RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

Mary Fraser - Current Thoughts on the Treatment of Malassezia in Canine Otitis Externa Q&A

Q&A from Mary's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2nd, 2016. Read more here.

Mary Fraser - Current Thoughts on the Treatment of Malassezia in Canine Otitis Externa

In this talk, from the Veterinary Evidence Today conference 2016, Mary Fraser discusses the variety of different medications that can be used in the treatment of Malasseziaotitis externa and the need for a greater number of robust clinical trials. Read more here.
 
Veterinary Evidence TodayEdinburgh, 1-3 November 2016

Erik Fausak - Can I Hang? Ideal Time to Replace Isotonic Crystalloid Intravenous Fluids and Sets to Prevent Fluid Contamination and Blood Stream Infection: a Knowledge Summary

In this Audio Summary Erik gives an overview of the evidence around when to change fluid bags and IV sets. 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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Mike Clarke - Introduction to Systematic Reviews

In this talk, from the Veterinary Evidence Today conference 2016, Mike Clarke gives an introduction to systematic reviews.
 MC - Introduction to Systematic Reviews
Veterinary Evidence TodayEdinburgh, 1-3 November 2016
 

Louise Buckley - Are Dogs That Are Fed from a Raised Bowl at an Increased Risk of Gastric Dilation Volvulus Compared with Floor-Fed Dogs?

Louise gives a short Audio Summary of her paper 'Are Dogs That Are Fed from a Raised Bowl at an Increased Risk of Gastric Dilation Volvulus Compared with Floor-Fed 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.
 
Read the transcript. 

Amanda Boag - Are Blood Lactate Levels Better Than a Crystal Ball – the Veterinary Evidence Base

Blood lactate levels are a simple and inexpensive parameter that is increasingly available to practitioners in both emergency medicine and general practice. But what does it really tell us? But does the data support that? In this session we will briefly review lactate physiology and then focus on the small animal veterinary evidence base – how has it evolved, what do we now know and where are the gaps in knowledge and potential misinterpretations that could affect our use of this clinical tool.
 
Veterinary Evidence TodayEdinburgh, 1-3 November 2016
 

Amanda Boag - Are Blood Lactate Levels Better Than a Crystal Ball – the Veterinary Evidence Base Q&A

Q&A from Amanda's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 1st, 2016.

Living Pictures

Abbie Latham, an MA History student from Kings College London discusses the Boer War correspondence of Army veterinarian Frederick Smith. Abbie transcribed the letters held by Knowledge, and in her podcast explores aspects of the letters relating to technological developments in war reporting in the nineteenth century. Abbie’s fascinating essay brings a fresh perspective and historical insight into the letters, which will be of interest to all audiences.

Ian Nicholson - Building a Multi-centre Clinical Research Facilitation Network: The ARC Experience

There is very little good-quality veterinary evidence for most of the veterinary procedures carried out every day across the world. Very few, if any, individuals have all the necessary qualities to be able to systematically produce good-quality, and relevant, clinical research on their own, in a timely manner. The Association for Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery (AVSTS) www.avsts.org.uk is an affiliate group with the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), and functions as a clinical network of like-minded individuals. In 2013 AVSTS sought to create a role for itself in facilitating the production (by its members) of multi-centre clinical research of relevance to its members.
Veterinary Evidence TodayEdinburgh, 1-3 November 2016
 

Heather Moberly - Integrating Veterinary Subject Expertise With Information Literacy Expertise to Teach and Assess the Student Skills in Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine Q&A

Q&A from Heather's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 3rd, 2016.