The Forgotten Truths

1-hour webinar from the Chronic Pain Symposium 2025, presented by Prof. Richard Meeson.
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presentation overview

Are new therapies always better? Sometimes they are, but often they are simply different. In this talk, I will encourage you to look back at some ‘old faithfuls' with fresh eyes and perhaps re-consider that ‘how’ we use them may matter most. I will cover informed use of NSAIDs, weight management and exercise, and re-think multimodal vs. polypharmacy against the punctuated flare-ups of OA. I will remind you of your tools to look critically at the evidence for treatments - both old and new, consider caregiver placebo effect, and also help you make a considered judgement where there is no evidence to help you.

meet the presenter

prof. richard meeson

Professor Richard Meeson is Head of Orthopaedics and Professor of Orthopaedics at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2007 having also intercalated a degree in immunology in 2004. He then moved to the Royal Veterinary College to undertake specialist clinical training and became a European board-certified surgical specialist in 2012. He has remained at the RVC as clinical faculty since, other than several years as an MRC funded Clinical Research Fellow working at the internationally renowned Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, UCL (Stanmore, London), leading to a PhD in stem cell biology.

Since 2018, he has been Head of the Orthopaedic Service at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. In the clinic he enjoys traumatology and joint surgery, including total hip replacement. He has trained over 25 surgical residents and is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and assessment.

Richard manages a research programme focused on One Medicine including advanced imaging of osteoarthritis to detect early biomarkers, osteosarcoma, and tendon degeneration research. He held the post of Trustee and Scientific Chair for the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association (BVOA) from 2015-2022, has been an Associate Editor for journals including BMC Veterinary Research, and The Veterinary Record, and a previous BSAVA education committee member. He is currently a Trustee and committee member of the British College of Veterinary Specialists.

He lectures nationally and internationally and has published over 100 papers and abstracts on a variety of topics relating to veterinary orthopaedics. He was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS) in 2020 for his meritorious contributions to clinical practice. In 2025, he was awarded the BSAVA Simon Award for his contribution to surgery and education.
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MA, Vet MB, MVetMed, PhD, DipECVS, FHEA, FRCVS

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