Look out for resources to support you in this fast-changing area of veterinary medicine
Giving advice on reproduction or its control and carrying out spaying and neutering procedures typically form a large part of a general clinician’s work. It is also an area of practice that is evolving, thanks to new treatments and approaches. Unfortunately, the latest information is not always readily available to many veterinarians so the new WSAVA Spay-Neuter Standardization Committee aims to change that by providing up-to-the minute resources, including Global Guidelines, to increase standards of care.
Once it is formed, the Committee will include experts from right across our global community. They will work with our other Committees – such as the Global Nutrition Committee and the Animal Wellness and Welfare Committee – and one of their first priorities will be conducting a survey of WSAVA members to explore priorities for education and advice concerning reproduction.
Professor Stefano Romagnoli, a European Veterinary Specialist in Animal Reproduction from the University of Padua, Italy, is helping to launch the Committee. He says:
Dr Stefano Romagnoli
Dr Romagnoli is pictured with his wife Maddalena
Veterinarians constantly confront issues around the best surgical approach to spaying (eg ovariectomy vs ovariohysterectomy); whether surgery is the right option and, more recently, even whether or not to spay at all. All over the world, many are also actively involved in spay-neuter programs, as well as in ensuring reproductive health in breeding dogs on a regular basis.
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[blockquote author=”” link=”” target=”_blank”]The WSAVA Spay-Neuter Standardization Committee will offer our colleagues the latest information to help them make recommendations as to the most appropriate approach to neutering in their patients and we will also develop minimum standards of care for companion animals put forward for spay-neuter programs.[/blockquote]
[blockquote author=”” link=”” target=”_blank”]We will help our members to make science-based choices for the management of reproduction or its control in their patients, while safeguarding animal welfare and supporting the human-companion animal bond.”[/blockquote]
Interested in getting involved?
The member term for the Committee will be three years with the option to serve a further three years. The WSAVA’s Leadership and Nomination Committee will consider all applications.
More information and how to apply coming soon!