterinary profession as mandated by the AVMA and the standards set by the AAHA/AAFP and practiced by the International Veterinary Association for Pain Management (IVAPM).

Vet Pain is unique for a detailed emphasis upon fundamental principles and mechanisms of pain as they pertain to the veterinary patient.

Course consists of lectures with comprehensive lecture handouts and representative papers

This has been approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards for 16 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.

Schedule

	Thursday June 4, 2026
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Registration Check-in & Breakfast
Mechanisms Update
8:30 AM – 9:20 AM	Update on pain mechanisms	Tony Yaksh
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM	Update on pain mechanisms	Tony Yaksh
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM – 11:35 AM	Update on pain mechanisms	Tony Yaksh
11:35 AM – 12:30 PM	Lunch
Role of stress in pain states
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM	Stress and pain: basic science	Julia Lemes
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM	CBD and stress reduction in cattle	Mike Kleinhenz
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM	Role of stress in chronic pain: clinical perspective	Lindsey Fry
Innovation in drug delivery
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM	Intrathecal/epidural drug delivery	Alonso Guedes
	Friday June 5, 2026
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Registration Check-in & Breakfast
Innovation in drug delivery
8:30 AM – 9:20 AM	PK/PD considerations for pain medications in horses	Heather Knych
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM	Long acting opioids & CNS drug delivery	Betty Tyler
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM	Transdermal drug delivery: flunixin as an example	Mike Kleinhenz
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM	Lunch
Innovation in monoclonal antibodies and proteins for pain control
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM	Immunotherapy for pain control	Justin Boyd
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM	Developing and using bi-specifics and tri-specifics for pain condition	Peter Hanson
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM	Using gene therapy to produce mAbs for pain control.	George Buchlis
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM	Innovation in monoclonal antibodies and proteins	Panel
4:20 PM – 5:00 PM	Poster Session
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM	Social
	Saturday June 6, 2026
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM	Breakfast
Ion channels as targets for pain control
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM	Ion Channels and Pain	Rajesh Khanna
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM	Modulating Ca2+ channels to effect pain control	Lopez Soto

Registration fee includes scientific sessions, reception, lunches and electronic proceedings

DVM / PI Registration $500. Resident / Post Doc – Grad Student $250 / Veterinary Technician $100 / DVM Students free

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