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How online learning supports SQPs and RAMAs Episode 2: Managing Veterinary Medicines part 2

Welcome to the second episode of a series for Suitably Qualified Persons or Registered Animal Medicines Advisors. This series is a collaboration between RCVS Knowledge and AMTRA.
This podcast series will highlight how the courses on the RCVS Knowledge Learn platform can be used for your self-reflection CPD.
This episode covers Modules 3 and 4 of the Managing Veterinary Medicines course:   Dispensary management and QI in the dispensary: Preventing errors.
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How online learning supports SQPs and RAMAs Episode 3: Farm Vet Champions

Welcome to the third episode of a series for Suitably Qualified Persons or Registered Animal Medicines Advisors. This series is a collaboration between RCVS Knowledge and AMTRA.
This podcast series will highlight how the courses on the RCVS Knowledge Learn platform can be used for your self-reflection CPD.
This episode covers VetTeam AMR and Farm Vet Champions, an RCVS Knowledge initiative that promotes good antimicrobial stewardship in food producing animals.
To access any of the courses mentioned, head to learn.rcvsknowledge.org and set up your free account.
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How online learning supports SQPs and RAMAs Episode 4: Companion Animal and Equine courses

Welcome to the third episode of a series for Suitably Qualified Persons or Registered Animal Medicines Advisors. This series is a collaboration between RCVS Knowledge and AMTRA.
This podcast series will highlight how the courses on the RCVS Knowledge Learn platform can be used for your self-reflection CPD.
This week’s episode covers VetTeamAMR, and the Companion Animal and Equine courses, an RCVS Knowledge initiative that promotes good antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal and equine practices.
To access any of the courses mentioned, head to learn.rcvsknowledge.org and set up your free account.
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Veterinary Evidence Student Awards Winners 2024

In this podcast Veterinary Evidence Editor in Chief Peter Cockcroft speaks to the first and second place winners of the Veterinary Evidence Student Awards, Amelia Cannadine and Oliver Wilkinson. Amelia and Oliver both discussed the process of writing award winning knowledge summaries for Veterinary Evidence.
 
Read Amelia's knowledge summary here
 
Read Oliver's knowledge summary here
 
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Knowledge Award audio overview: Post-operative pain management in cats spays, by Hannah Jones

In this Knowledge Award audio summary, Hannah Jones from Avenue Veterinary Centre, explains how her team approached a prospective audit using post-operative pain scoring to assess the analgesia protocols for neutering in feline patients. A change in the protocols led to a 61% reduction in the number of cats requiring rescue analgesia post-operatively.   
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Knowledge Natter: Hypertension: Enhancing the identification and treatment of at-risk patients

In this Knowledge Natter, Lou Northway speaks to Lizzie McLennan-Green from CVS about their award winning project using clinical audit to look into blood pressure monitoring in cats.
By creating a wide range of guidance documents and providing team training, the Clinical Leadership Team increased blood pressure monitoring, and enabled earlier identification and treatment of hypertension in cats aged 7 years or older. This nationwide initiative was awarded Champion in the 2024 Quality Improvement Awards, recognising the contribution of all team members involved in the project.
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The views and opinions expressed in our podcasts are the speakers’ own and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of RCVS Knowledge.
 

Knowledge Award audio overview: The Protect Me poster project and reducing our cefovecin use, Lizzie Booth, Quarry Veterinary Group

In this Knowledge Award audio summary, Lizzie Booth from Quarry Veterinary Group, explains how her team reviewed aspects of the BSAVA Protect ME Poster to facilitate discussions on their antimicrobial stewardship activities and rational use of antibiotics in ear and skin conditions. This led to several initiatives including all team training and new guidelines, resulting in an impressive 89% reduction in long-acting antibiotic use.
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Knowledge Award audio overview: Introduction and compliance of surgical checklist use: Megan Orr

In this Knowledge Award audio overview, Megan Orr from Roundhouse Hospital, explains how her practice approached the introduction of a surgical safety checklist. This nurse-led initiative and audit to assess its use resulted in a 94% compliance with completing the checklists, benefitting patient safety and team communication.
Megan was awarded Highly Commended in the 2024 RCVS Knowledge Awards.
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Knowledge Natter: Post-operative pain scoring bitch spays: A Clinical Audit by White Lodge Veterinary Surgery

In this Knowledge Natter podcast, Lou Northway speaks to 2024 Quality Improvement champion, Paul Stanley from White Lodge Veterinary Surgery about their award winning initiative looking at post-operative pain scoring and management in their bitch spay patients.
Team training and updating pain management protocols enabled them to both improve their pain scores and reduce the number of dogs requiring rescue analgesia to just 10% of patients.
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Additional resources
Pain assessment in the dog: the Glasgow Pain Scale - Royal Canin
Acute pain assessment scale for dogs - The Practice Assistance Centre (PAC)
Pain assessment in cats - The Feline Grimace Scale
inFOCUS Spotlight on Quality of Life assessment tools - Species specific pain assessment tools
The views and opinions expressed in our podcasts are the speakers’ own and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of RCVS Knowledge.

Research Focus: Down the drain – how spot-on parasiticides applied to dogs can contaminate the environment

Sally Everitt speaks to Martin Whitehead about the "Down the drain" study, looking at how spot-on parasiticides applied to dogs can contaminate the environment, and how he takes a risk-based approach to the prevention and treatment of parasites.
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Additional resources
Down-the-drain pathways for fipronil and imidacloprid applied as spot-on parasiticides to dogs: Estimating aquatic pollution - inFOCUS
Veterinary medicines and the environment - inFOCUS 
Responsible use of antiparasitic medications in veterinary practice - inFOCUS 
How cat and dog routine prophylaxis needs to change | BSAVA Library
How can we prevent worms and still protect the environment? | BSAVA Library
The views and opinions expressed in our podcasts are the speakers’ own and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of RCVS Knowledge.