Clark, Louise
- Position:
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- Research Associate University of Edinburgh for teaching on MSc Veterinary Anaesthesia
- Past President Pain Medicine Section Royal Society of Medicine.
- Location:
- United Kingdom
- Field of Work:
- Clinical Practice (Private)
- Fellowship Route:
- Meritorious Contributions to Clinical Practice (MCCP)
- Fellowship Year:
- 2020
- Area of Support:
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- Collaborative research
- Promoting knowledge and best practice
Louise is a European and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. She was awarded her Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2003 following a residency at the University of Edinburgh R(D)SVS. She was then part of a large Anaesthesia/critical care team at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket before moving to Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hertfordshire in 2007. In 2014 Louise was awarded an MSc (Distinction) in the Clinical Management of Pain from Edinburgh University, a course that she now teaches on, and became a Fellow of the RCVS in 2020. She is currently Past President of the Pain Medicine Section Council at the Royal Society of Medicine and has been an invited examiner on the European Diploma examination and a Treasurer of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists. Her current interests revolve around raising the awareness of chronic pain in domestic species and improving the evidence base for treatment. She is also involved in developing anaesthetic techniques for use in low resource settings.