RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

Reflections on lambing with Fiona Lovatt and Emily Gascoigne

Farm Vet Champions Clinical Lead, Fiona Lovatt speaks with Farm Vet Champion and Veterinary Surgeon, Emily Gascoigne about responsible antimicrobial use at lambing time.  Read the transcript here.

QI Boxset - How the reception team can get involved in Quality Improvement.

Listen to Pam Mosedale, QI Clinical Lead, chat to Jo Civil about her role as a veterinary receptionist and Quality Improvement officer within practice.  This podcast was recorded for the QI Boxset- Series 1: Episode 2: Getting started with Quality Improvement. Read the transcript.

Audio Summary: A comparison of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and human chorionic gonadotropin in dairy cows with ovarian follicular cysts

In this Audio Summary, Katy compares the evidence for two well-known treatments for cystic ovarian disease. 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.

QI Boxset: Quality Improvement while being a locum

Recorded for the QI Boxset series, Establishing a Quality Improvement Structure in Practice, Pam Mosedale chats to Sian Tranter MRCVS, member of the British Veterinary Locum Association (BVLA) working group, on how locums can fulfil clinical governance requirements.  Read the transcript here   Access the QI Boxset now. 

QI Boxset: Lucy Coyne introduces VetTeamAMR

In this episode of the QI Boxset, VetTeamAMR Project Manager Lucy Coyne introduces a new initiative that champions the responsible use of antimicrobials within companion animal, farm animal, and equine veterinary teams. Read the transcript

Transitioning from university to practice: RVNs Carla Husband, Abbie McMillan, and Lauren Sweeney

RVNs Carla Husband, Abbie McMillan and Lauren Sweeney were the winners of the Veterinary Evidence Student Awards 2020. We invited them for a chat to discuss how they found the transition from university to practice, the impact evidence has on their practice and their messages to their younger selves.    Read the transcript. Find out more about the Veterinary Evidence Student Awards, which are open to all undergraduate students studying for any veterinary-related degree. 

QI Boxset: Farm Vet Champions. Fiona Lovatt and Pam Mosedale

In this episode, Pam Mosedale chats to Fiona Lovatt who is Clinical Lead for our Farm Vet Champions project. Read the transcript

QI Boxset: How clinical governance and QI fit into the RCVS PSS. Anne Lawson & Pam Mosedale

In this episode from QI Boxset series one, Pam Mosedale, our QI Clinical Lead, chats with Anne Lawson, PSS Assessor, about how clinical governance and Quality Improvement fit into the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme.   Read the transcript.    Access this podcast as a webinar, and explore the rest of the QI Boxset on RCVS Knowledge's Learn platform. 

Knowledge Natter - The School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nottingham.

Thanks for listening to this episode of Knowledge Natter - our series featuring friendly and informal discussions with Knowledge Champions, and those who are empowered by Quality Improvement (QI) in their work.    Today's episode features Marnie Brennan, Kate White, Emma Drinkall, and Julie Gibson, from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nottingham, who became Knowledge Award winners for integrating QI and EBVM into the curriculum for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. They do this in a novel way, informed by a research-led agenda, focusing on the application of QI and EBVM into clinical practice. Our QI Clinical Lead Pam Mosedale chatted to the team about the importance of teaching QI to students.   Read their case example. Read the transcript.

Natashia Weir, Jo Ireland - Can IDEXX Angio Detect™ accurately detect canine Angiostrongylosis?

In this Audio Summary Veterinary Evidence author Natashia Weir shares the finding of her and co-author Jo Ireland’s study, examining whether  IDEXX Angio Detect™ can accurately detect canine Angiostrongylosis. Read the full Knowledge Summary here. Audio Summaries are a free resource that enable vets and vet nurses to more quickly and more easily access and digest relevant and up-to-date evidence! A time-saving way to make better and faster evidence-based decisions. Access transcript