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The latest veterinary content produced by vet times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

March 2023

A guide to surviving night shifts

Night duty, night shifts, overnights… Whatever you want to call it – whether you work … more

34 mins
Goat Veterinary Society virtual meetings – commercial and pet

David Harwood BVetMed, FRCVS summarises the knowledge shared by six speakers across two days of online meetings concerning goat ownership.

27 mins

February 2023

Top three factors of joy at work – why and how to gain them

Jesse McCall, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and RCVS Knowledge, advancing the quality of veterinary care highlight three areas that can have a big impact on how your team feels and performs, which can help increase joy.

34 mins
BVCS 2022: big live attendance with small group learning

Graham Duncanson BVSc, MSc(VetGP), DProf, FRCVS reviews the British Veterinary Camelid Society’s conference, which included good food and stimulating lectures.

27 mins

January 2023

Prepare, delegate and prioritise

Dave Beeston BVetMed(Hons), PGDip(VCP), MRCVS offers advice, gleaned during his own ECC endeavours, for how colleagues can improve their efficiency and reduce stress.

37 mins
Role of practice health care plans in pet parasite control

Ian Wright explains how practices can work with owners to create targeted programmes and prevent overtreatment occurring.

31 mins
Deer discussions at former Royal Dick school residence

Aiden Foster BSc, BVSc, CertSAD, PhD, DipACVD, FHEA, MRCVS provides an overview of various topics covered at the latest meeting held by the British Deer Veterinary Association.

25 mins
Relocating unique and valuable RCVS collections

RCVS Knowledge, the charity advancing the quality of veterinary care, sheds light on the college’s collection of artefacts, unveiled in its HQ move.

13 mins
‘Friends of Vetlife’ helping charity become more visible in plain sight

James Glass BVetMed, MSc, MRCVS uses his journey to becoming a Vetlife trustee to outline the organisation’s work and how people can get involved.

17 mins

December 2022

Staff retention in the profession: a complaint with a cure?

Mark Turner outlines the importance of employee engagement in creating successful businesses.

45 mins

November 2022

Abnormalities in pugs at risk of necrotising meningoencephalitis

Alex Gough MA, VetMB, CertSAM, CertVC, PGCert(Neuroimaging), MRCVS, runs the rule of the latest studies in veterinary medicine in his latest Research Review.

23 mins
What’s next? Continuing education and specialism in the UK vet sector

Dave Beeston reflects on his residency, and why he is a little nervous about being on the other side of the training programme.

29 mins
What is a vet expert?

After a long spell away from the quill and ink, Dave Beeston BVetMed(Hons), PGDip(VCP), MRCVS, reflects on his RVC emergency and critical care residency, and what it has taught him, as it nears its end.

26 mins
Neuroscience of suicide

Laura Woodward MVB, CertVR, CertSAS, MRCVS drawing on research, delves into both the behavioural and clinical aspects of this thought process among people.

20 mins
Burnout among vet professionals part three: managing the situation

Niamh Farrell concludes her three-part article series by discussing various strategies for dealing with such instances in practice.

46 mins

October 2022

Resilience in the face of global challenges: a Sri Lankan case example

Cait Finnegan BSc, BVM&S, MSc(One Health), FHEA, MRCVS, and Samantha Green BEM, share lessons they have learned from working in arduous conditions abroad.

33 mins
Veterinary medicine and software engineering: exploring similarities

Vet and chief technology officer Oli Viner BVetMed, MRCVS draws on his own experiences of a career spanning both these sectors to enlighten readers on how they have more in common than you may think...

35 mins
Burnout among vet professionals part two: contributing factors

Niamh Farrell, in the second article of a three-part series, discusses the aspects that can lead up to this point at work.

33 mins
Why the low population of BAME people in UK veterinary industry?

Stephanie Reyes, a 2022 veterinary nursing science graduate, shares her data research project, which, using questionnaires, looks at the factors that influence the number of BAME individuals in the profession, and what can be done to encourage and support diversity.

39 mins
Evidence-based veterinary medicine: business benefits

RCVS Knowledge, the knowledge hub for veterinary professionals, details the range of benefits this clinical improvement tool can bring in strengthening commercial success.

41 mins