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Vet Times Extra: Charlotte Dawson on anti-collagenase therapy for corneal ulcers May 27, 2022

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In this Vet Times Extra podcast, we are talking about eyes, with veterinary ophthalmology specialist Charlotte Dawson. We will be chatting to Charlotte specifically about the use of anti-collagenase therapy in the management of corneal ulcers in dogs and cats. ___________________ 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗪𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗠𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗠𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗘𝗖𝗩𝗢 𝗠𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦 Charlotte graduated from the RVC in 2009, and after a year in general small animal practice she went on to complete two rotating internships. The first was at a private referral practice and the second was at the RVC. Having also undertaken specialist training in the RVC's ophthalmology service, she is now senior lecturer in veterinary ophthalmology and head of the service. Since finishing her studies in ophthalmology, she has also completed a postgraduate teaching qualification and enjoys all aspects of university life, including clinics, teaching and research. ___________________ 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗 This podcast is sponsored by Stromease, from TVM TVM is an animal health company dedicated to the health and well-being of pets, and to the support of vets and pet owners. TVM’s Corneal Focus Range includes seven products, alongside free resources for use in practice, to assist veterinary staff with the diagnosis and management of various ocular conditions. Find out more at www.tvm-uk.com/cornealfocusrange Follow TVM: @TVMUK

Vet Times Extra: Consumer insights and digital demographics with Dave Leicester from Vets Now May 24, 2022

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In the second of a new three part series, Vets Now head of telehealth Dave Leicester shares exclusive consumer insights from the Video Vets Now service. Dave also discusses how the changing demographics of pet ownership are likely to have a profound effect on the future of telehealth across the veterinary sector.

Big 6: Finance and regulation May 20, 2022

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For the fourth article in the Big 6 series, we invited chief executive of XLVets Andrew Curwen, founder and director of the Animor vet group Patrick Magrath, SPVS board member and consultant Peter Orpin, and practice owners Lorna Clark and Cees Bennett to debate some of the key dynamics around finance and regulation. While many areas and topics were debated during the course of our latest live forum – which is also available in full as a podcast – the discussion has been grouped under six main headings: • sustainable growth • mending the model • cost of living crisis • the corporate landscape • regulation or delegation? • the vet-led team

Ep 69: Phil Elkins on farm management teams May 13, 2022

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With herds getting larger, many farms have introduced professionalised farm teams. But what are they? Phil Elkins explains what they are, what they should be involved in and how they are evolving in this Vet Times podcast. ________________ 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣 𝗘𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗕𝗩𝗠&𝗦 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗔𝗩𝗣(𝗖𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲) 𝗠𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦 Phil graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2005 and spent 14 years in clinical practice, including gaining the CAVP (Cattle) in 2015. He is now an independent dairy and industry consultant. Phil's main interests are in optimising health, welfare and production efficiency through a holistic approach to farm systems. He has written an article “Farm management teams: their role and part vets can and should play” in Vet Times Livestock Volume 8, Issue 1 (included with Vet Times 52.08), which can be viewed at www.vettimes.co.uk/article/farm-management-teams-their-role-and-part-vets-can-and-should-play/

VN Times Podcast, Ep 29: Happy Hour 13 – finding your nursing niche May 06, 2022

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The VN Times VN Happy Hour broadcast on 28 April 2002, entitled “Finding your nursing niche”, looked at how developing a nursing specialism can enhance your clinical career. Guests this month included Emma Gerrard, a specialist staff theatre nurse at a not-for-profit community interest practice and the first VN to hold an officer position for the BSAVA when she was elected regional chairperson and council representative for the Cymru/Wales region. April’s VN Happy Hour also saw the return of Jack Pye, who discussed his nursing niche in the world of diagnostic imaging, as well as his latest career development as a much sought-after provider of in-house and online ultrasonography CPD. Abi Edis rounded up April’s exciting panel. She qualified as a nurse in 2010 and, after three years, pursued her career with exotic medicine. Abi has worked as an exotic species veterinary nurse at the RVC’s Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital for more than eight years, has lectured at both national and international conferences, and enjoys clinical research in practice.

Ep 68: Companion animal pain management, with Nuria Quesada Vicent Apr 29, 2022

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Companion animal pain physiology, and its classification, is complex and dynamic. In this Vet Times Podcast, Nuria Quesada Vicent discusses definitions, treatment options and important considerations for vets. _________________ 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗠𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦 Nuria graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid in 2012. After working for five years in two referral hospitals in Spain, Nuria undertook a small animal anaesthesia internship at Pride Veterinary Centre in Derby. She then did a locum role for six months at the University of Glasgow, and in 2019, started the three-year training programme in anaesthesia and analgesia at the RVC. She has written an article in Vet Times (Volume 52, Issue 14, Pages 6-12), “Pain relief in companion animals – an update on all of the options”, which covers the topics covered in this podcast more comprehensively. It is available at https://www.vettimes.co.uk/article/pain-relief-in-companion-animals-an-update-on-all-of-the-options/

Big 6: Engaging employees Apr 22, 2022

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For the third article in the Big 6 series, we invited a panel of industry experts to debate some of the key dynamics around employee engagement. This episode features former RCVS president and IVC chief medical officer Amanda Boag, Vets4Pets people director Gordon Dunn, VMG senior vice president Rich Casey, business consultant Alan Robinson, SPVS board member and consultant Peter Orpin, co-founder of WellVet and the Vet Mums group Liz Barton, and practice owners Lorna Clark and Cees Bennett. While many areas and topics were debated during the course of our latest live forum, the discussion has been grouped under five main headings: • pay and conditions • leading culture change • flexible thinking • female leadership • the next generation Read the article at www.vettimes.co.uk/article/big-6-2022-engaging-employees/ ___________________ This episode comes to you in association with Vets4Pets, whose inaugural “Project Listen” report was published in February 2022 with the aim of challenging the status quo and striving for a better working environment for all veterinary teams. For further details, visit www.vets4petscareers.com/project-listen/

Ep 67: Choosing a better life for animals, with Sean Wensley Apr 15, 2022

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In this episode, we are joined once again by Sean Wensley ahead of the release of his debut book. Titled Through a Vet’s Eyes: How We Can All Choose a Better Life for Animals, the book explores our relationship with animals; how we treat them, how we get it wrong and what we can do to fix it. Ahead of its release on 28 April, we have invited Sean back to the Vet Times Podcast to give us a synopsis of the book and discuss the impact he hopes it will have on our animal welfare footprint. ________________________________ 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗕𝗩𝗦𝗰 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝗙𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦 Sean is senior veterinary surgeon (communication and education) at PDSA. He chairs the Animal Welfare Working Group of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), was president of the BVA from 2015-16 and is a Fellow of the RCVS. He is also an honorary lecturer in animal welfare at the University of Nottingham, a member of the Companion Animal Welfare Council, and a committee member of the Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Veterinary Association. Sean has assisted with animal welfare and conservation projects in East Africa, China, India, continental and Eastern Europe, and the Caribbean. He holds a master’s degree in applied animal behaviour and animal welfare. In, 2017 Sean received the inaugural World Veterinary Association Global Animal Welfare Award for Europe.

VN Times Podcast, Ep 28: Lacey Pitcher on mental health and well-being Apr 08, 2022

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Lacey Pitcher tells us all about her new role at the RCVS as part of the Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) team, how the role aligns with her core values and allows her to continue working in practice as a locum RVN. Lacey shares how she balances these two roles, her thoughts on well-being within the profession and her top tips for looking after your own mental health. _____________________ 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗬 𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗩𝗡 Lacey is a registered veterinary nurse originally based in South Wales, who has worked throughout the UK utilising her qualification in a variety of roles. She is passionate about public education and communication, firmly believing in building bigger tables and not bigger walls. Lacey has worked alongside rescue for a number of years and has a particular interest in brachycephalic breeds, given their increased welfare needs. Lacey still works out-of-hours in emergency care, alongside her role at the RCVS.

Vet Times Extra: management of canine OA Apr 01, 2022

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This thought-provoking podcast explores the owner perspective on canine osteoarthritis (OA) management, helping vets achieve greater understanding of their dog owning clients and appreciate how this can improve patient care. Hannah Capon (vet and founder/director of Canine Arthritis Management (CAM)) and Gwen Covey-Crump (lead clinical specialist of the Small Animal Rehabilitation and Pain Management Service at Langford Vets) analyse the importance of not only achieving compliance, but also adherence and concordance (plus what those terms actually mean!). They also discuss new approaches and products that can positively impact the success of a canine OA care plan, including the first and only weekly oral NSAID, Daxocox®. _________________________ 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗 Today’s podcast is sponsored by Daxocox, the first and only weekly oral NSAID. Daxocox not only achieves significant improvement of clinical signs associated with the pain of osteoarthritis in dogs, but also helps reduce the risk of breakthrough pain. Did you know? 88% of owners of dogs with osteoarthritis said that weekly NSAID dosing would be: • Easier to remember, or • They would be less likely to miss a dose, or • Would help control their dog’s pain better For more information, visit www.daxocox.co.uk _________________________ 𝖣𝖺𝗑𝗈𝖼𝗈𝗑®𝟣𝟧𝗆𝗀, 𝟥𝟢𝗆𝗀, 𝟦𝟧𝗆𝗀, 𝟩𝟢𝗆𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝟣𝟢𝟢𝗆𝗀 𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗄𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝗈𝗀𝗌. 𝖠𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝖻𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾: 𝖤𝗇𝖿𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗈𝗑𝗂𝖻. 𝖴𝖪 𝖯𝖮𝖬-𝖵, 𝟣𝟧𝗆𝗀 𝖵𝗆𝟥𝟤𝟩𝟦𝟤/𝟧𝟢𝟢𝟣 𝖤𝖴/𝟤/𝟤𝟣/𝟤𝟩𝟢/𝟢𝟢𝟣-𝟢𝟢𝟩, 𝟥𝟢𝗆𝗀 𝖵𝗆 𝟥𝟤𝟩𝟦𝟤/𝟧𝟢𝟢𝟤 𝖤𝖴/𝟤/𝟤𝟣/𝟤𝟩𝟢/𝟢𝟢𝟪-𝟢𝟣𝟦, 𝟦𝟧𝗆𝗀 𝖵𝗆 𝟥𝟤𝟩𝟦𝟤/𝟧𝟢𝟢𝟥 𝖤𝖴/𝟤/𝟤𝟣/𝟤𝟩𝟢/𝟢𝟣𝟧-𝟢𝟤𝟣, 𝟩𝟢𝗆𝗀 𝖵𝗆 𝟥𝟤𝟩𝟦𝟤/𝟧𝟢𝟢𝟦 𝖤𝖴/𝟤/𝟤𝟣/𝟤𝟩𝟢/𝟢𝟤𝟤-𝟢𝟤𝟪, 𝟣𝟢𝟢𝗆𝗀 𝖵𝗆 𝟥𝟤𝟩𝟦𝟤/𝟧𝟢𝟢𝟧 𝖤𝖴/𝟤/𝟤𝟣/𝟤𝟩𝟢/𝟢𝟤𝟫-𝟢𝟥𝟧. 𝖨𝗇𝖽𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗎𝗌𝖾: 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗆𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗈𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗌 (𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗃𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾) 𝗂𝗇 𝖽𝗈𝗀𝗌. 𝖥𝗎𝗋𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝖯𝖢, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖺𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖾𝗍 𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖿𝗅𝖾𝗍. 𝖴𝖲𝖤 𝖬𝖤𝖣𝖨𝖢𝖨𝖭𝖤𝖲 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖯𝖮𝖭𝖲𝖨𝖡𝖫𝖸. 𝖣𝖺𝗑𝗈𝖼𝗈𝗑® 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝗈𝖿 𝖠𝗇𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗅𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖦𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗉 𝖯𝗅𝖼.

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