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Episode 31 - Finding Your Voice

There was something special about the podcast this week. That special thing is Emily. Emily is the founder and creator of The EmPowering RVN (Instagram @theempoweringrvn) and graduated from Coventry University with a BSc(Hons) Veterinary Nursing in 2017. She is passionate about giving people the opportunity to have their voice heard. We chat about everything from being less ‘Karen’ to being more you. Check out the amazing things Emily is doing (www.theempoweringrvn.co.uk  - Confidential and Free Facebook Group the Unity Community).

 

We were so excited to be joined by the amazing Gareth Arthurs in our clinical segment this week (https://arthursorthopaedics.co.uk/). Gareth is a RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) and graduated from Cambridge University in 1996. He has worked at a number of large referral practice in the UK and Ireland. Gareth divides his time between his own practice, as Professor of small animal orthopaedic surgery at the University of Nottingham, consultancy work for Veterinary Instrumentation, delivering orthopaedic CPD including for AOVET. This week is part two of our discussion regarding the diagnosis and management of cruciate disease in dogs and what the most up to date evidence says!

 

Today’s podcast is kindly sponsored by Veterinary Instrumentation (https://veterinary-instrumentation.co.uk/) a global Animal Health care organisation, which has proudly served the industry for over three decades. As part of our partnership with Vi, visit veterinary-instrumentation.co.uk and receive a 10% discount off your next order for new and existing customers, using discount code ‘VTX10’ (https://landing.veterinary-instrumentation.co.uk/Vi-VTE-Sign-Up-Page/vi%20and%20vtx%20landing%20page.html)”

Episode 30 - Falling in love with veterinary medicine... Down Under

We had such a laugh this week chatting to the wonderful Magda Upton. Magda is a small animal vet working a mixture of general practice, locum and emergency work and is our very first Australian guest. She keeps a balance in her life by also being a busy mother, lifeguard and cello player! Magda is passionate about being a good vet, performing good work ups on often limited budgets, building good relationships with clients and sharing knowledge with the next generation. Check out her amazing Instagram page @dr.magda.vet

 

We were so excited to be joined by the amazing Gareth Arthurs in our clinical segment this week (https://arthursorthopaedics.co.uk/). Gareth is a RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) and graduated from Cambridge University in 1996. He has worked at a number of large referral practice in the UK and Ireland. Gareth divides his time between his own practice, as Professor of small animal orthopaedic surgery at the University of Nottingham, consultancy work for Veterinary Instrumentation, delivering orthopaedic CPD including for AOVET. This week is part one of our discussion regarding the diagnosis and management of cruciate disease in dogs and what the most up to date evidence says!

 

Today’s podcast is kindly sponsored by Veterinary Instrumentation (https://veterinary-instrumentation.co.uk/) a global Animal Health care organisation, which has proudly served the industry for over three decades. As part of our partnership with Vi, visit veterinary-instrumentation.co.uk and receive a 10% discount off your next order for new and existing customers, using discount code ‘VTX10’ (https://landing.veterinary-instrumentation.co.uk/Vi-VTE-Sign-Up-Page/vi%20and%20vtx%20landing%20page.html)

Episode 29 - The Human Factors

This week we are so excited to be chatting to the amazing Lou Northway (Lou The Vet Nurse). Lou qualified as an RVN in 2009 and has worked in various first opinion practices and a referral hospital. She is now the Quality Improvement Clinical Lead (RVN) with RCVS Knowledge. Since qualifying, she has undertaken two further certificates in anaesthesia and ECC. She is currently Clinical Nurse Lead at a busy first opinion practice in Buckinghamshire. In 2019, she was awarded the RCVS Inspiration Award for her ability to inspire and enthuse others and was also awarded as an RCVS Knowledge Champion for two consecutive years for her clinical audits undertaken in practice. We talk to Lou about everything from being a mother to leaving your ego at the door! (www.louthevetnurse.com, Instagram @Louthevetnurse, www.facebook.com/Louthevetnurse).

 

For our clinical segment today Jon Hall is back for our chat about the medical and surgical management of haemoabdomen. Jon is a Professor in small animal surgery at the University of Nottingham and Head of Soft Tissue Surgery at Wear Referrals. Today’s podcast is kindly sponsored by Veterinary Instrumentation, a global Animal Health care organisation, which has proudly served the industry for over three decades. As part of our partnership with Vi, visit veterinary-instrumentation.co.uk and receive a 10% discount off your next order for new and existing customers, using discount code ‘VTX10’.

 

Episode 28 - Breaking the Silence

This week we have been chatting to Nat Scroggie and Liz Bode. Nat and Liz share their experiences of baby loss, as well as pregnancy after loss and live birth. Nat and Liz are truly some of the most inspiring, honest people and it was a true honour to share this conversation with them.  Nat graduated from Nottingham Vet School in 2016 and has already led a varied career, combining small animal clinical work with a passion for supporting the wellbeing of her colleagues. She has always sought to share honestly the highs and lows of life in practice, in the hope that we can start to break the silence on difficult subjects, from mental health to baby loss. Her blog This Vet Runs has inspired veterinary professionals across the country to get more active. Nat co-founded the Vet MINDS group in 2018 to support fellow veterinary professionals facing baby loss and infertility.

 

This Vet Runs – Marathon running veterinary surgeon breaking the silence around pregnancy loss

 

For anyone that needs further support on any of the topics covered in this podcast please visit:

Together, for every baby | Tommy's (tommys.org)

https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk”

Episode 27 - Family, Friendship and Fish & Chips

This week we had the privilege of chatting to Jon about not only being a vet, but growing up in the profession. We chat about love, life and loss. Jon is the son of a Wigan vet and spent several years working in small animal general practice after graduating in 2004. He became an ECVS  specialist in small animal surgery in 2015 and has worked at the RVC, the University of Cambridge and University of Edinburgh. He is a Professor in small animal surgery at the University of Nottingham, a Fellow of the Royal College and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He loves a good bit of surgery and being in a lucky position to help out colleagues with their surgical conundrums and through teaching.

 

In our clinical segment we round off our dermatology month with a chat with Jonny from Zoetis. This week we are chatting about some of the drug options that are available for treating atopic dermatitis… so much more than just steroids!

 

For a range of Dermatology CPD, visit the Learning Academy https://learn-uk.zoetis.com

For any questions around Zoetis products, contact customersupportUK@zoetis.com

We are thrilled that Jon will be joining us for our surgery takeover in June. To find out more please visit our website:

Veterinary CPD - Training and Continuing Personal Development for Vets (vtx-cpd.com)

Episode 26 - ”An Ordinary Vet Doing Extraordinary Things”

We are honoured to be joined this week by Niall Connell, RCVS Senior Vice President and previous RCVS President. Niall qualified from Glasgow Vet School in 1982 and started in mixed, mainly small animal practice in Fife before joining PDSA in 1984. Niall took ill health retirement because of MS in December 2009. He now does some work as a Clinical & Professional Skills Instructor at Glasgow Vet School. We chat about his amazing career as well as some of the challenges that life throws in the way. We are so pleased to be joined by Sophie (Zoetis) again in our clinical segment as part of our dermatology take over month. This week we are chatting all things communication, with a particular focus on the dermatology consultation.  

 

RCVS Diversity and Inclusion Group Strategy - Professionals

https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/publications/rcvs-diversity-and-inclusion-group-strategy/

 

New Working Group on BAME veterinary student support holds first meeting - Professionals

https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/new-working-group-on-bame-veterinary-student-support-holds/

 

VetGDP – overview of changes - Professionals

https://www.rcvs.org.uk/lifelong-learning/vetgdp/

 

For a range of Dermatology CPD, visit the Learning Academy https://learn-uk.zoetis.com

For any questions around Zoetis products, contact customersupportUK@zoetis.com

Episode 25 - Taking control... From Boundaries to Bartonella

This week we are joined by Veronica and Louise and talk all things wellness to parasite control! Veronika graduated in 2013, then moved to Madagascar for 5 years where she worked as an ambulatory equine vet, a lecturer at the University of Antananarivo and the Political Counsellor at the British Embassy. She’s been in first opinion small animal practice since returning to the UK in 2017, is two thirds through a masters in Conservation Medicine and has a four year old daughter. Having overcome depression and anxiety herself and as a Mental Health First Aider, she set up the Mentavet instagram platform to foster awareness of mental health challenges in our profession and to create and share resources for veterinary staff to improve their job satisfaction, wellbeing and contentment. In our clinical segment we are so pleased to be joined by Louise Longstaff from Zoetis. We chat all things parasite control as part of our dermatology takeover.

 

For a range of Dermatology CPD, visit the Learning Academy https://learn-uk.zoetis.com

For any questions around Zoetis products, contact customersupportUK@zoetis.com

https://www.instagram.com/mentavet/

https://www.vetlife.org.uk 0303 040 2551

https://www.mind.org.uk

 

Episode 24 - Ready, Steady, Scrape

We are thrilled to bring you the first episode as part of our dermatology takeover month which has been kindly suppported by Zoetis. We are excited to be joined by Tori Robinson and Sophie Duguid. Tori is a recognised specialist in veterinary dermatology and works at the Dermatology Referral Service in Glasgow. Sophie is an experienced small animal vet and one of the Zoetis Veterinary Consultant team.

 

In this episode we chat about the work up of the pruritic patient. We discuss dusting off that microscope and getting the most out of skin cytology. Dermatology cases are some of the most common you will see in practice, but the time pressures that we are under make the investigation of these cases challenging. We share top tips on making it work in real life! We also chat about our real life experience... from batch cooks to cups of tea.

 

For a range of Dermatology CPD, visit the Learning Academy https://learn-uk.zoetis.com

For any questions around Zoetis products, contact customersupportUK@zoetis.com

Episode 23 - ”A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats”

We had a wonderful chat with Naomi Mellor this week. Naomi is an equine vet, podcaster and entrepreneur. Having qualified from Edinburgh University in 2007, she now works part time for the British Horseracing Authority at racecourses throughout the south of England, and is the host and producer of three podcasts - Borborygmi: Noises From The Veterinary World, The Veterinary Woman Podcast, and her own show, Smashing The Ceiling, which showcases the lives of women with unusual, interesting and inspiring careers.

 

Naomi also recently founded The Skylark Collective, a global community for women in podcasting, and later this year is organising the first international awards ceremony for female-led podcasts, to be held in London. She is a passionate advocate for raising the voices of women in both the podcasting and veterinary spheres, and loves to mentor young people in the early stages of their career.

 

Instagram - @naomi_the_vet and @theskylarkcollective

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-mellor-171550150/  

Website - www.skylarkcollective.co.uk

 

Episode 22 - Taking things two weeks at a time

This week we had the great pleasure of talking to Laura Kidd. We cover everything from teaching during COVID, believing in yourself and carpeting the stairs! Join Scott and Liz in our clinical feature to chat about the emergency management of hypercalcaemia in dogs and cats. Laura graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1988 and worked for five years in a small animal practice in Edinburgh. Laura now spends her time teaching vet and vet nurse students as well as being the  Clinical Development Adviser for The Certificate of Veterinary Nursing Emergency and Critical Care (CertVNECC), a postgraduate qualification for veterinary nurses.

 

Please visit out website for a full free access webinar on hypercalcaemia in dogs and cats:

 

A crisis of calcium | vtx-cpd (vtx-cpd.com)”