Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses

Stephen Niño Cital, RVT, RLAT, SRA, CVPP, VTS-LAM, is a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Research Anesthesia and Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner. He is a Lab Manager for Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Stanford University and is an administrator for the Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds, LLC. Stephen is also a partner at Remedy Veterinary Specialists leading the pain service in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.

Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS, is a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Anesthesia and Analgesia and a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner. She is a board member of the International Academy of Pain Management and founder of Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds. She is the Training Director at a large specialty referral hospital in the Philadelphia area.

Darci Palmer, BS, LVT, VTS, is a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Anesthesia and Analgesia and a Clinical Teaching Specialist at Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine. She is Executive Secretary for the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Anesthesia and Analgesia and Administrator for Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds. She works as a private consultant, author, and lecturer in Auburn, AL.