RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
Episodes
David Mills - Diagnostic Accuracy: The Wellspring of EBVM Success, and How We Can Improve It
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Therapy and prognosis are entailed by the diagnosis: the holistic success of the EBVM approach therefore firmly and critically rests on diagnostic acc...
In Dogs with Periodontal Disease Is Feeding a Complete Raw Meat Diet More Effective Than a Complete Kibble 'Dental' Diet at Reducing Periodontal Disease?
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this Audio Summary Nieky shares the evidence around whether feeding dogs a raw meat diet reduces periodontal disease. Read the full Knowledge Su...
Alina Pohl - Efficacy of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for the Treatment of Acute Puerperal Metritis in Dairy Cows
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Acute puerperal metritis (APM) is a potentially life threatening, painful disease and is often treated with third-generation cephalosporins. Due to in...
Alina Pohl - Efficacy of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for the Treatment of Acute Puerperal Metritis in Dairy Cows Q&A
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Alina's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 1st, 2016. Read more, view the slides and listen to the full ta...
Adam Swallow - Are Novel Allergen or Hydrolysed Diets an Effective Means of Reducing the Gastro-intestinal Signs in Dogs With Inflammatory Bowel Disease When Compared to Oral Prednisolone?
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this Audio Summary Adam shares the evidence around whether hydrolysed diets reduce gastro-intestinal symptoms in dogs with chronic enteropathy. ...
Katie Waine - Clinical Audit Experiences of Veterinary Surgeons Undertaking Farm Animal Work in the UK Q&A
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Katie's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2nd, 2016. Read more here.
Katie Waine - Clinical Audit Experiences of Veterinary Surgeons Undertaking Farm Animal Work in the UK
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical audit can play an important part in improving the services offered by farm animal veterinary practices. Its current use however is very varie...
Mary Fraser - Current Thoughts on the Treatment of Malassezia in Canine Otitis Externa Q&A
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Mary's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2nd, 2016. Read more here.
Mary Fraser - Current Thoughts on the Treatment of Malassezia in Canine Otitis Externa
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this talk, from the Veterinary Evidence Today conference 2016, Mary Fraser discusses the variety of different medications that can be used in the ...
Erik Fausak - Can I Hang? Ideal Time to Replace Isotonic Crystalloid Intravenous Fluids and Sets to Prevent Fluid Contamination and Blood Stream Infection: a Knowledge Summary
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this Audio Summary Erik gives an overview of the evidence around when to change fluid bags and IV sets. Read the full Knowledge Summary here. Audi...
Mike Clarke - Introduction to Systematic Reviews
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this talk, from the Veterinary Evidence Today conference 2016, Mike Clarke gives an introduction to systematic reviews. MC - Introduction to Syst...
Louise Buckley - Are Dogs That Are Fed from a Raised Bowl at an Increased Risk of Gastric Dilation Volvulus Compared with Floor-Fed Dogs?
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Louise gives a short Audio Summary of her paper 'Are Dogs That Are Fed from a Raised Bowl at an Increased Risk of Gastric Dilation Volvulus Compared w...
Amanda Boag - Are Blood Lactate Levels Better Than a Crystal Ball – the Veterinary Evidence Base
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Blood lactate levels are a simple and inexpensive parameter that is increasingly available to practitioners in both emergency medicine and general pra...
Amanda Boag - Are Blood Lactate Levels Better Than a Crystal Ball – the Veterinary Evidence Base Q&A
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Amanda's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 1st, 2016.
Living Pictures
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Abbie Latham, an MA History student from Kings College London discusses the Boer War correspondence of Army veterinarian Frederick Smith. Abbie tran...
Ian Nicholson - Building a Multi-centre Clinical Research Facilitation Network: The ARC Experience
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There is very little good-quality veterinary evidence for most of the veterinary procedures carried out every day across the world. Very few, if any,...
Heather Moberly - Integrating Veterinary Subject Expertise With Information Literacy Expertise to Teach and Assess the Student Skills in Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine Q&A
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Heather's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 3rd, 2016.
Heather Moberly - Integrating Veterinary Subject Expertise With Information Literacy Expertise to Teach and Assess the Student Skills in Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A 2015 survey of veterinary educators at AVMA accredited veterinary colleges indicated use of a wide variety of teaching modalities and a broad dispar...
David Mills - Putting the Horse Before the Cart: the Ethical Case for Animal Patient Values in EBVM Q&A
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from David's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2nd, 2016.
David Mills - Putting the Horse Before the Cart: the Ethical Case for Animal Patient Values in EBVM
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This talk will argue that patient values should be the central, primary and overriding consideration in both its practice and research if EBVM is to ...
Hannah Doit - The Veterinary Clinical Trials Network - a Pragmatic Approach to Filling the Evidence Gaps for Veterinary Practice Q&A
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from hannah's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 3, 2016.
Hannah Doit - The Veterinary Clinical Trials Network - a Pragmatic Approach to Filling the Evidence Gaps for Veterinary Practice
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Including current published evidence is vital as part of evidence-based decision making in veterinary practice. Sometimes there is no published eviden...
Emma O'Neill - The Use of an Evidence Based Practice Approach to Promote Active Student Engagement and Life - Long Learning in an Online Graduate Certificate QA
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Emma's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2, 2016.
Emma O'Neill - The Use of an Evidence Based Practice Approach to Promote Active Student Engagement and Life - Long Learning in an Online Graduate Certificate
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Educational research has realigned away from the delivery of information towards the enhancement of learning and construction of knowledge (Edmondson,...
Constance White - Clinical Decision Making and Treatment Patterns in Canine Prolapsed Nictitans and Feline Herpetic Keratitis
28 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
No evidence-based treatment guidelines exist for any ophthalmic conditions of dogs and there is limited published evidence supporting treatments of fe...
Claire Wylie - Collaboration as a Key Feature of Equine Evidence-Based Research: A Laminitis Case Study Q&A
16 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Claire's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 1, 2016.
Claire Wylie - Collaboration as a Key Feature of Equine Evidence-Based Research: A Laminitis Case Study
16 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It is widely believed that laminitis poses a threat to the health and welfare of all Equidae; however, there is a paucity of evidence-based research o...
Kristen Reyher - The Global Resource for Online Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Learning Q&A
13 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Kristen's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2, 2016.
Kristen Reyher - The Global Resource for Online Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Learning
13 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
To help make EBVM accessible to the veterinary profession worldwide, we assembled an extensive international team (the EBVM Learning Consortium) with ...
Dan O’Neill - Effective Dissemination - Building an 'Evidence to Impact' Strategy Q&A
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Dan's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2, 2016.
Dan O'Neill - Effective Dissemination - Building an 'Evidence to Impact' Strategy
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When a piece of ‘evidence’ is generated in the research environment and almost nobody hears about it, then can we really still call it a piece of ...
Annette O'Connor - Is the Simplicity of the Evidence Pyramid Actually Detrimental for Understanding Evidence?
16 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The evidence pyramid for assessing the efficacy of interventions under real world conditions has been used in various forms for many years, and to a l...
Pam Mosedale - Joined up Clinical Governance: Learning from our mistakes
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses how a significant event can lead to the practice examining what happened, looking at the evidence base, revising protocols & au...
Bradley Viner - Embedding EBVM into Practice
23 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Embracing EBVM as a concept is an important first step, but is of little value unless it is translated into an improvement in patient care. This sessi...
Mirjam Nielen - Introduction to Statistics
05 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Always wondered why research papers often present rather complicated statistical analyses? Or wondered how to properly analyse the results of a pragma...
Sue 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 Practice
16 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Sue and Andrea's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 1, 2016.
Sue 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 Practice
16 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The 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...
Louise O'Dwyer - Challenges of EBVM as a RVN in a practice setting
16 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Louise's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 1, 2016.
Louise O'Dwyer - Challenges of EBVM as a RVN in a practice setting
16 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This talk will look at difficulties for RVNs working in private practice gaining access to sufficient papers and studies in order to provide the evide...
Richard Mellanby - The only way is ethics? Undertaking research as a practice-based vet/RVN - Q&A
15 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Richard's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 3, 2016.
Richard Mellanby - The only way is ethics? Undertaking research as a practice-based vet/RVN
15 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Research is essential to provide the evidence-base for veterinary science in order to improve the health and welfare of animals and to improve public ...
Ava Firth and Ian Robertson - Preliminary Evaluation of a Practice-Based EBVM Skills Development Program - Q&A
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Ava and Ian's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2, 2016.
Ava Firth and Ian Robertson - Preliminary Evaluation of a Practice-Based EBVM Skills Development Program
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Whilst there is a small body of research that investigates the development of EBVM skills in veterinary undergraduates there is a paucity of research ...
Steve Budsberg and David Church - Can Practice-Based Evidence Complement and Promote EBVM? - Q&A
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Steve and David's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 1, 2016.
Steve Budsberg and David Church - Can Practice-Based Evidence Complement and Promote EBVM?
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Practice-based research should be performed in all practice settings if the results are to be applied to all practice settings. While the previous sta...
Rachel Dean - Irrelevant, Irrelevant, Irrelevant! Time to change our approach to research?
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
To be able to practice evidence-based veterinary medicine, clinicians need high quality relevant evidence to integrate with their clinical decision ma...
Emma Place - Literature Searching for Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine: Coping with Zero Hits
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Emma's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 3, 2016.
Emma Place - Literature Searching for Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine: Coping with Zero Hits
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Place gives a talk on how it can be common to get zero or low numbers of hits for a veterinary PICO search in bibliographic databases, particula...
Gillian Leng - Using Evidence: Pitfalls, Practicalities and Positive Benefits - Q&A
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Gillian's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 3, 2016.
Gillian Leng - Using Evidence: Pitfalls, Practicalities and Positive Benefits
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This talk will illustrate the highs and lows of using evidence in the healthcare setting, drawing on experience from the National Institue for Health...
Mark Turner - Mistakes, errors and foul-ups - Q&A
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Mark Turner's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2, 2016.
Mark Turner - Mistakes, errors and foul-ups: practice-based evidence for evidence based practice
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In human medicine, the management of care to ensure safety for the service-user constitutes an important element of the patient ‘journey.’ The nam...
Elizabeth Jackson & Sarah Hauser - Building a business case for EBVM - Q&A
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A from Elizabeth's and Sarah's talk at the Veterinary Evidence Today conference, Edinburgh November 2, 2016.
Elizabeth Jackson & Sarah Hauser - Building a business case for EBVM
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The clinical benefits of EBVM are clear however the business case for EBVM requires development. We aim to expand the adoption of EBVM amongst UK vete...