RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

In this Audio Summary  Veterinary Evidence authors Tom Ling and Lucy Hocking share the findings of their study, co-written with Ashley Doorly and Chris Gush, and conducted to explore quality improvement in the veterinary sector. 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...

In this Audio Summary, Veterinary Evidence author Thomas Towers compares the evidence around the use of epidural with local anaesthetic and buprenorphine versus epidural with local anaesthetic and morphine in dogs undergoing hindlimb orthopaedic surgery. 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...

We 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 parti...

In 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 seri...

In this episode of the QI Boxset series, Rachael Bacon RVN, explains the benefits of group chat journal clubs.   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.    Read the transcript.   

In this episode of the QI Boxset series, Lizzy Whiting, Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards, chats to Pam Mosedale, our QI Clinical Lead, about her experiences of setting up QI in practice.    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...

In 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....

In this episode of the QI Boxset series, Pam Mosedale, our QI Clinical Lead, chats to Professor John Williams, National Surgical Lead at Vets Now, about systems and meetings to aid communication in practice.    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 o...

In this episode of the QI Boxset series, Pam Mosedale, our QI Clinical Lead, chats to Angela Rayner, Director of QI at CVS, about why QI is so important in practice.   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. Rea...

In this Audio Summary, Ellie discusses the promotion of EBVM via the new online resource EBVM Learning. Read the full article 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 the transcript here . 

In this Audio Summary, Louisa discusses the evidence around the use of honey as a topical treatment for wound healing in 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.   Access the transcr...

Author Lori Teller and Heather Moberly review whether the literature supports the use of veterinary telemedicine for teleconsultations. 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 the...

Author Maria Norell Candetoft looks at the incidence of postoperative uterine pathology in ovariectomised bitches compared to ovariohysterectomised bitches. 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 de...

Author Tighearnan Mooney looks at the evidence around pheromonotherapy and whether it reduces stress in dogs in shelter environments. 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 the tra...

Author Katie Smithers reviews whether, in cats with traumatic coxofemoral injury, total hip replacement (THR) offers an improved outcome when compared with femoral head and neck excision (FHNE) arthroplasty. 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-sav...

Molly 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.o...

In 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 Universit...

Bill 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...

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 fr...

Nathalie 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   Rea...

Richard 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.    Read the full transcript here.   This session was recorded at SPVS VMG Congre...

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/covi...

Molly 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   Read the transcrip...

Molly 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/c...

Amelia 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.