RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

Meghan 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....

In this Audio Summary, Kristina discusses the evidence behind the recommendation to reduce fluid therapy rates of cats and 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.   Acess transcript...

'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....

David Singleton BVSc MSc PhD MRCVS, Epidemiologist University of Liverpool, discusses the evidence behind the use of face coverings. This is the audio from a webinar, which can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/0syiYDtW22g   Download the transcript here.   You can find more COVID-19 mythbusting videos and resources on our website:  http://www.rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19   UK Government's guidance on C...

David Singleton BVSc MSc PhD MRCVS, Epidemiologist University of Liverpool, discusses the evidence behind the use of face coverings. This is the audio from a webinar, which can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/ai5PzPNTIsM     Download the transcript here.   You can find more COVID-19 mythbusting videos and resources on our website:  http://www.rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19   Government guidance on coro...

David Singleton BVSc MSc PhD MRCVS, Epidemiologist University of Liverpool, discusses how face coverings work.   Download the transcript here.   You can find more COVID-19 mythbusting videos and resources on our website: http://www.rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19  

In this Audio Summary, Laura discusses the evidence on whether mesenchymal stem cell therapy are more effective at managing lameness than intra-articular corticosteroids in horses with OA. This is the second place 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...

Samantha 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 fo...

Dr 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.

In 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 bett...

Dr Liam Brierley, MRC Skills Development Fellow, University of Liverpool, discusses whether good weather will decrease the infection rates of COVID 19.    Download the transcript .   For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit:  rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19    

Alan 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.   Download the  presentation  and  transcript .   For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit:  rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19

Pam 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.  Download the  presentation  and  transcript . For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit:  rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19

Getting 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 prac...

Alan 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. Download the presentation and  transcript . For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit:  rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19

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, Unive...

Dr Sarah Caddy VetMB PhD DipACVM MRCVS: Virologist at University of Cambridge provides the latest evidence and advice regarding the potential for cats to transfer COVID-19 to other animals, and the risk of zoonosis. Download the  transcript . For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit  rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19 .

Dr Sarah Caddy VetMB PhD DipACVM MRCVS: Virologist at University of Cambridge provides the latest evidence and advice regarding the use of kennel cough vaccine in relation to humans that may be immunosuppressed due to COVID-19 infection. Download the transcript . For more free COVID-19 resources for veterinary professionals, visit rcvsknowledge.org/covid-19 .

In this Audio Summary, Mike discusses whether calves separated at birth vs. suckled with the mother, has any behavioural and performance effects on both cow and/or calf.  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 ev...

A 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...

Part 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 Veterin...

This 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, L...

Part 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 Downlo...

Lizzie 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...

Part 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...