QI Boxset: WhatsApp journal clubs. Rachael Bacon

In this episode of the QI Boxset series, Rachael Bacon RVN, explains the benefits of group chat journal clubs.
 
The new QI Boxset series aims to provide practices and practitioners with guidance on establishing a quality improvement structure in practice. The entire series will be made available on our new e-learning platform this Spring. Read the press release. 
 
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QI Boxset: Setting up QI in practice. Lizzy Whiting & Pam Mosedale

In this episode of the QI Boxset series, Lizzy Whiting, Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards, chats to Pam Mosedale, our QI Clinical Lead, about her experiences of setting up QI in practice. 
 
The new QI Boxset series aims to provide practices and practitioners with guidance on establishing a quality improvement structure in practice. The entire series will be made available on our new e-learning platform this Spring. Read the press release. 
 
Read the transcript. 

QI Boxset: Clients' view of QI. Caroline Freedman & Pam Mosedale

In this episode of the QI Boxset series, Pam Mosedale, our QI Clinical Lead, chats to Caroline Freedman, the representative for pet owners on the RCVS’ Practice Standards group, about whether clients care if practices are participating in QI activities.
 
The new QI Boxset series aims to provide practices and practitioners with guidance on establishing a quality improvement structure in practice. The entire series will be made available on our new e-learning platform this Spring. Read the press release. 
 
Read the transcript. 

QI Boxset: Why is QI important in veterinary practice? Pam Mosedale & Angela Rayner

In this episode of the QI Boxset series, Pam Mosedale, our QI Clinical Lead, chats to Angela Rayner, Director of QI at CVS, about why QI is so important in practice.
 
The new QI Boxset series aims to provide practices and practitioners with guidance on establishing a quality improvement structure in practice. The entire series will be made available on our new e-learning platform this Spring. Read the press release. 
 
Read the transcript. 

Tighearnan Mooney - It is unclear what impact pheromonotherapy has on stress in dogs in shelter environments

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.
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Audio Summary - Veterinary Telemedicine: A literature review by Dr Lori Teller

Dr Lori Teller discusses the literature surrounding veterinary telemedicine. Access the transcript 

Should we offer total hip replacement to our feline patients by Katie Smithers

Katie Smithers discusses if felines should be offered a total hip replacement. Access the transcript

How do we handle ferrets in the veterinary environment? COVID-19 Mythbuster, Molly Varga Smith

Molly Varga Smith, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, discusses how to handle ferrets in the veterinary environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
RCVS Knowledge's COVID-19 Mythbusting series offers quick and concise answers to common questions regarding COVID-19 and the veterinary profession, helping you to manage enquiries, patients and your team: https://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/covid-19/covid-19-mythbusting/ 
 
Read the transcript here. 

For the Record - Vet students Sanaa Cockar, Isobel Corp, Stephanie-Rae Flicker & Nicole Regan

In the second episode of ‘For the Record’, we hear from four veterinary medicine students who responded to our call via the British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society for black, Asian and minority ethnic students to share their experiences of veterinary education and the profession so far.
 
This episode features:
Sanaa Cockar from the University of Cambridge
Isobel Corp from the University of Bristol
Stephanie-Rae Flicker from the Royal Veterinary College
Nicole Regan from the University of Liverpool 
 
'For The Record' is a new series featuring conversations between current and former members of the veterinary professions, highlighting voices and experiences usually absent from our official archive.
 
The transcript can be read here. 
 
If you would like to get involved in future episodes, please contact the RCVS Knowledge archives team by email at archives@rcvsknowledge.org
 
Music is 'Jindupe' by Lauren Duski.

The power of a growth mindset: why certain habits of mind matter in clinical improvement - Bill Lucas

Bill Lucas, Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning and Professor of Learning at the University of Winchester, shares the habits of mind that can help to develop a culture of continuous improvement in health, education and other sectors - and how you can help cultivate those in yourself and your team.
Download the presentation slides and the transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
This is a recording of a presentation sponsored by RCVS Knowledge at the SPVS-VMG Focus on Leadership and Management Virtual Summit on 1 December 2020.