RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

Laura Pratley - In horses with osteoarthritis, is mesenchymal stem cell therapy more effective at managing lameness than intra-articular corticosteroids?

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.
Access the transcript here. 

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. 
 
Visit the RCVS Knowledge website for more free quality improvement resources. 
If you would like to contact Sam about her audit, her Facebook page can be found at facebook.com/evolutionVNdevelopment/

COVID-19 mythbuster: When should we test an animal for COVID-19? Sarah Caddy

Dr Sarah Caddy VetMB PhD DipACVM MRCVS, Virologist at University of Cambridge, discusses when we should test an animal for COVID-19.
Download the transcript and the presentation from the RCVS Knowledge website.
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Carla Husband - An assessment of the impact of educational interventions on hand hygiene compliance

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.
 
Access transcript here. 
 

COVID-19 Mythbuster: Will good weather decrease infection rates? Liam Brierley

Dr Liam Brierley, MRC Skills Development Fellow, University of Liverpool, discusses whether good weather will decrease the infection rates of COVID 19. 
 
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For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit: rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19
 
 

COVID-19 Mythbuster: Does ultraviolet light actually kill COVID-19? Alan Radford

Alan Radford, Professor in Veterinary Health Informatics at the University of Liverpool and RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisor, discusses whether ultraviolet light can actually kill COVID-19.
 
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For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit: rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19

COVID-19 Mythbuster: What can we clean a patient with, and will this kill COVID-19? Pam Mosedale

Pam Mosedale, BVetMed, MRCVS and Chair of the Quality Improvement Advisory Board, discusses what patients can be cleaned with, and whether this could kill COVID-19. 
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For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit: rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19

How to become a QI ambassador to improve clinical standards in your practice - Louise Northway

Getting started with quality improvement in practice can be daunting if you don't know where to start, and continuous quality improvement can often seem overwhelming. In this webinar produced for BSAVA 2020, Louise Northway, RVN, discusses why quality improvement is a staple in practice, how to get started with clinical audit and what your results might indicate for patient care.    
Based on practical examples, including Lou's award-winning small animal neutering audit, find out how to use evidence to improve standards of care, and how QI can help promote a just culture.  
- Louise Northway VNCertECC NCert(Anaesth) RVN
 
Download the transcript and presentation from the RCVS Knowledge website.
Visit the RCVS Knowledge website for more free quality improvement resources. 
 
 

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.