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Paulo Steagall

Anesthésiologie vétérinaire et gestion de la douleur

Professeur associé

Faculté de médecine vétérinaire - Département de sciences cliniques

Pavillon 1500, av. des Vétérinaires, room 2465

514 343-6111 #35230

paulo.steagall@umontreal.ca

Secondary number: 450 773-8521 #35230 (Travail 1)

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Researcher discusses new method of determining pain in cats

They may appear aloof and peaceful but a new scientific study says cats might be suffering in silence. The study by Dr. Daniel Pang from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and a colleague from the University of Montreal, says cats are notoriously hard to diagnose when it comes to their pain levels.

Une application pour mesurer la douleur des chats

Grâce à une nouvelle application, Feline Grimace Scale, il est désormais possible d’évaluer le niveau de douleur d’un félin.

Profile

Research expertise

  • Bien-être animal
  • Gestion de la douleur animale
  • Nouvelles techniques d'anesthésie et de la gestion de la douleur

education

  • 2011 — Diplomate — — American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists
  • 2011 — Ph.D. — Anesthésiologie, Médecine vétérinaireSao Paulo State University, Université de Saskatchewan
  • 2007 — M.Sc. — Anesthésiologie, Médecine vétérinaireSao Paulo State University
  • 2000 — D.M.V. — Médecine vétérinaireSao Paulo State University
  • 2006 — Résidence en anesthésiologie — Anesthésiologie, Médecine vétérinaireSao Paulo State University, UNESP Botucatu

Affiliations and responsabilities

Professional titles and affiliations

Clinical and professional activities

  • Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA)

Titles: corporations and professional organizations

  • Chair du WSAVA Therapeutic Guidelines Group
  • Membre du World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Global Pain Council (2011-2022)
  • Membre du WSAVA Dental Standardization Guidelines (consultatif)
  • Chair du programme d'anesthésie et gestion de la douleur du Southern European Veterinary Conference
  • Membre de l'International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM)
  • Membre de l'Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists (AVA)

Teaching and supervision

Student supervision

Theses and dissertation supervision (Papyrus Institutional Repository)

Projects

Research projects

2019 - 2026

Underlying neurophysiological mechanisms of nonarthritic chronic painful conditions in cats

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs: PVX20965-(RGP) Programme de subvention à la découverte individuelle ou de groupe
2018 - 2026

Research and development of website tools for training on pain assessment related to "The Feline Grimace Scale"

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: Zoetis
Grant programs:
2017 - 2026

Facial expressions of pain in cats: the Feline Grimace Scale

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Co-researchers : Daniel Pang
Funding sources: Zoetis
Grant programs:
2021 - 2025

Are cat owners able to recognize acute pain using the Feline Grimace Scale? A large global survey

Funding sources: Zoetis
Grant programs:
2020 - 2024

Feline Grimace Scale Educational Smart Phone Application

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: Zoetis
Grant programs:
2021 - 2022

D22FE-019 : Can opioidfree anesthesia provide adequate analgesia in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy?

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: Morris Animal foundation
Grant programs:
2020 - 2021

Supplément COVID-19 CRSNG_Underlying neurophysiological mechanisms of nonarthritic chronic painful

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Supplément à l’appui des étudiants, des stagiaires postdoctoraux et du personnel de soutien à la recherche COVID-19
2018 - 2021

Underlying neurophysiological mechanisms of nonarthritic chronic painful conditions in cats

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs: PVX20965-(RGP) Programme de subvention à la découverte individuelle ou de groupe
2017 - 2020

A multidisciplinary clinical study involving oral disease in cats: oral health, pain, nutrition and behavior / Les conséquences de la maladie orale chez les chats : douleur, prise de nourriture et changements comportementaux

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: Hill's Pet Nutrition inc.
Grant programs:
2017 - 2019

Characterization of Naturally-Occuring Neuropathic Pain in Dogs.

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
2017 - 2019

Characterization of Naturally-Occuring Neuropathic Pain in Dogs.

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: Ministère Économie et Innovation , MITACS Inc.
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Prog. soutien rech (PSR v1B): Soutien à des projets rech. (Mitacs) , PVXXXXXX-Stage Accélération Québec - MITACS
2017 - 2018

Characterization of Naturally-Occurring Neuropathic Pain in Dogs

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: AKC Canine Health Foundation
Grant programs:
2017 - 2018

Facial expressions of pain in cats "Feline Grimace Scale"

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Co-researchers : Daniel Pang
Funding sources: International Veterinaty Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM) Foundation
Grant programs:
2016 - 2017

Pharmacokinetics and analgesic effects of Bupivacaine with Dexmedetomidine or Epinephrine after Intraperitoneal Administration in Cats

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia Foundation
Grant programs:
2014 - 2015

D15FE-007 : THE ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF INTRAPERITONEAL BUPIVACAINE IN CATS

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: Morris Animal foundation
Grant programs:
2014 - 2015

MESURE DU SEUIL NOCICEPTIF THERMIQUE COMME MODALITE D'EVALUATION OBJECTIVE DE LA DOULEUR CHEZ LES DRAGONS BARBUS (POGONA VITTICEPS)

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Co-researchers : Éric Troncy
Funding sources: Société zoologique de Granby
Grant programs:
2013 - 2015

LES MISES EN APPLICATION CLINIQUES DU FENTANYL ET LA KETAMINE CHEZ LES CHATS PENDANT LA CHIRURGIE

Lead researcher : Paulo Steagall
Funding sources: Association des Médecins Vétérinaires du Québec
Grant programs:

Outreach

Publications and presentations

Publications

2017-2022

  1. *Rufiange M, Ruel HLM, Monteiro BM, Watanabe R, Cruz Benedetti IC, Benito J, Steagall PV. A randomized, prospective, masked clinical trial comparing an opioid-free versus opioid-sparing anesthetic technique in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy. Front Vet Sci 9:1002407, 2022. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1002407
  2. Monteiro BP, Lascelles BDX, Murrell J, Robertson S, Steagall PV, Wright B. 2022 WSAVA Guidelines for the Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain. J Small Anim Pract (in press) 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13566
  3. *Watanabe R, Monteiro BP, Ruel HLM, Cheng A, Marangoni S, Steagall PV. The effects of sedation with dexmedetomidine-butorphanol and anesthesia with propofol-isoflurane on Feline Grimace Scale scores. Animals, 12, 2914, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12212914
  4. *Garbin M, Marangoni S, Finck C, Steagall PV. Distribution of injectate spread using two approaches for an ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in cats: a cadaver and computed tomography study. Animals 12, 2674, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12192674
  5. *Garbin M, Benito J, Ruel HLM, Watanabe R, Monteiro BP, Cagnardi P, Steagall PV. Pharmacokinetics of Bupivacaine Following Administration by an Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Cats Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy. Pharmaceutics 14(8):1548, 2022, doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081548.
  6. Luna SPL, Trindade PHE, Teixeira L, Monteiro BP, Outeda NC, Della Rocca G, Ruel H, Yamashita K, Kronen P, Tseng J, Steagall PV. Multilingual validation of the short form of the Unesp-Botucatu Feline Pain Scale (UFEPS-SF). PeerJ 10:e13134, 2022, doi: 10.7717/peerj.13134.
  7. Steagall PV, Robertson S, Shilo-Benjamini Y, Simon B, Warne L. 2022 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Acute Pain in Cats. J Fel Med Surg 24, 4-30, 2022, doi: 10.1177/1098612X211066268.
  8. Proulx C, Dumais Y, Beauchamp G, Steagall PV. Reliability of Electric Pulp Test, Cold Pulp Test or Tooth Transillumination to Assess Pulpal Health in Permanent Canine Teeth. J Vet Dent 39, 133-141, 2022.
  9. *Evangelista MC, Monteiro B, Steagall PV. Measurement properties of grimace scales for pain assessment in non-human mammals: a systematic review. Pain, e697-e714, 2022, doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002474.
  10. Steagall PV, Bustamante H, Johnson C, Turner P. Pain management in farm animals: focus on cattle, sheep and pigs. Animals 11(6), 1483, 2021, doi: 10.3390/ani11061483.
  11. Finck C, Beauchamp G, Steagall PV. Effects of butorphanol in combination with alfaxalone or dexmedetomidine on feline splenic size and appearance on ultrasound and computed tomography. Front Vet Sci 8:572146, 2021, doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.572146.
  12. *Tomacheuski RM, Monteiro B, Evangelista MC, Luna SPL, Steagall PV. Measurement properties of pain scoring systems in farm animals: a systematic review protocol using the COSMIN checklist. PLoS ONE 16(5): e0251435, 2021, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0251435.
  13. Taylor S, Spada E, Callan MB, Korman R, Leister E, Steagall P, Lobetti R, Seth M, Tasker S. 2021 International Society of Feline Medicine consensus guidelines on the collection and administration of blood and blood products in cats. J Fel Med Surg 23, 410-432, 2021, doi: 10.1177/1098612X211007071.
  14. *Evangelista M, Steagall P. Agreement and reliability of the Feline Grimace Scale among cat owners, veterinarians, veterinary students and nurses. Sci Rep 11, 5262, 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84696-7.
  15. Belli M, Oliveira AR, Lima MT, Esteves PH, Steagall P, Luna SPL. Clinical validation of the short and long UNESP-Botucatu scales for feline acute pain assessment. PeerJ 9: e11225, 2021, doi: 10.7717/peerj.11225.
  16. Moreno KL, Scallan EM, Monteiro BP, Steagall P, Simon BT. The thermal antinociceptive effects of a high-concentration formulation of buprenorphine alone or followed by hydromorphone in conscious cats. Vet Anaesth Analg 48, 570-576, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.vaa.2021.03.008.
  17. *Ruel H, Watanabe R, Evangelista M, Beauchamp G, Steagall P. Pain burden and sensory profile in dogs with naturally occurring neuropathic pain treated with gabapentin alone or with meloxicam. PLos ONE 15(11):e0237121, 2020, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237121.
  18. *Silvestre FR, Monteiro BP, Simard MJ, Steagall P. Anesthetic effects of ketamine-medetomidine-hydromorphone in dogs during a high-volume sterilisation program in Belize. Vet Anaesth Analg 47, 789-792, 2020, doi:10.1016/j.vaa.2020.08.001.
  19. Simon BT, Steagall P. Feline procedural sedation and analgesia: when, how and why.  J Fel Med Surg 22, 1029-1045, 2020, doi:10.1177/1098612X20965830.
  20. Steagall P, Ruel HLM, Yasuda T, Watanabe R, Monteiro B, Evangelista M, Beaudry F. Pharmacokinetics and analgesic effects of intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous buprenorphine (Simbadol) in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy: a randomized, prospective, masked, clinical trial. BMC Vet Res 16, 154, 2020, doi:10.1186/s12917-020-02364-w.
  21. *Watanabe R, Doodnaught G, Evangelista M, Ruel H, Monteiro B, Steagall P. Inter-rater reliability of the Feline Grimace Scale in cats undergoing dental extractions. Front Vet Sci 7:302, 2020, doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-02364-w.
  22. Steagall P, Pelligand L, Page SW, Bourgeois M, Weese S, Manigot G, Dublin D, Ferreira JP, Guardabassi L. The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) List of essential medicines for cats and dogs. J Small Anim Pract , 61(9):E162-E176, doi:10.1111/jsap.13135.
  23. Niemiec B, Gawor J, Nemec A, Clarke D, McLeod K, Tutt C, Gioso M, Steagall PV, Chandler M, Morgenegg G, Jouppi R. World Small Animal Veterinary Association Global Dental Guidelines. World Small Animal Veterinary Association Dental Standardization Committee. J Small Anim Pract 61, 395-403, 2020, doi:10.1111/jsap.13113. (Short version)
  24. Niemiec B, Gawor J, Nemec A, Clarke D, McLeod K, Tutt C, Gioso M, Steagall PV, Chandler M, Morgenegg G, Jouppi R. World Small Animal Veterinary Association Global Dental Guidelines. World Small Animal Veterinary Association Dental Standardization Committee. J Small Anim Pract 61, E36-E161, 2020, doi: 10.1111/jsap.13132. (Full version)
  25. Steagall P. Analgesia: What Makes Cats Different/Challenging and What is Critical for Cats? Vet Clin North Amer (Small Anim) 50, 749-767, 2020, doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2020.02.002.
  26. *Diep TN, Monteiro B, Evangelista M, Balleydier A, Watanabe R, Ruel H, Doodnaught G, Le Quang T, Steagall P. Anesthetic and analgesic effects of an opioid-free, injectable protocol in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy: a prospective, blinded, randomized clinical trial. Can Vet J 61, 621-628, 2020, PMCID: PMC7238485 PMID: 32675814.
  27. *Evangelista M, Benito J, Monteiro B, Watanabe R, Doodnaught G, Pang DSJ, Steagall P. Clinical applicability of the Feline Grimace Scale: real-time versus image scoring and the influence of sedation and surgery. PeerJ 8:e8967, 2020, doi:10.7717/peerj.8967.
  28. *Watanabe R, Frank D, Steagall P. Pain behaviours before and after treatment of oral disease using video assessment: a prospective, randomized, blinded trial. BMC Vet Res 16, 100, 2020, doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-02302-w.
  29. *Watanabe R, Marcoux J, Evangelista M, Dumais Y, Steagall P. The analgesic effects of buprenorphine (Vetergesic or Simbadol) in cats undergoing dental extractions: a randomized, blinded, clinical trial. Plos One 15(3): e0230079, 2020, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230079.
  30. Wright B, Lascelles BDX, Murrell J, Monteiro B, Steagall P, Kronen P, Robertson S, Yamashita K. Ice Therapy:  Cool, Current and Complicated. J Small Anim Pract 61(5), 267-271, 2020, doi:10.1111/jsap.13130.
  31. *Evangelista M, Watanabe R, Leung V, Monteiro B, O’Toole E, Pang D, Steagall P. Facial expressions of pain in cats: the development and validation of a Feline Grimace Scale. Scient Reports 9: 19128, 2019, doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55693-8.
  32. Steagall P, Benito J, Monteiro B, Lascelles BDX, Kronen P, Murrell J, Robertson S, Wright B, Yamashita K. Intraperitoneal and incisional anesthesia in small animals: simple, cost-effective techniques. J Small Anim Pract 61: 19-23, 2019, doi:10.1111/jsap.13084.
  33. *Benito J, Evangelista M, Watanabe R, Monteiro B, Doodnaught G, Beauchamp G, Steagall P. Analgesic efficacy of bupivacaine or bupivacaine-dexmedetomidine after intraperitoneal administration in cats: a randomized, blinded, clinical trial. Front Vet Sci 6: 307, 2019, doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00307.
  34. Della Rocca G, Di Salvo A, Marenzoni AL, Bellezza E, Pastorino G, Monteiro B, Steagall P. Development, preliminary validation and refinement of the composite oral and maxillofacial pain scale – canine/feline (COPS-C/F). Front Vet Sci 6:274, 2019, doi:10.3389/fvets.2019.00274.
  35. *Ruel H, Steagall P. Adjuvant analgesics in Acute Pain Management. Vet Clin North Amer 49: 1127-1141, 2019, doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.07.005.
  36. Monteiro B, Steagall P. Anti-inflammatory drugs. Vet Clin North Amer 49: 993-1011, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.07.009.
  37. Monteiro B, Steagall P, Lascelles D, Robertson S, Kronen P, Murrell J, Wright B, Yamashita K. Long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in cats with chronic kidney disease: from controversy to optimism. J Small Anim Pract 60: 459-462, 2019, doi:10.1111/jsap.13012.
  38. Vezina-Audette R, Steagall P, Gianotti G. Prevalence and covariates associated with oculocardiac reflex in dogs undergoing enucleation. J Am Vet Med Assoc 255: 454-458, 2019, doi: 10.2460/javma.255.4.454.
  39. Monteiro BP, Steagall P. Chronic Pain Assessment in Cats: Recent advances in clinical assessment. J Fel Med Surg 21: 601-614, 2019, doi:10.1177/1098612X19856179.
  40. Nemec A, Jouppi R, Niemiec B, Steagall P. Limitations of oral examination in the conscious patient. Clinician’s Brief, p.60-66; January 2019.
  41. Simon B, Scallan B, Monteiro B, Steagall P. The effects of aging on hydromorphone-induced thermal antinociception in healthy female cats. Pain Reports 4: e722, 2019, doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000722.
  42. *Watanabe R, Doodnaught G, Proulx C, Auger JP, Monteiro B, Dumais Y, Beauchamp G, Segura M, Steagall P. A multidisciplinary study of pain in cats undergoing dental extractions: a prospective, blinded, clinical trial. PlosOne 14(3):e0213195, 2019, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0213195. 
  43. Steagall P, Monteiro B. Acute pain in cats: Recent advances in clinical assessment. J Fel Med Surg 21: 25-34, 2019, doi:10.1177/1098612X18808103.
  44. Monteiro B, Steagall P. Palliative management of cancer pain in a geriatric cat. Clinician’s Brief, p.18-23, December 2018.
  45. *Ruel H, Watanabe R, Evangelista M, Steagall P. Feasibility and reliability of electrical, mechanical and thermal nociceptive testing and assessment of diffuse noxious inhibitory control in dogs. J Pain Res 11: 2491-2496, 2018, doi:10.2147/JPR.S164483.
  46. *Watanabe R, Monteiro B, Evangelista M, Castonguay A, Steagall P. The analgesic effects of buprenorphine (Vetergesic or Simbadol) in combination with carprofen in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy: a randomized, blinded, clinical trial. BMC Vet Res 14: 304, 2018, doi:10.1186/s12917-018-1628-4.
  47. *Ruel H, Steagall P. Pruritus and neuropathic pain in a dog. Clinician’s Brief, p.39-41, October 2018.
  48. Warne L, Beth T, Brondani J, Carter J, Lascelles BDX, Raisis AL, Robertson SA, Schugi SA, Steagall P, Taylor PM, Whittem T, Bauquier ST. Content validation of a Critical Appraisal Tool for Reviewing Analgesia Studies (CATRAS) involving subjects incapable of self-reporting pain. Pain Reports 3: e670, 2018, doi:10.1097/PR9.0000000000000670.
  49. *Doodnaught G, Monteiro B, Edge D, Steagall P. Thermal antinociception after buccal administration of a high-concentration formulation of buprenorphine (Simbadol) at 0.24 mg kg-1 in conscious cats. Vet Anaesth Analg 45: 714-716, 2018, doi:10.1016/j.vaa.2018.05.007.
  50. Klinck MP, Monteiro BP, Lussier B, Guillot M, Moreau M, Otis C, Steagall PV, Frank D, Martel-Pelletier J, Pelletier JP, Del Castillo JR, Troncy E. Refinement of the Montreal Instrument for Cat Arthritis Testing, for Use by Veterinarians: detection of naturally occurring osteoarthritis in laboratory cats. J Fel Med Surg 20: 728-740, 2018, doi:10.1177/1098612X17730172.
  51. Steagall PV, Benito J, Monteiro BP, Doodnaught GM, Beauchamp G, Evangelista MC. Analgesic effects of gabapentin and buprenorphine in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy using two pain-scoring systems: a randomized clinical trial. J Fel Med Surg 20: 741-748, 2018, doi:10.1177/1098612X17730173.
  52. Cachon T, Frykman O, Innes JF, Lascelles BDX, Okumura M, Sousa P, Staffieri F, Steagall P, Van Ryssen B. Face validity of a proposed tool for staging canine osteoarthritis: Canine OsteoArthritis StagingTool (COAST). Canine OsteoArthritis Staging Tool (COAST) COAST development group. Vet J 235: 1-8, 2018, doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.02.017.

Disciplines

  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Anesthesiology

Areas of expertise

  • Anesthésiologie
  • Animaux de compagnie
  • Chat
  • Bien-être animal

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