Leading positive change in practice - QI Champions (BVNA This is Us)

Getting the whole team on board is often harder than it seems. Amelia Poole, RVN and QI Project Officer at RCVS Knowledge, chats to QI Champions Helen Silver-MacMahon, RVN, and Kelly Tillett, EVN, about how to introduce new concepts and changes to your team in a way that will encourage uptake, and what to do if others in your team don’t share the same passion for change.
 
This podcast is taken from a session for BVNA's This Is Us online event, in October 2020.
For more free quality improvement resources visit: rcvsknowledge.org/quality-improvement
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How to embed systems thinking into practice - Richard Killen and Angela Rayner

Richard Killen, former Director of Clinical Services at CVS and Angela Rayner, Clinical Services Manager at CVS and current RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisor, discuss how to embed ‘systems thinking’ into a practice team, and what CVS have been doing to improve quality and safety. 
 
Read the full transcript here.
 
This session was recorded at SPVS VMG Congress, Newport in January 2020, as part of the Quality Improvement stream.
 

Knowledge Awards 2020: Discussion with Meghan Conroy about her aural cytology audit

Amelia Poole, RVN and RCVS Knowledge Project Officer, chats to Meghan Conroy about her aural cytology audit, including the original idea, trials and successes, and how her audit has changed the way they practise.
The transcript of this discussion can be read here and the aural cytology audit can be read here.
Please visit the RCVS Knowledge website for more free Quality Improvement resources. 

Knowledge Awards 2020: Auditing aural cytology, Meghan Conroy

Meghan Conroy, RVN discussed her case example, which looks at the prevalence of ear cytology performed before and after antibiotic treatment across her practices.
This case example was highly commended in the Knowledge Awards 2020.
The written case example can be read here and the transcript can be accessed here.
Please visit the RCVS Knowledge website for more free Quality Improvement resources. 

Knowledge Awards 2020: Post-operative hypothermia audit, Samantha Thompson

Samantha Thompson, RVN and Post-Registration Programme Manager for the Linnaeus Group, discusses her post-operative hypothermia audit and how the team used the results to make changes within practice. 
 
The case example was awarded Highly Commended in the Knowledge Awards 2020.
The written case example can be read here, and the transcript can be read here. 
 
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If you would like to contact Sam about her audit, her Facebook page can be found at facebook.com/evolutionVNdevelopment/

COVID-19 mythbuster: What's the difference between Feline Coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)? Alan Radford

Alan Radford, Professor in Veterinary Health Informatics at the University of Liverpool and RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisor, discusses the difference between Feline Coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2.
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For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit: rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19

The Knowledge Sessions: Implementation Science - what can veterinary medicine learn from human medicine?

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.

COVID-19 mythbuster: Can cats transfer COVID-19 to other animals, and is there a risk of zoonosis? Sarah Caddy

Dr Sarah Caddy VetMB PhD DipACVM MRCVS: Virologist at University of Cambridge provides the latest evidence and advice regarding the potential for cats to transfer COVID-19 to other animals, and the risk of zoonosis.
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For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19.

COVID-19 mythbuster: Should the kennel cough vaccine be given? Sarah Caddy

Dr Sarah Caddy VetMB PhD DipACVM MRCVS: Virologist at University of Cambridge provides the latest evidence and advice regarding the use of kennel cough vaccine in relation to humans that may be immunosuppressed due to COVID-19 infection.
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For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19.

Management of feline chronic kidney disease - Sarah Caney and Paul Pollard

A presentation on the management of feline chronic kidney disease produced by RCVS Knowledge for BSAVA Congress 2020 by:
Sarah Caney BVSc PhD DSAM(Feline) MRCVS, RCVS specialist in feline medicine, and
Paul Pollard MVB CertAVP(VC) PG Dip Vet Ed FHEA MRCVS, First opinion practitioner, responsible for student learning on first opinion rotation at the Royal Veterinary College in Camden.
Download the transcript and presentation from the RCVS Knowledge website.
Visit the RCVS Knowledge website for more free quality improvement resources.