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 from a session for BVNA's This Is Us online event, in October 2020.

For more free quality improvement resources visit: rcvsknowledge.org/quality-improvement

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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

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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. 

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This session was recorded at SPVS VMG Congress, Newport in January 2020, as part of the Quality Improvement stream.

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

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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/

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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 [email protected]

Music is 'Jindupe' by Lauren Duski.