BNVA Congress: Research and clinical audit
Date: Saturday 11th October 2025
Opening times: 11:30 - 13:00
Venue: Beckbury 4, Harlow Science Park, Harlow, Essex
Details
Join RCVS Knowledge Clinical Lead Lou Northway at the BNVA Congress on Saturday 11 October to learn more about how RVNs can explore research and clinical audit. Lou will present this session alongside fellow RVNs Hamish Morrin, and a previous winner of the highly commended accolade in the RCVS Knowledge Awards, Kay Eminson.
The panel will share their insights into why clinical audit matters and how to get started, before opening the floor for discussion. They will also share case studies from RVNs who have submitted their work.
Whether you’ve already got a clinical audit in mind or are looking for ideas, this session will give you the practical tools, confidence, and inspiration to start your auditing journey.
Learning objectives
- You will gain insight into why clinical audit projects matter, and how they can improve patient care and practice standards
- You will learn practical steps to get started and leave with a roadmap you can apply in practice.
- You will develop confidence to share ideas and projects through open discussion and mentoring opportunities.
About the speaker
Lou Northway, VNCertECC NCert(Anaesth) RVN, RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Clinical Lead
Lou qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2009 and has worked in various first opinion practices and a referral hospital. Her main interests are anaesthesia, analgesia, emergency and critical care nursing, and QI.
In 2019, Lou was awarded the RCVS Inspiration Award for her ongoing ability to inspire and enthuse others and was also named an RCVS Knowledge Champion in 2019 and 2020 for her clinical audit work in practice.
Lou is clinical nurse lead at Wendover Heights Veterinary Centre and Quality Improvement Clinical (RVN) at RCVS Knowledge. In practice, she is responsible for reviewing clinical standards, implementing QI practices, and training the team in her areas of interest. Through her social media channel, “Lou The Vet Nurse”, which has more than 17,000 followers, she shares CPD, hints and tips with fellow nurses, and blogs about her life as an RVN.