RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

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. 
 
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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.
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
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VetTeamAMR: Responsible antimicrobial use in backyard poultry

VetTeamAMR Project Manager, Lucy Coyne. speaks with Dr Henrietta Kodilinye-Sims about Farm Vet Champions and the responsible use of antimicrobials in poultry medicine.
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QI Boxset: Using the Canine Cruciate Registry. Ross Allan and Pam Mosedale.

In this episode, Pam Mosedale chats to Ross Allan about his experience of using the Canine Cruciate Registry.
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Research Focus - STOP on Sunday (SOS) Urinary Tract Infection Trial, Fergus Allerton

In our podcast series 'Research Focus', Sally Everitt, our inFOCUS Clinical Lead, will be chatting all about veterinary clinical research with a range of excellent guests.
 
In this episode, Fergus Allerton talked to Sally about the SAMSoc 'STOP on Sunday (SOS) Urinary Tract Infection Trial', which is recruiting first opinion practice vets.
Find out more about the study.
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Access our AMR Hub, for freely accessible, evidence-based knowledge and resources about responsible antimicrobial use.
Reference:
Allerton, F., Pouwels, K.B., Bazelle, J., Caddy, S., Cauvin, A., De Risio, L., Swann, J., Warland, J. and Kent, A., 2021. Prospective trial of different antimicrobial treatment durations for presumptive canine urinary tract infections. BMC veterinary research, 17(1), pp.112. doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02974-y 
 
 
 

Veterinary Evidence Student Awards - Discussion with the 2021 winners

Kit Sturgess, the Editor-in-Chief of Veterinary Evidence, chatted to Alexandra Bartlett, Erina Leask, and Eleanor Best - the 2021 Veterinary Evidence Student Award first, second, and third place winners. 
They chatted about their motivation to enter the competition, how they found the process, what they learnt from the experience, and why other students should apply for next year's competition. 
The 2023 Veterinary Evidence Student Awards are open until 13th January 2023. Apply now.
 
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Knowledge Natter - Elizabeth McLennan-Green

Lou Northway, QI Clinical Lead at RCVS Knowledge chats to Elizabeth McLennan-Green, Hub Clinical Lead at CVS about her team's audit on the optimisation of the use of ear cytology in veterinary primary care.
The team were awarded as Knowledge Champions in 2021 for their work.
Read the award-winning case example here. 
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