January 15, 2021
Author Tighearnan Mooney looks at the evidence around pheromonotherapy and whether it reduces stress in dogs in shelter environments. Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enables vets and vet nurses to access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence quicker and easier! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.
December 16, 2020
Author Katie Smithers reviews whether, in cats with traumatic coxofemoral injury, total hip replacement (THR) offers an improved outcome when compared with femoral head and neck excision (FHNE) arthroplasty. Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enables vets and vet nurses to access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence quicker and easier! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.
December 8, 2020
Author Lori Teller and Heather Moberly review whether the literature supports the use of veterinary telemedicine for teleconsultations. Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enables vets and vet nurses to access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence quicker and easier! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.
November 26, 2020
Author Maria Norell Candetoft looks at the incidence of postoperative uterine pathology in ovariectomised bitches compared to ovariohysterectomised bitches. Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enables vets and vet nurses to access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence quicker and easier! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.
November 12, 2020
In this Audio Summary, Kristina discusses the evidence behind the recommendation to reduce fluid therapy rates of cats and dogs. Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enables vets and vet nurses to access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence quicker and easier! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.
September 23, 2020
In this Audio Summary, Laura discusses the evidence on whether mesenchymal stem cell therapy are more effective at managing lameness than intra-articular corticosteroids in horses with OA. This is the second place Knowledge Summary of the Veterinary Evidence Student Awards 2020. Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enables vets and vet nurses to access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence quicker and easier! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.
July 31, 2020
In this Audio Summary, Carla discusses the evidence on educational interventions for hand hygiene. This is the winning Knowledge Summary of the Veterinary Evidence Student Awards 2020. Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
Audio Summaries are a free resource that enables vets and vet nurses to access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence quicker and easier! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions.
July 6, 2020
How can we express evidence in a way that means people will engage with it and understand it? How do team dynamics and individual context influence whether evidence is used appropriately and fully? What can we learn from the experience in human medicine?
These questions and more are explored in this roundtable discussion featuring:
- Trish Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
- Dr Zoe Belshaw, internal medicine specialist, Centre for Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nottingham/PDSA
- Dr Louise Buckley, RVN and Lecturer, University of Edinburgh/Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
- Laura Playforth, Veterinary Surgeon, Vice-Chair of RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board and Professional Standards Director at Vets Now
- Adewole Adekola and Imogen Schofield: Veterinary Surgeons and PhD students at the Royal Veterinary College
Download the transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
The Knowledge Sessions bring together specialists from across the industry to examine the landscape, propose potential approaches to complex problems, and provide practical advice on a range of subjects.