Rcvs Knowledge Podcasts

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/covid-19/covid-19-mythbusting/   Read the transcript here.

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. 

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 here. 

'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 to get involved in future episodes, please contact the RCVS Knowledge archives team by email at archives@rcvsknowledge.org   Music is 'Jindupe' by Lauren Duski.

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 COVID-19: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus  Face coverings link: http://bit.ly/3igaw29 PPE link: http://bit.ly/2SldNmi 

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 coronavirus can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus 

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 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. 

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 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/

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 better and faster evidence-based decisions.   Access transcript here.   

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 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(Anaesth) RVN   Download the transcript and presentation from the RCVS Knowledge website. Visit the RCVS Knowledge website for more free quality improvement resources.     

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, 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 Studies Laura Playforth, Veterinary Surgeon, Vice-Chair of RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board and Professional Standards Director at Vets Now Adewole Adekola and Imogen Schofield: Veterinary Surgeons and PhD students at the Royal Veterinary College Download the transcript from the RCVS Knowledge website. The Knowledge Sessions bring together specialists from

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.