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Episode 46 - Hearts, minds and cytokines

This week we are so excited to be chatting with the amazing Catherine Oxtoby. We talk about everything from hearts to minds to cytokines! Catherine qualified from Bristol Vet School in 2000 and worked in equine and small animal practice for 13 years. In June 2017 she completed a PhD at the University of Nottingham, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, researching Patient Safety in Veterinary Practice. She currently works as a risk manager for the Veterinary Defence Society (VDS), the UK's leading veterinary professional indemnity provider. In this role, she put her research into practice developing safety systems such as VetSafe - a unique national veterinary error reporting system. We would like to say a massive thank you to the VDS for supporting this podcast.

 

https://www.vds-training.co.uk/

https://www.thevds.co.uk/

 

In our clinical segment today Scott finishes up a series of discussions regarding all things coagulation! Today we focus on treatment of coagulation disorders:

 

https://vtx-cpd.com/webinars/coagulation-disorders-if-you-prick-us-do-we-not-bleed/

 

Episode 45 - Vet, mum, gardener and floating fish

This week we are so excited to be chatting Dr Louisa Lane, also known as @louisa_the_vet. We talk about Louisa’s love for veterinary medicine as well as balancing life as a new mother and an aspiring gardener! Louisa talks about her love of teaching, mentoring, learning, exotic vets and floating fish. Louisa studied at the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science graduating with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree and a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree. In 2013 she worked at a small animal hospital in Lancashire where she found her love for Internal Medicine and mentoring fellow veterinarians. After being appointed Senior Veterinary Surgeon she completed an advanced qualification in Internal Medicine achieving a post graduate certificate in Veterinary Professional Studies, and certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Small Animal Medicine. Louisa has a fantastic following on her social media Instagram page (@louisa_the_vet) where she shares her veterinary cases to an audience of almost 30,000. Due to the feedback she received, her passion for mentoring and inspiring others, in 2019 she launched her own veterinary mentoring programme that she runs remotely. ‘Your Vet Coach’ was set up to support vets all over the world in their transition from veterinary student to practitioner (https://www.louisathevet.co.uk/).

 

In our clinical segment today Scott continues a series of discussion regarding all things coagulation! Today we focus on disorders of secondary coagulation; the clotting cascade and beyond:

 

https://vtx-cpd.com/webinars/coagulation-disorders-if-you-prick-us-do-we-not-bleed/

Episode 44 - Doing the right thing?

This week we have the pleasure of talking to the amazing Cat about doing the right thing, because it is the right thing to do. Cat is a veterinary surgeon and Head of Collaboration at VetLed.  After working in general practice for a number of years, Cat joined the growing team at VetLed. Keen to combine her experience in practice with a passion for optimising clinical performance, Cat now works to develop and deliver specific, industry-relevant Human Factors training for veterinary teams across the country, with a view to improving both clinical performance and patient safety.​ Cat is keen to see how we can grow and develop as a profession through learning from and collaborating with other caring yet safety-critical professions and has a particular interest in the concept of psychological safety in the workplace and its impact on team performance. Cat strongly believes that equipping the current generation and educating the next generation of veterinary professionals in Human Factors is essential to continuing to move forward and develop as a profession.

 

In our clinical segment today Scott continues a series of discussion regarding all things coagulation! Today we focus on disorders of primary coagulation, particularly immune mediated thrombocytopenia. See links to full webinars on human factors our nursing leadership course and coagulation below. Check out the HALT campaign from VetLed:

 

https://www.vetled.co.uk/halt

https://vtx-cpd.com/webinars/an-introduction-to-human-factors-in-veterinary-practice/

https://vtx-cpd.com/webinars/coagulation-disorders-if-you-prick-us-do-we-not-bleed/

Episode 43 - Putting on your own mask first

This week we have the pleasure of talking to Dan Tipney, Head of Evidence and Insights and one of the founding partners at VetLed. We discuss everything from evolution, human factors and going backwards in boats. Dan provides an array of insights into human performance gained from his perspective across numerous disciplines. Formally as an international athlete, sports coach, pilot instructor, and airline pilot, he now delivers training and support for veterinary teams. Dan led the Human Factors training programme at a major UK airline and has since developed and delivered non-clinical training to both veterinary and healthcare professionals. He represented Great Britain both as an athlete and a coach and has a great passion for supporting teams so that they can consistently achieve their goals. Across all fields Dan has consistently identified that understanding ourselves as humans, both individually and collectively is the basis delivering positive change. At VetLed, Dan collaborates with experts from veterinary medicine, aviation, psychology and healthcare training when developing training material, campaigns, patient safety tools and cultural initiatives. VetLed's mission is to enhance performance in practice through the reliable delivery of clinical skills. In our clinical segment today Scott starts a series of discussion regarding all things coagulation! Today we touch on the importance of appropriate sampling and some of the simple errors that can cause confusion. See links to full webinars on human factors and coagulation below:

 

https://www.vetled.co.uk/

https://vtx-cpd.com/webinars/an-introduction-to-human-factors-in-veterinary-practice/

https://vtx-cpd.com/webinars/coagulation-disorders-if-you-prick-us-do-we-not-bleed/

Episode 42- It‘s never the dog‘s fault

This week we chat to the wonderful Sophie White (@veterinary_behaviour_support). We chat to Sophie about struggling to find her spot at the beginning of her career and how she finally found her place in the world of behaviour.  Sophie graduated from the RVC in 2011 going on to work in a variety of small animal roles. In 2019 she completed a masters degree in Clinical Animal Behaviour from the University of Lincoln. She spent the following year gaining hands on experience working as a Training and Behaviour Advisor for Dogs Trust before founding her own company Veterinary Behaviour Support. Her particular areas of interest are dogs with human directed aggression and pets who have interlinked medical and behavioural issues. 

 

In our clinical segment we continue series of chats about the investigation and management of lower urinary tract disease. This week Scott rounds off the discussion regarding urolith management, focusing on urate and cystine uroliths in dogs (www.vtx-cpd.com)

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Episode 41 - Minds, bodies, souls and Vet Mums

We have a real treat for you this week. We are joined by the brilliant Liz Barton. Liz is a vet and has worked in mixed practice in the Lake District, completed a small animal internship, worked nights, has been a GP small animal vet and worked in shelter medicine. Liz co-founded WellVet as a not-for-profit initiative to increase access to wellbeing support for vet teams. She also co-founded the Vet Mums Facebook community to open up discussion around the challenges of parenting and working. She's on SPVS board as wellbeing representative, and has been involved with many organisations and groups across the veterinary industry. She found herself having to learn marketing, PR and communications for her own projects, which led to her diversifying into this as a career in 2019, alongside a period co-editing Veterinary Woman. She's now found her perfect fit as Head of Communications for VetCT, who provide specialist support for veterinary teams all over the world.

 

In our clinical segment we continue series of chats about the investigation and management of lower urinary tract disease. This week Scott chats through some more of the specifics regarding urolith management:

 

https://vtx-cpd.com/courses/lower-urinary-tract-disease-in-dogs-and-cats

www.vet-ct.com

www.wellvet.co.uk

Episode 40 - Just a Vet Nurse?

We are really thrilled to be joined by the amazing Fiona Marjoram (RVN & Nurse Programme Coordinator, United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Hill's Pet Nutrition Ltd). Fiona began nursing in 1987 and qualified as a VN in 1989. She worked in veterinary practice for 13 years, during the last year of which she also worked as a veterinary nursing and animal care lecturer at the West Sussex College of Agriculture. This was a great opportunity to chat about the role pet nutrition plays in practice today - touching on some of the trends and difficulties we come face as vets and nurses on a daily basis. Most importantly Fiona reminds us there is no such thing as ‘just a vet nurse’ and what a powerful role nurses can have in veterinary practice today. So who is best placed to discuss nutrition and to make an appropriate recommendation? Dr Google, the breeder, the groomer or the Vet Healthcare Team?

 

In our clinical segment we start a series of chats about the investigation and management of lower urinary tract disease. This week Scott chats through the initial investigation of urolithiasis. We are really grateful to the wonderful folk at Hill’s Pet Nutrition (www.hillsvet.co.uk) for their support of this podcast an and our lower urinary tract disease course:

 

https://vtx-cpd.com/courses/lower-urinary-tract-disease-in-dogs-and-cats-taking-the-stress-out-of-the-spasm/

Episode 39 - The Art of Veterinary Medicine

We are so honored this week to be joined by the amazing Dr. Dennis DeNicola. He shares stories of his amazing career in veterinary medicine and reminds us all the that best advice is ‘don’t worry and be happy’. Dr. DeNicola shares his passion for clinical pathology and veterinary education as well as how he has contributed to the development of the blood machines that we have come to rely on in practice. Dr. DeNicola was a Professor of Clinical Pathology at Purdue University as well as Chief Veterinary Educator at IDEXX laboratories.

 

In our clinical segment we continue a series of discussions about the investigation of anaemia with our very own Scott. This week we discuss the investigation and management of non-regenerative anaemia. We want to say a massive thank you to IDEXX for their support of this podcast. For more information about IDEXX haematology:

 

https://www.idexx.co.uk/en-gb/veterinary/analyzers/hematology/procyte-dx-analyzer/

https://www.idexx.co.uk/en-gb/veterinary/analyzers/hematology/

 

Remember that their team of specialists are always on hand to chat about cases and particularly those challenging culture results. IDEXX are also kindly sponsoring our anaemia course:

 

https://vtx-cpd.com/courses/anaemia-in-dogs-and-cats-where-did-all-the-red-cells-go/

Episode 38 - Create your community... in a flamingo onesie

In this weeks episode we chat to the amazing Ebony Escalona. Ebony is passionate about building communities that count and chats about ‘Vets: Stay, Go, Diversify’ being created while wearing a flamingo onesie.  In early 2017 Ebony founded a support group on Facebook for veterinary professionals who had become frustrated with their careers.  The group was an immediate success, providing inspiration, guidance, mentorship and networking for those looking to remain satisfied in practice, diversify their careers or develop new skills outside the ordinary practice box. Ebony is passionate about building confidence in others and is a huge advocate of the 'portfolio career', simply put, doing the things you love and loving the things you do. This approach is perfectly illustrated through her own career path: Ebony has worked as an equine vet for many years, in clinical roles that ranged from primary to referral care as well as academic posts. She is also an educator and entrepreneur and previously worked in music television.

 

https://www.vsgd.co/

https://www.facebook.com/VetsSGD

 

In our clinical segment we continue a series of discussions about the investigation of anaemia with our very own Scott. This week we discuss the investigation and management of immune mediated haemolytic anaemia. We want to say a massive thank you to IDEXX for their support of this podcast. For more information about IDEXX haematology:

https://www.idexx.co.uk/en-gb/veterinary/analyzers/hematology/procyte-dx-analyzer/

https://www.idexx.co.uk/en-gb/veterinary/analyzers/hematology/

Remember that their team of specialists are always on hand to chat about cases and particularly those challenging culture results. IDEXX are also kindly sponsoring our anaemia course:

https://vtx-cpd.com/courses/anaemia-in-dogs-and-cats-where-did-all-the-red-cells-go/

Episode 37 - Are you a horse riding, tea drinking, mother of one?

This week we chat to the amazing Hannah about horse riding, tea drinking and everything in between.  Hannah has some amazing insights regarding practice culture and how to work together better as a team. Hannah is an RVN and has just obtained her physiotherapy diploma with the college of animal physiotherapy. Hannah started her nursing journey in 2012 and is extremely passionate about geriatric care, physiotherapy and veterinary leadership. Join Hannah for some honest advice and the odd Tick Tock on her nursing social media channel called @physio.rvn. Outside of nursing Hannah is a keen horse rider and carriage driver.

https://www.facebook.com/physio.rvn/

https://www.instagram.com/physio.rvn/

 

In our clinical segment we continue a series of discussions about the investigation of anaemia with our very own Scott. This week we discuss the causes of regenerative anaemia. We want to say a massive thank you to IDEXX for their support of this podcast. For more information about IDEXX haematology:

 

https://www.idexx.co.uk/en-gb/veterinary/analyzers/hematology/procyte-dx-analyzer/

https://www.idexx.co.uk/en-gb/veterinary/analyzers/hematology/

 

Remember that their team of specialists are always on hand to chat about cases and particularly those challenging culture results. IDEXX are also kindly sponsoring our anaemia course:

 

https://vtx-cpd.com/courses/anaemia-in-dogs-and-cats-where-did-all-the-red-cells-go/