RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

An interview with Brian Pound

In this podcast interview, RCVS Knowledge Chair Amanda Boag speaks to Brian Pound, founder of CVS group and a former RCVS Knowledge trustee. Brian reflects on his five decades of experience working in the sector as a non-clinician, and the changes he's observed over that time.
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Knowledge Awards audio overview: Oral Health Strategy by Linnaeus Oral Health Working Group

In this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Sean Cameron from the Linnaeus Oral Health Working Group explains the team project focused on improving clinical quality of dentistry in their first opinion practices across the company by increasing the percentage of tooth extractions receiving nerve blocks and increasing the percentage of dental radiographs being taken. 
This project was awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI to Lead Organisational Change Awards.
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Knowledge Awards audio overview: Inpatient feeding audit by Wildbore Vetstop

In this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Amy Wells from Wildbore Vetstop describes the team audit that investigated the use of feeding plans, Resting Energy Requirements (RER), inappetence rates, interventions, and the types of food offered to inpatients.
The team at Wildbore Vetstop were awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI in Practice Awards.
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Knowledge Award audio overview: Antibiotic use in cat and dog dental procedures by Cockburn Vets

In this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Caitlin Burchill describes how the team at Cockburn Vets used clinical audit to improve their responsible use of antibiotics in dog and cat dental cases.
The team at Cockburn Vets were awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge Antimicrobial Stewardship Awards.
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Knowledge Awards audio overview: Clinical audit on fluid therapy rates in dehydrated patients by Vet Now, Bristol

In this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Emily Hudson outlines how the team at Vets Now, Bristol, conducted an audit to investigate whether fluid therapy rates for dehydrated patients were being calculated in accordance with current guidelines, given the risk of fluid overload in critically ill patients.
The Vets Now, Bristol team were awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI in Practice Awards.
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Knowledge Award audio overview: Reduction of highest-priority critically important antibiotic use by Animal Trust, Dewsbury

In this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Tighearnan Mooney from Animal Trust, Dewsbury, explains how the team approached reducing the unnecessary use of highest-priority, critically important antibiotics (HPCIAs) and ensuring that any use followed the principles of good antimicrobial stewardship. 
The team at Animal Trust, Dewsbury, received a Champion Award in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge Antimicrobial Stewardship Awards. 
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Knowledge Award audio overview: HUSH Huddles: Huddle up for safer healthcare by Paragon Veterinary Referrals

In this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Helen Garbett from Paragon Veterinary Referrals outlines how the team implemented an innovative team-based approach to improving patient safety. The daily huddles introduced by the team focus on preventing medication and dispensing errors by embedding key principles, including involving all members of the clinical and non-clinical teams to identify at-risk patients and agree on actions to mitigate that risk.
Paragon Veterinary Referrals received a Champion Award in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI in Practice Awards.
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Audio Summary: The therapeutic effectiveness of oral cannabidiol in addition to current treatment in cats with osteoarthritis

In this audio summary, Oliver Wilkinson asks, in cats with osteoarthritis, does the oral supplementation of cannabidiol (CBD) oil, compared to conventional treatment alone, improve treatment outcomes of reducing pain and improving locomotion? Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enable vets and vet nurses to more quickly and more easily access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.

Audio Summary: Recurrence rates in dogs with GDV treated with gastric decompression versus dogs treated with gastric decompression and gastropexy

In this audio summary, Costel Zagan asks, in dogs diagnosed with gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV), does gastric decompression and gastropexy reduce the risk of recurrence of dilatation compared to dogs undergoing gastric decompression alone? Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enable vets and vet nurses to more quickly and more easily access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.

Audio Summary: Does early gonadectomy increase the risk of cranial cruciate ligament disease in female dogs?

In this audio summary, Daniel Low asks, in bitches, does gonadectomy before 1 year of age, compared to gonadectomy at 1 year of age or older, increase the risk of cranial cruciate ligament disease during their life? Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enable vets and vet nurses to more quickly and more easily access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.