RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

Lori Teller - Veterinary Telemedicine: A literature review

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.
 
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Maria Norell Candetoft - The incidence of uterine pathology in ovariectomised bitches

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.
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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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Katie Smithers - Should we offer total hip replacement to our feline patients?

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.
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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. 
 

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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Watch the webinar.

How can we offer a cat friendly environment during COVID-19? COVID-19 Mythbuster, Nathalie

Nathalie Dowgray, MRCVS and Head of the International Society of Feline Medicine, talks about how can we offer a cat-friendly environment while adhering to cleaning protocols during COVID-19.
 
Offering 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
 
Read the transcript here.

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 (now Director of Quality Improvement at CVS and 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.