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RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineAn interview with Professor Fiona Tomley: Plowright Prize Winner 2024In this episode, RCVS Knowledge chair Amanda Boag speaks with Plowright Prize winner Professor Fiona Tomley who won the Plowright Prize in 2024. Prof. Tomley discusses her career so far, her Plowright Prize win, and how she's using the prize money to give back to the academic community.
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2025-07-2336 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineAn interview with Brian PoundIn this podcast interview, RCVS Knowledge Chair Amanda Boag speaks to Brian Pound, founder of CVS group and a former RCVS Knowledge trustee. Brian reflects on his five decades of experience working in the sector as a non-clinician, and the changes he's observed over that time.
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2025-06-2731 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Awards audio overview: Oral Health Strategy by Linnaeus Oral Health Working GroupIn this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Sean Cameron from the Linnaeus Oral Health Working Group explains the team project focused on improving clinical quality of dentistry in their first opinion practices across the company by increasing the percentage of tooth extractions receiving nerve blocks and increasing the percentage of dental radiographs being taken.
This project was awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI to Lead Organisational Change Awards.
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2025-06-1703 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Awards audio overview: Inpatient feeding audit by Wildbore VetstopIn this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Amy Wells from Wildbore Vetstop describes the team audit that investigated the use of feeding plans, Resting Energy Requirements (RER), inappetence rates, interventions, and the types of food offered to inpatients.
The team at Wildbore Vetstop were awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI in Practice Awards.
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2025-06-1703 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Award audio overview: Antibiotic use in cat and dog dental procedures by Cockburn VetsIn this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Caitlin Burchill describes how the team at Cockburn Vets used clinical audit to improve their responsible use of antibiotics in dog and cat dental cases.
The team at Cockburn Vets were awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge Antimicrobial Stewardship Awards.
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2025-06-1703 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Awards audio overview: Clinical audit on fluid therapy rates in dehydrated patients by Vet Now, BristolIn this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Emily Hudson outlines how the team at Vets Now, Bristol, conducted an audit to investigate whether fluid therapy rates for dehydrated patients were being calculated in accordance with current guidelines, given the risk of fluid overload in critically ill patients.
The Vets Now, Bristol team were awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI in Practice Awards.
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2025-06-1705 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Award audio overview: Reduction of highest-priority critically important antibiotic use by Animal Trust, DewsburyIn this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Tighearnan Mooney from Animal Trust, Dewsbury, explains how the team approached reducing the unnecessary use of highest-priority, critically important antibiotics (HPCIAs) and ensuring that any use followed the principles of good antimicrobial stewardship.
The team at Animal Trust, Dewsbury, received a Champion Award in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge Antimicrobial Stewardship Awards.
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2025-06-1703 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Award audio overview: HUSH Huddles: Huddle up for safer healthcare by Paragon Veterinary ReferralsIn this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Helen Garbett from Paragon Veterinary Referrals outlines how the team implemented an innovative team-based approach to improving patient safety. The daily huddles introduced by the team focus on preventing medication and dispensing errors by embedding key principles, including involving all members of the clinical and non-clinical teams to identify at-risk patients and agree on actions to mitigate that risk.
Paragon Veterinary Referrals received a Champion Award in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI in Practice Awards.
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2025-06-1703 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineCelebrating clinical audit: Why Clinical Audit Awareness Week mattersIn this insightful podcast Julie Gibson, Quality Improvement Clinical Lead at RCVS Knowledge, and Pam Mosedale, Chair of the RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board, discuss the importance of clinical audit and celebrate Clinical Audit Awareness Week 2025.
They discuss the benefits of clinical audits in veterinary practice, emphasising their role in improving patient outcomes, enhancing team collaboration, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Pam and Julie share practical advice and success stories, providing you with valuable insights and resources that will help veterinary teams effectively implement and sustain clinical audits.
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2025-05-2030 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineQI Boxset: Introduction to the What Matters to You frameworkIn this podcast, Pam Mosedale talks to Angie Rayner and Mark Moreton from CVS about their motivation for introducing the What Matters to You framework and its impact on teams across the group.
Find out how to use the What Matters to You framework to build teamwork and a positive practice culture in the RCVS Knowledge QI Boxset Series 8.
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2025-05-0827 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Natter: Introduction and compliance of Surgical Safety ChecklistsIn this Knowledge Natter, Lou Northway talks to Megan Orr from Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital about their nurse-led initiative introducing surgical safety checklists. The practice was Highly Commended in the 2024 Quality Improvement Awards.
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Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital Surgical Safety Checklist
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2025-04-0314 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineHow online learning supports SQPs and RAMAs Episode 1: Managing Veterinary Medicines Part 1Welcome to this four-part 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 1 and 2 of the Managing Veterinary Medicines courses: Regulation and Responsible and legal use of medicines
To access any of the courses mentioned, head to learn.rcvsknowledge.org and set up your free account.
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2025-04-0218 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineHow online learning supports SQPs and RAMAs Episode 2: Managing Veterinary Medicines part 2Welcome 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.
To access any of the courses mentioned, head to learn.rcvsknowledge.org and set up your free account.
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2025-04-0218 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineHow online learning supports SQPs and RAMAs Episode 3: Farm Vet ChampionsWelcome 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.
Access the transcript2025-04-0222 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineHow online learning supports SQPs and RAMAs Episode 4: Companion Animal and Equine coursesWelcome 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 ac...2025-04-0216 min
VETchat by The Webinar VetHealthier Animals, People, and Planet with RCVS Knowledge – Katie Mantell | VETChat by The Webinar VetJoining Anthony for this episode of VETchat by The Webinar Vet is Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge. In this episode, Anthony and Katie discuss the new RCVS Knowledge strategy for 2025 - 2029. They chat about what vets can do as individuals to help not only animals, but the planet as a whole. Katie dives into detail about her role at RCVS Knowledge, as well as how her experience in the human health sector has given her a unique perspective in the veterinary profession.RCVS Knowledge strategy 2025-29: Healthier animals, people and planet...2025-03-2131 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Natter: Hypertension: Enhancing the identification and treatment of at-risk patientsIn 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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Read the transcript here.2024-12-0919 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Award audio overview: Introduction and compliance of surgical checklist use: Megan OrrIn 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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2024-09-2002 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Natter: Post-operative pain scoring bitch spays: A Clinical Audit by White Lodge Veterinary SurgeryIn 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
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RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineResearch Focus: Down the drain – how spot-on parasiticides applied to dogs can contaminate the environmentSally 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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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 pr...2024-09-0332 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Natter: Could we improve our carbon footprint?In this Knowledge Natter podcast, Lou Northway speaks to 2024 Quality Improvement champion, Corinne Ackroyd from Yorkshire Vets about her nurse-led initiative to reduce the use of oxygen and volatile anaesthetic gasses.
Through the initiative, the team were able to substantially reduce oxygen and isoflurane use. The carbon footprint reduction is the equivalent of driving from London to Rome, and back.
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Additional resources
Oxygen Conservation – Davies Vet Specialists
Conversations with Keith and Courtney: Non-Rebreathing Systems
Conversations with Kei...2024-08-1524 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineResearch Focus: The benefits and challenges of contributing to clinical researchIn this Research Focus podcast, small animal internal medicine specialist Scott Kilpatrick discusses his study on cobalamin supplementation in dogs with RCVS Knowledge Clinical Lead Sally Everitt.
They use Scott’s study as a jumping off point to discuss all manner of topics, including the benefits and drawbacks of doing research as a practising vet, how to bring pet owners on board with research, and how doing your own research can give you a deeper understanding of research carried out by others.
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2024-06-1740 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Natter: Antibiotic use in surgical calf castrates with Knowledge Awards winner Tonia SimmsFor this Knowledge Natter, our Farm Vet Champions Lead Fiona Lovatt spoke to Tonia Simms from the Farm Vets at Hampden Veterinary Hospital (VetPartners). Tonia won an RCVS Knowledge Award in 2023 for her work on auditing antibiotic use in surgical calf castrates, which reduced the use of antibiotics without compromising patient welfare.
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2024-02-0817 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineVetTeamAMR: Antibiotic Amnesty with Danny ChambersIn this VetTeamAMR podcast, Pam Mosedale speaks with Danny Chambers MP about the upcoming Antibiotic Amnesty.
Danny touches on his experiences working in equine and small animal practice to discuss why the Antibiotic Amnesty is important, and how you can get involved.
Get involved with the Antibiotic Amnesty campaign: https://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/amr/antibiotic-amnesty/
Disclaimer: the views expressed in this episode are that of the interviewee and are not necessarily held by RCVS Knowledge.
Please note: This episode was recorded in 2023.
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2023-10-2421 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Natter: Cat Bite Abscess Audit with White Lodge Veterinary SurgeryPam Mosedale speaks to 2023 Knowledge Award Antimicrobial Stewardship Champions Paul Stanley and Emily Parr from White Lodge Veterinary Surgery in Exmouth. They conducted a prospective audit to review antibiotic use in cat bite abscesses and successfully treated 86% of their patients without antibiotics without compromising patient welfare.
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The 2024 RCVS Knowledge Awards are open for applications now, learn more at rcvsknowledge.org/knowledgeawards
2023-09-1321 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Natter with David CharlesIn this Knowledge Natter, Lou Northway speaks with David Charles, who was named a Knowledge Champion in the 2023 RCVS Knowledge Awards.
David conducted an audit across multiple UK practices to gather data on ovine lambings and caesareans, and implemented training and recommendations related to the use of analgesia, antibiotics, and adjunctive medications. The practices saw a reduction in prophylactic antibiotic use and an improvement in the provision of analgesia.
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2023-07-2621 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Natter with Leanne McLeodIn this Knowledge Natter, Lou Northway speaks Leanne McLeod from Earlswood Veterinary Hospital, who was named a Knowledge Champion in the 2023 RCVS Knowledge Awards. Leanne introduced a hypothermia audit that focused on pre-warming patients before general anaesthesia. By implementing new warming protocols, her team reduced the incidence of hypothermia from 100% to 16%.
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The 2024 RCVS Knowledge Awards are open for applications now, learn more at rcvsknowledge.org/knowledgeawards
2023-07-1829 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineCanine Cruciate Registry and the Minimally Clinical Important DifferenceIn this podcast, Quality Improvement Clinical Lead Pam Mosedale talks to John Innes, honorary professor at Liverpool University, about new research that used data from RCVS Knowledge’s Canine Cruciate Registry (CCR) to determine its findings. The research provides estimates on the minimal clinically-important differences (MCIDs) for the two validated outcomes measures that are used by the CCR.
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2023-06-1320 min
MedLink Neurology PodcastBrainWaves #144 RCVS vs. Primary Angiitis of the CNSMedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 25, 2019 A 50-year-old gentleman presents with severe headaches and speech disturbance. The MRI shows acute strokes and multifocal vascular irregularities. Is it reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome or primary angiitis of the central nervous system? Or is it so...2023-02-2529 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineAmanda Boag in conversation with Professor Herman BarkemaAmanda Boag, Chair of the RCVS Knowledge Board of Trustees in conversation with Professor Herman Barkema, our 2022 Plowright Prize winner.
The biennial Plowright Prize recognises an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of infectious diseases in animals.
Find out more including how to nominate someone for the Prize here: rcvsknowledge.org/plowright
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2022-11-1138 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineWelcome to Managing Veterinary Medicines: Staying Legal and Promoting SafetyAlison Pyatt, Training Centre Lead VMD, and Pam Mosedale, QI Clinical Lead RCVS Knowledge, introduce the Managing Veterinary Medicines: Staying Legal and Promoting Safety course.
The course is freely available to everyone in the veterinary profession and provides information on veterinary medicine regulations and the safe and responsible use of veterinary medicines.
Access the course at rcvsknowledge.org/managing-veterinary-medicines/
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2022-11-0905 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineFor the Record - Official Veterinarians and the impact of BrexitIn the fourth episode of ‘For the Record’, we hear from vets working as Official Veterinarians within the public health sector, some of whom trained in other European nations before moving to the UK.
This episode was recorded in two parts. The first part was recorded in December 2020, before the confirmation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and all three participants are employed by Eville & Jones. The second part was recorded in September 2022, 15 months after the Trade Agreement came into effect. All three of these participants work for Food Standards Scotland.
This episo...2022-10-201h 00RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineWhat matters to you? An antidote for burnoutThis session was recorded during the SPVS VMG Congress on the 13th May 2022.
*Please note, there is a short pause in the presentation at 15:24 while the sound technician fixes some feedback and Mark Moreton's microphone level*
With more demanding priorities to deliver the best possible care whilst dealing with the consequences of COVID-19 and Brexit, it's no wonder that veterinary professionals are concerned with stress and burnout within the profession. Human healthcare has seen similar challenges and various teams around the world have been using the 'Joy in work' framework to battle burnout and stay...2022-09-1243 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineQI Boxset: How clinical governance and QI fit into the RCVS PSS. Anne Lawson & Pam MosedaleIn 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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Access this podcast as a webinar, and explore the rest of the QI Boxset on RCVS Knowledge's Learn platform.
2022-05-0612 min
So You Want To Be a Vet?RCVS Special: Diversity and Equality with RCVS Senior Vice President Dr. Mandisa GreeneWelcome back to 'So You Want To Be A Vet?' podcast! In this episode, we chat with Dr Mandisa Greene, former President and current Senior Vice President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. We chat about Mandisa's journey through vet school, her presidency and role in the RCVS during the year of 'diversity and equality', and her continued passion for small animal veterinary medicine (bar the anal gland consults!).
Thinking of becoming a vet but have no clue where to start? Look no further than ‘So You Want To Be a Vet?’, a brand new FREE...2022-02-1455 min
VETchat by The Webinar VetRCVS At The VC22 Sustainability Summit | VETchat by The Webinar VetToday's episode of VETchat by The Webinar Vet is taken from the Virtual Congress 2022 Sustainability Summit. It offers the entire RCVS session, now available as a podcast, for free.
In this episode, the RCVS share some insight into the sustainability stances they are taking within the company and the veterinary profession. We hear from Susan Paterson, Ellie West and Zoe Halfacree.
Watch the rest of the VC22 sustainability summit here
2022-02-0444 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Natter - Elizabeth McLennan-GreenLou 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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2021-12-0127 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineFor the Record - Male Veterinary NursesIn the third episode of ‘For the Record’, we hear from four male registered veterinary nurses, working in the UK today. Together they discuss their route into veterinary nursing as a career, their experiences as men in a predominantly female profession, and their personal aspirations and goals.
This episode features:
Chris Hann
Ryan Hunt
Ryan Mariner
Matthew Rendle
'For The Record' is a series featuring conversations between current and former members of the veterinary professions, highlighting voices and experiences usually absent from our official archive. This episode was recorded in June 2021.
Th...2021-10-0740 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineWhat is the Canine Cruciate Registry? - Mark Morton, Clinical LeadMost veterinary surgeons and nurses working with small animals will have experience in treating canine cruciate ligament ruptures. However, there is not a strong evidence base to know which surgical techniques have the best outcome.
The new Canine Cruciate Registry (CCR) is RCVS Knowledge’s answer to this knowledge gap in veterinary care. In this podcast, hear Mark Morton, Canine Cruciate Registry Clinical Lead, talk to Pam Mosedale about the registry, why it's important, and why we need as many vets as possible to get involved.
Find out more on our website: caninecruciateregistry.org
Re...2021-07-0823 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineBCVA Cattlecast - Fiona Lovatt on the Farm Vet Champions projectWe have kindly been given permission to repost this episode of the BCVA's Cattlecast, which features Fiona Lovatt, our Farm Vet Champions Clinical Lead.
Fiona Lovatt is an RCVS-recognised Specialist in sheep health and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham. She talked to Kat Hart about her role as the Farm Vet Champions Clinical Lead – and how farm vet practices can participate in the initiative in order to advance responsible antibiotic use in cattle practice.
Visit our website for more information on Farm Vet Champions and register your interest.
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RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineQI Boxset: Clinical Governance and the Code of Conduct. Melissa Donald & Pam MosedaleIn this episode of the QI Boxset series, Melissa Donald, Chair of RCVS Standards Committee and RCVS Junior Vice-President, explains why Clinical Governance is a Code of Conduct requirement for vets and nurses, in a chat with Pam Mosedale.
The new QI Boxset series aims to provide practices and practitioners with guidance on establishing a quality improvement structure in practice. The entire series will be made available on our new e-learning platform this Spring. Read the press release.
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2021-04-1904 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineQI Boxset: Clients' view of QI. Caroline Freedman & Pam MosedaleIn this episode of the QI Boxset series, Pam Mosedale, our QI Clinical Lead, chats to Caroline Freedman, the representative for pet owners on the RCVS’ Practice Standards group, about whether clients care if practices are participating in QI activities.
The new QI Boxset series aims to provide practices and practitioners with guidance on establishing a quality improvement structure in practice. The entire series will be made available on our new e-learning platform this Spring. Read the press release.
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2021-04-0915 min
Emergency Medical MinutePodcast 646: Thunderclap Headache, Think...RCVS?Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: When evaluating a thunderclap headache, don’t forget RCVS! RCVS: reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome Due to reversible spasms of cerebral blood vessels Can sometimes be seen on CTA or MRA, but often the imaging is normal and formal angiograms only occasionally show it It can be caused by medications, intense physical activity, orgasm, and postpartum conditions, but the exact etiology is unknown Typically seen in females in their 40s Can result in bleeding, strokes, and seizures There is no good treatment, but stopping the suspected offending agent may help Refe...2021-03-0803 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineHow do we handle ferrets in the veterinary environment? COVID-19 Mythbuster, Molly Varga SmithMolly Varga Smith, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, discusses how to handle ferrets in the veterinary environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
RCVS Knowledge's COVID-19 Mythbusting series offers quick and concise answers to common questions regarding COVID-19 and the veterinary profession, helping you to manage enquiries, patients and your team: https://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/covid-19/covid-19-mythbusting/
Read the transcript here. 2021-02-1102 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineFor the Record - Vet students Sanaa Cockar, Isobel Corp, Stephanie-Rae Flicker & Nicole ReganIn the second episode of ‘For the Record’, we hear from four veterinary medicine students who responded to our call via the British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society for black, Asian and minority ethnic students to share their experiences of veterinary education and the profession so far.
This episode features:
Sanaa Cockar from the University of Cambridge
Isobel Corp from the University of Bristol
Stephanie-Rae Flicker from the Royal Veterinary College
Nicole Regan from the University of Liverpool
'For The Record' is a new series featuring conversations between current and former members...2021-01-2857 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineThe power of a growth mindset: why certain habits of mind matter in clinical improvement - Bill LucasBill Lucas, Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning and Professor of Learning at the University of Winchester, shares the habits of mind that can help to develop a culture of continuous improvement in health, education and other sectors - and how you can help cultivate those in yourself and your team.
Download the presentation slides and the transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
This is a recording of a presentation sponsored by RCVS Knowledge at the SPVS-VMG Focus on Leadership and Management Virtual Summit on 1 December 2020.
2021-01-0736 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineLeading positive change in practice - QI Champions (BVNA This is Us)Getting the whole team on board is often harder than it seems. Amelia Poole, RVN and QI Project Officer at RCVS Knowledge, chats to QI Champions Helen Silver-MacMahon, RVN, and Kelly Tillett, EVN, about how to introduce new concepts and changes to your team in a way that will encourage uptake, and what to do if others in your team don’t share the same passion for change.
This podcast is taken from a session for BVNA's This Is Us online event, in October 2020.
For more free quality improvement resources visit: rcvsknowledge.org/qua...2021-01-0630 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineHow can we offer a cat friendly environment during COVID-19? COVID-19 Mythbuster, NathalieNathalie Dowgray, MRCVS and Head of the International Society of Feline Medicine, talks about how can we offer a cat-friendly environment while adhering to cleaning protocols during COVID-19.
Offering quick and concise answers to common questions regarding COVID-19 and the veterinary profession, helping you to manage enquiries, patients and your team: https://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/covid-19
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2020-12-1606 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineHow to embed systems thinking into practice - Richard Killen and Angela RaynerRichard Killen, former Director of Clinical Services at CVS and Angela Rayner, Clinical Services Manager (now Director of Quality Improvement at CVS and RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisor), discuss how to embed ‘systems thinking’ into a practice team, and what CVS have been doing to improve quality and safety.
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This session was recorded at SPVS VMG Congress, Newport in January 2020, as part of the Quality Improvement stream.
2020-12-1545 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineWhat advice should we give owners of ferrets during COVID-19? COVID-19 Mythbuster, Molly Varga Smith
Molly Varga Smith, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, discusses what advice to give owners of ferrets during the COVID-19 pandemic. RCVS Knowledge webinar on COVID-19 Mythbusting.
Offering quick and concise answers to common questions regarding COVID-19 and the veterinary profession, helping you to manage enquiries, patients and your team: https://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/covid-19/covid-19-mythbusting/
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2020-12-1002 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineMink and COVID-19: the Denmark Mutation, Molly Varga Smith, COVID-19 MythbusterMolly Varga Smith, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, discusses the SARS-CoV-2 mutation in minks in Denmark. RCVS Knowledge webinar on COVID-19 Mythbusting. Offering quick and concise answers to common questions regarding COVID-19 and the veterinary profession, helping you to manage enquiries, patients and your team: https://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/covid-19
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2020-12-0903 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineDo ferrets and other mustelids pose a zoonotic risk for COVID-19? COVID-19 Mythbuster, Molly Varga SmithMolly Varga Smith, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, discusses whether ferrets and other mustelids pose a zoonotic risk for COVID-19.
RCVS Knowledge webinar on COVID-19 Mythbusting. Offering quick and concise answers to common questions regarding COVID-19 and the veterinary profession, helping you to manage enquiries, patients and your team: https://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/covid-19/covid-19-mythbusting/
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2020-12-0703 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Awards 2020: Discussion with Meghan Conroy about her aural cytology auditAmelia Poole, RVN and RCVS Knowledge Project Officer, chats to Meghan Conroy about her aural cytology audit, including the original idea, trials and successes, and how her audit has changed the way they practise.
The transcript of this discussion can be read here and the aural cytology audit can be read here.
Please visit the RCVS Knowledge website for more free Quality Improvement resources.
2020-11-1920 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Awards 2020: Auditing aural cytology, Meghan ConroyMeghan Conroy, RVN discussed her case example, which looks at the prevalence of ear cytology performed before and after antibiotic treatment across her practices.
This case example was highly commended in the Knowledge Awards 2020.
The written case example can be read here and the transcript can be accessed here.
Please visit the RCVS Knowledge website for more free Quality Improvement resources.
2020-11-1911 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineFor the Record - Mandisa Greene and Amanda Boag'For The Record' is a new series featuring conversations between current and former members of the veterinary professions, highlighting voices and experiences usually absent from our official archive.
In this episode, Mandisa Greene, current President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, talks with Amanda Boag, RCVS President from 2018-2019, and new Chair of Trustees for RCVS Knowledge. Together they discuss what made them want to become vets, what drove them forward in their careers and why they champion diversity.
The transcript can be read here.
If you would like...2020-10-2751 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineKnowledge Awards 2020: Post-operative hypothermia audit, Samantha ThompsonSamantha 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/2020-08-2009 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineCOVID-19 mythbuster: When should we test an animal for COVID-19? Sarah CaddyDr 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.
For more COVID-19 mythbusting resources, visit the RCVS Knowledge website.
2020-08-0601 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineCarla Husband - An assessment of the impact of educational interventions on hand hygiene complianceIn 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.
2020-07-3103 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineCOVID-19 Mythbuster: Will good weather decrease infection rates? Liam BrierleyDr 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
2020-07-2805 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineCOVID-19 Mythbuster: Does ultraviolet light actually kill COVID-19? Alan RadfordAlan 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
2020-07-2202 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineCOVID-19 Mythbuster: What can we clean a patient with, and will this kill COVID-19? Pam MosedalePam 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
2020-07-1702 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineHow to become a QI ambassador to improve clinical standards in your practice - Louise NorthwayGetting 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(Ana...2020-07-1443 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineCOVID-19 mythbuster: What's the difference between Feline Coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)? Alan RadfordAlan 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
2020-07-1002 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineThe 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...2020-07-061h 11
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineManagement of feline chronic kidney disease - Sarah Caney and Paul PollardA presentation on the management of feline chronic kidney disease produced by RCVS Knowledge for BSAVA Congress 2020 by:
Sarah Caney BVSc PhD DSAM(Feline) MRCVS, RCVS specialist in feline medicine, and
Paul Pollard MVB CertAVP(VC) PG Dip Vet Ed FHEA MRCVS, First opinion practitioner, responsible for student learning on first opinion rotation at the Royal Veterinary College in Camden.
Download the transcript and presentation from the RCVS Knowledge website.
Visit the RCVS Knowledge website for more free quality improvement resources.
2020-06-261h 34
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineInfection control Part 5: Auditing - Pam Mosedale and Tim NuttallPart 5 in our infection control series focuses on the use of audits in veterinary practice, and the role of auditing in benchmarking and monitoring infections and progress. It is delivered by:
- Pam Mosedale: Chair of the RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board, Lead Practice Standards Scheme Assessor (RCVS) and Bella Moss Clinical Advisor
- Dr Tim Nuttall: Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh; RCVS Knowledge Infection Control Advisor and Bella Moss Clinical Advisor
Download the accompanying presentation and transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
CPD: 1 hour
2020-06-041h 01
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineInfection control Part 4: Disinfectant types - Sairéad WildThis guide to disinfectant types for veterinary professionals is Part 4 in our infection control series.
- Sairéad Wild BSc (Hons), PgDip, RVN. RCVS Knowledge Infection Control Working Party; Course Director: University College West Anglia, Access to Veterinary Science; Lecturer: Veterinary Nursing (Higher Education)
- Pam Mosedale: Chair of the RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board, Lead Practice Standards Scheme Assessor (RCVS) and Bella Moss Clinical Advisor
Download the accompanying presentation and transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
CPD: 25 mins
2020-06-0223 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineInfection control Part 3: infection prevention, and control policies and procedures in routine practice - Liz Branscombe and Pam MosedalePart 3 in our series on infection control: infection prevention, and control policies and procedures in routine practice by:
Liz Branscombe DipAVN(Surgical) RVN: RCVS Knowledge Trustee and Training Manager, Davies Veterinary Specialists
Pam Mosedale: Chair of the RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board, Lead Practice Standards Scheme Assessor (RCVS) and Bella Moss Clinical Advisor
Download the accompanying presentation and transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
CPD: 1 hour 15 mins
2020-05-291h 13
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineThe Knowledge Sessions: Improvement not disapproval - quality improvement in veterinary regulation with Lizzie LockettLizzie Lockett, CEO of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, provides a personal take on quality improvement, why it's important for all people working in a practice to be alive to change, and RCVS initiatives that support the adoption of quality improvement.
Download the transcript and find free quality improvement resources on the RCVS Knowledge website.
The Knowledge Sessions is a series that brings together specialists from across the veterinary industry to examine the landscape, propose potential approaches to complex problems, and provide practical advice on a range of subjects.
CPD: 30 mins
2020-05-2225 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineInfection control Part 2: organisms of concern and modes of transmission - Tim Nuttall and Pam MosedalePart 2 in our series on infection control: organisms of concern and modes of transmission by:
Dr Tim Nuttall: RCVS Knowledge Infection Control Advisor; Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh; and Bella Moss Clinical Advisor
Pam Mosedale: Chair of the RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board, Lead Practice Standards Scheme Assessor (RCVS) and Bella Moss Clinical Advisor
Download the accompanying presentation and transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
Listen to Part 1: Infection control and biosecurity during COVID-19.
CPD: 1 hour
2020-05-1954 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineGetting started with clinical audit - Pam Mosedale and Charlotte HartleyPam Mosedale (Chair of RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board and Acting Lead Assessor and Veterinary Advisor for the Practice Standards Group) and Charlotte Hartley (RVN and Practice Standards Advisor for North West) advise on getting started with clinical audit in practice, discussing topics, benefits and barriers.
This presentation was recorded at Ashbrook Equine Hospital during the RCVS Knowledge Equine Roadshow, kindly sponsored by the Horserace Betting Levy Board and accredited by the British Equine Veterinary Association.
Download the full transcript and presentation from the RCVS Knowledge website.
CPD: 35 mins
2020-05-1336 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineClinical guidelines in equine practice - Tim MairTim Mair, President of the British Equine Veterinary Association and Equine Veterinary Director of CVS, looks at the challenges and benefits of introducing clinical guidelines into equine practice. Real-life examples demonstrate how to create your own guidelines and monitor their effect in practice.
This session was recorded at Ashbrook Equine Hospital as part of the RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Equine Roadshow, kindly sponsored by the Horserace Betting Levy Board and accredited by the British Equine Veterinary Association.
Download the transcript and the presentation from the RCVS Knowledge website.
CPD: 35 mins
2020-05-0835 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineInfection control and biosecurity during COVID-19: Pam Mosedale, Alan Radford, Tim NuttallAudio version of an RCVS Knowledge webinar providing an introduction to the evidence base on COVID-19 and the patient/client journey, featuring:
Pam Mosedale: Chair of the RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board, Lead Practice Standards Scheme Assessor (RCVS) and Bella Moss Clinical Advisor
Alan Radford: RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisor and Professor in Veterinary Health Informatics at the University of Liverpool
Dr Tim Nuttall: RCVS Knowledge Infection Control Advisor and Bella Moss Clinical Advisor; Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
Download the transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website. For more COVID-19 guidance, visit t...2020-05-071h 07
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineThe Knowledge Sessions: The clinical benefits of corporatisation - Rachel Dean and Ulrika GronlundRachel Dean of VetPartners and Ulrika Gronlund of AniCura share views and experiences of the clinical benefits of corporatisation - capturing and sharing data and knowledge at scale, quality improvement approaches, benefits for the animal owner, and more.
Download the transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
This podcast is part of the Knowledge Sessions, a resource that brings together specialists from across the veterinary industry to examine the landscape, propose potential approaches to complex problems, and provide practical advice on a range of subjects.
CPD: 45 mins
2020-05-0545 minRCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineQuality improvement in practice: expert panel sessionChaired by Dan Tipney, VetLed, the panel featuring Louise Northway, Wendover Heights Veterinary Centre; Alison Thomas, Blue Cross; Pam Mosedale, RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board; and Richard Byrne, West Bar Hospital, discuss their experience of quality improvement in practice.
Areas of discussion include topics to start with, how to record, tips to engage your team, as well as the benefits and barriers they have experienced.
Download the full transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
This session was recorded at SPVS VMG Congress, Newport in January 2020, as part of the Quality Improvement stream.2020-05-011h 15
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicinePatient safety: lessons from human healthcare - Suzette WoodwardWhat can we learn from the NHS's approach to patient safety over the past 20 years?
Suzette Woodward, a paediatric intensive care nurse who is now a Professor in patient safety, discusses the latest safety concepts and science that are sweeping the NHS - as well as what we could do differently.
Download the full transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
This session was recorded at SPVS VMG Congress, Newport in January 2020, as part of the quality improvement stream.
CPD: 40 mins
2020-04-2943 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineGetting your team on board to deliver quality improvement - Shobhan ThakoreShobhan Thakore, Clinical Lead for the Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship Programme, gives an approachable and personal perspective on how to get your team on board to deliver quality improvement.
Shobhan discusses recent NHS initiatives to help manage expectations, engage and work with the team to respond to change, and deal with fear of blame.
Download the full transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
This presentation was an Adapt, Improve, Achieve session by RCVS Knowledge recorded at SPVS-VMG Congress 2020 in Newport as part of the Quality Improvement stream.
CPD: 40 mins
2020-04-2440 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineHow and why to use checklists in veterinary practice - Pam MosedalePam Mosedale, Chair of RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board, shares valuable lessons about how checklists have reduced errors in human healthcare and other industries, and how checklists can be applied successfully in a veterinary setting.
This presentation was recorded at Ashbrook Equine Hospital during the RCVS Knowledge Equine Roadshow, kindly sponsored by the Horserace Betting Levy Board and accredited by the British Equine Veterinary Association.
Download the full transcript and accompanying presentation from the RCVS Knowledge website.
CPD: 38 mins
2020-04-1738 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineSignificant event audit: Alice Bird, Animal Health TrustAlice Bird, Senior Clinician in Anaesthesia at the Animal Health Trust, talks through the significant event audit of a postoperative complication that occurred in equine practice, including how a blame culture was avoided, lessons learned and resultant processes put in place.
The session formed part of the RCVS Knowledge Equine Roadshow recorded at Ashbrook Equine Hospital in 2019, sponsored by the Horserace Betting Levy Board and accredited by the British Equine Veterinary Association.
Download the accompanying presentation and full transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
CPD: 40 mins
2020-03-2032 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineThe Knowledge Sessions: The life-saving value of checklists - Amanda BoagChecklists have been used in aviation and human medicine for decades, given their proven power to reduce avoidable errors and significant events.
Amanda Boag (Clinical Director at Vets Now, RCVS Knowledge Trustee and Vice-President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) discusses the state of play with checklists in the veterinary industry, why checklists are liberating rather than constraining, and how a simple piece of paper can save lives.
Download the full transcript, the accompanying presentation and RCVS Knowledge's new Surgical Safety Checklist Manual from the RCVS Knowledge website.
This podcast is part o...2020-02-2835 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineThe Knowledge Sessions: Research in Practice - A beginner's guideDoing research as a veterinary practitioner is easier and more rewarding than you think. But what kind of research can you do? What are the benefits of doing research in practice, and what skills and resources do you need? Where do you get started, and what kind of impact can you make?
Dr Marnie Brennan, Dr Zoe Belshaw and Hannah Doit from the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine provide an approachable step-by-step guide, with tips on making research in practice useful and fulfilling, and some inspiring examples.
Download the full transcript an...2020-01-3001 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineThe Knowledge Sessions: Antimicrobial resistanceFor World Antibiotic Awareness Week, UK Chief Vet Christine Middlemiss chairs a roundtable discussion on challenges presented by antimicrobial resistance and ways to tackle it, with guests Ian Battersby (Davies Veterinary Specialists/Mission Rabies), Steve Howard (PDSA), Kristen Reyher (Bristol Veterinary School) and David Singleton (Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network).
This podcast is the first of 'The Knowledge Sessions', a series of discussions with leading experts on hot topics in evidence-based veterinary medicine.
Download the full transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website.
2019-11-2251 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineMargaret Mary Devaney and Anita Malana: QI, Safety Systems and Just Culture in the NHSMargaret Mary Devaney, Assistant Director for Quality and Risk at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, and Anita Malana, Team Leader for Trauma, Orthopaedics and Private Theatres at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, draw on personal experiences to give a thought-provoking overview of quality improvement, approaches to safety and a learning culture in the NHS.
This emotive presentation was made at RCVS Knowledge’s National Summit for Supporting Quality Improvement in Veterinary Care 2019.
Follow the visual presentation while you listen
2019-05-2934 min
doRCVS Awards - vetting in Ethiopia with Dr Alemayehu HailemariamIn another Awards episode we talk to Dr Alemayehu Hailemariam, one of the winners of this year's RCVS International Awards.
He leads the Brooke equine charity's animal health programme in Ethiopia, and across various roles has helped an estimated 600,000 animals across Ethiopia. This is one of the world’s largest populations of working equids, belonging to some of the world’s poorest communities, who often rely upon their animals for their livelihoods. Dr Hailemariam’s work is therefore one of the finest examples of how a vet can serve their whole community.
You can read more about Alemayehu and the other RCVS...2018-09-2512 min
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)RCVS Awards - vetting in Ethiopia with Dr Alemayehu HailemariamIn another Awards episode we talk to Dr Alemayehu Hailemariam, one of the winners of this year's RCVS International Awards.
He leads the Brooke equine charity's animal health programme in Ethiopia, and across various roles has helped an estimated 600,000 animals across Ethiopia. This is one of the world’s largest populations of working equids, belonging to some of the world’s poorest communities, who often rely upon their animals for their livelihoods. Dr Hailemariam’s work is therefore one of the finest examples of how a vet can serve their whole community.
You can read more about...2018-09-2512 mindoRCVS Awards - working across the disciplines with Peter CleggIn this episode we talk to Professor Peter Clegg FRCVS, this year's winner of the Queen's Medal, the highest honour the College can bestow upon a veterinary surgeon.
Head of the Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease at the University of Liverpool, he works across the veterinary, medical and biomedical world, balancing both a clinical and an academic research career while supporting dozens of students through their degrees.
You can read more about Peter and the other RCVS Award winners on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.2018-09-1806 min
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)RCVS Awards - working across the disciplines with Peter CleggIn this episode we talk to Professor Peter Clegg FRCVS, this year's winner of the Queen's Medal, the highest honour the College can bestow upon a veterinary surgeon.
Head of the Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease at the University of Liverpool, he works across the veterinary, medical and biomedical world, balancing both a clinical and an academic research career while supporting dozens of students through their degrees.
You can read more about Peter and the other RCVS Award winners on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.
2018-09-1806 mindoRCVS Awards - seizing the day with Derek KnottenbeltIn this episode we talk to Derek Knottenbelt, one of the winners of this year's RCVS Inspiration Award. Emeritus Professor in Equine Internal Medicine at the University of Liverpool and Director of Equine Medical Solutions, he has been recognised for inspiring generations of veterinary students, residents and Specialists.
You can read more about Derek and the other RCVS Award winners on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.2018-09-1411 min
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)RCVS Awards - seizing the day with Derek KnottenbeltIn this episode we talk to Professor Derek Knottenbelt OBE, one of the winners of this year's RCVS Inspiration Award. Emeritus Professor in Equine Internal Medicine at the University of Liverpool and Director of Equine Medical Solutions, he has been recognised for inspiring generations of veterinary students, residents and Specialists.
You can read more about Derek and the other RCVS Award winners on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.
2018-09-1411 mindoRCVS Awards - vet passports with Ebony EscalonaEbony Escalona, one of the winners of this year's RCVS Inspiration Award, leads us through the many doors that can be opened with a veterinary passport. We cover her Facebook Group 'Vets: Stay, Go or Diversify!', her time working as a veterinary advisor with Brooke: Action for Working Horses and Donkeys, and her collaboration with Learn Appeal to help spread veterinary knowledge to some of the most remote parts of the world.
You can read more about Ebony and the other RCVS Award winners on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.2018-07-1609 min
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)RCVS Awards - vet passports with Ebony EscalonaEbony Escalona, one of the winners of this year's RCVS Inspiration Award, leads us through the many doors that can be opened with a veterinary passport. We cover her Facebook Group 'Vets: Stay, Go or Diversify!', her time working as a veterinary advisor with Brooke: Action for Working Horses and Donkeys, and her collaboration with Learn Appeal to help spread veterinary knowledge to some of the most remote parts of the world.
You can read more about Ebony and the other RCVS Award winners on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.
2018-07-1609 mindoRCVS Awards - StreetVet with Jade StattIn this episode we talk to Jade Statt, co-founder of Street Vet and one of the winners of this year's RCVS Impact Award. Since starting StreetVet in October 2016 with fellow vet Sam Joseph, Jade has had an immeasurable impact on the homeless communities in some of the largest cities in England, as well as providing over 220 volunteer vet and vet nurses a chance to expand their skillset.
You can read more about Jade and the other RCVS Award winners on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.2018-07-0613 min
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)RCVS Awards - StreetVet with Jade StattIn this episode we talk to Jade Statt, co-founder of Street Vet and one of the winners of this year's RCVS Impact Award. Since starting StreetVet in October 2016 with fellow vet Sam Joseph, Jade has had an immeasurable impact on the homeless communities in some of the largest cities in England, as well as providing over 220 volunteer vet and vet nurses a chance to expand their skillset.
You can read more about Jade and the other RCVS Award winners on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.
2018-07-0613 mindoRCVS Awards - charity work in India with Rachel WrightHere we talk to Rachel Wright, this year's RCVS International Award winner. In 2005 she founded the charity TOLFA, the Tree of Life for Animals, and she talks us through some of the challenges she faced from being a veterinary nurse in the UK to growing a charity in the rabies capital of the world, Rajasthan in India.
You can read more about Rachel and the other Awards on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.2018-07-0525 min
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)RCVS Awards - charity work in India with Rachel WrightHere we talk to Rachel Wright, one of the winner's of this year's RCVS International Award In 2005 she founded the charity TOLFA, the Tree of Life for Animals, and she talks us through some of the challenges she faced from being a veterinary nurse in the UK to growing a charity in the rabies capital of the world, Rajasthan in India.
You can read more about Rachel and the other Awards on our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/college-announces-recipients-of-2018-rcvs-honours/.
2018-07-0525 mindoRCVS Council - why it mattersHere we talk to Amanda Boag, RCVS Junior Vice President, about RCVS Council - what it does, why she ran to become a Council member six years ago, and why she'd encourage everyone to vote in this year's elections!
For more information on this year's RCVS Council election, please visit our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/voting-opens-in-2018-rcvs-council-election/.2018-04-0906 min
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)RCVS Council - why it mattersHere we talk to Amanda Boag, RCVS Junior Vice President, about RCVS Council - what it does, why she ran to become a Council member six years ago, and why she'd encourage everyone to vote in this year's elections!
For more information on this year's RCVS Council election, please visit our website: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/voting-opens-in-2018-rcvs-council-election/.
2018-04-0906 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineSue Badger and Andrea Jeffery - Don't Be Afraid to Ask the Question: A Simple Guide for Veterinary Nurses to Conducting Evidence-Based Research in Clinical PracticeThe evolution of veterinary nursing over the past fifty years combined with the introduction of the RCVS Register and Code of Conduct means that RVN's are now accountable for their actions and as a result must develop the ability to critically appraise, both their own practice and the protocols of the organisation in which they work, as part of clinical governance. It is therefore important that they develop the tools which enable them to confidently question all aspects of their clinical practice, but especially patient care and welfare, where necessary.
Don't Be Afraid to Ask the Question: A...2016-12-1641 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineLouise O'Dwyer - Challenges of EBVM as a RVN in a practice settingThis talk will look at difficulties for RVNs working in private practice gaining access to sufficient papers and studies in order to provide the evidence we need, and also looking at the selection of appropriate topics. We will look at sources of information such as the RCVS Knowledge library in order to collect evidence, and also how to select appropriate, relevant topics for research which will be useful to other RVNs working in practice, and will help in the creation of nursing protocols and nursing care bundles, which will advance nursing and patient care.
Veterinary Ev...2016-12-1633 min
RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary MedicineAva Firth and Ian Robertson - Preliminary Evaluation of a Practice-Based EBVM Skills Development ProgramWhilst there is a small body of research that investigates the development of EBVM skills in veterinary undergraduates there is a paucity of research that aims to understand the development of EBVM skills in practice-based post-graduate veterinary surgeons. This talk on a paper is a small step in remedying that shortfall. In particular, the paper provides a progress report on an RCVS Knowledge funded study that is evaluating a practice-based EBVM development program.
AF & IR - Preliminary Evaluation of a Practice-Based EBVM Skills Development Program
Veterinary Evidence Today
Edinburgh, 1-3 November 2016
2016-12-0233 min