Welcome to the newly launched website for the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management.  As you can see, we are continuing to evolve to try to serve our members by improving our website.  New features include:

1. New look and feel to the website including improved navigation
2. Individual login information and access
3. A new online forum that will bring together all of the good features of the existing listserv while being able to provide an online version with email notification (to be launched within the next 3-4 weeks)
4. Improved ability to update and deliver content to the membership.

Creating a login

The existing user ID and password from the old website are no longer valid.  Once you are a member, you create an account and will have access to the members only resources of the website, including content, resources, and the online IVAPM members forum. 

If you are NOT currently a member of the IVAPM and would like to join (or if you were previously a member of the IVAPM and your membership has expired), please click on the Join/Renew IVAPM Membership located under the main menu.

If you are currently an IVAPM member and your dues are up to date, you can immediately create your own account with a unique user name and password:

1. From the home page http://www.ivapm.org click on the link "Create an account" located in the Login Form in the upper right hand corner



2. Enter your member information (First Name, Last Name, and the email address which you used to complete your membership to the IVAPM with) and create a unique username and password which you can access the Members Only content of the IVAPM website.
3. You will receive an email with a link that you must click on or copy and paste into the address line in your web browser to activate you account
4. After you have received the email and activated your account, log into the website and explore the features!
   

   Some of the things you can do once you are logged in and registered include:

   • • View your membership status from the Join/Renew IVAPM link in the main menu
   • • List or unlist yourself in the Online Membership directory by updating your profile under the Edit your IVAPM profile link
   • • Update your contact information
   • • Update your email address
   • • View members only content

Having difficulties logging on?

If you are having difficulty registering for the website (i.e. your email address has changed since you registered), please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your member information (name, email address, and a method in which we can contact you) and we will assist you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your continued membership in the IVAPM!

Some of the benefits and values of membership and participation in the IVAPM include:

1. Participation in excellence in animal care.
2. Establishing and raising standards of care in the arena of pain management.
3. Ethical and practical debate with people from a variety of backgrounds on the subject of animal pain and its management
4. Access to information/research/data that reflects the most updated recommendations.

The actual variety of animal species served by the IVAPM will ultimately be driven by the membership. Obvious examples of appropriate species include but are not limited to:

• Dogs
• Cats
• Laboratory animals
• Horses
• Food animals
• Exotic species
• Birds

You are well aware of society's increased concern for the ethical and compassionate care of humans and animals suffering from pain and distress. In veterinary medicine, research findings and clinical experience are rapidly expanding our understanding of pain in animals. Through a variety of educational modalities, veterinarians have the opportunity to improve their understanding of pain, and to incorporate this new found knowledge into their day to day practice. The goal of the IVAPM is to facilitate this process. Cutting-edge practitioners are already changing the face of veterinary medicine with an ethic that includes the consideration and treatment of pain in every patient. This ethic recognizes that treating pain is a fundamental part of practicing good medicine. The paradigm with respect to pain in animals has already begun to shift. This group needs to be on the forefront of this change.