Electronic medicines book (eMB): using antimicrobial usage data effectively

Join Farm Vet Champions and the Pig Vet Society for this live webinar that covers how to maximise the benefits of having data on the electronic medicines book (eMB). If you are a farm animal vet who sees pigs – whether routinely or occasionally – this webinar is for you! 

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Although specifically by pig vets and for pig vets, this webinar will demonstrate the added value that both vets and farmers can gain from centralised antibiotic usage data – benefits that will be applicable in the future from the ruminant Medicine Hub.

The Electronic Medicine Book for Pigs (eMB) is a UK-wide service for the collection of data on antibiotic usage in the pig sector and, optionally, acts as the full legal medicine book for the pig holding. Provided and managed by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), the eMB can be of huge value to veterinary practices and individual pig producers, as a tool to review and manage antimicrobial usage. Data from eMB can be combined with other information, such as vaccination strategies and health monitoring to strengthen discussions with pig producers around animal health and welfare.  

Inputting antimicrobial usage data is a farm assurance requirement, but monitoring and bench-marking medicine use is beneficial for all producers. This webinar explains how to maximise the value of the eMB and use this in discussions with producers to help underpin preventative health strategies and facilitate conversations about antimicrobial usage. 

This is not just a project about data and figures, it is about conversations, relationships, healthy animals, and good practice.

Fiona Lovatt, RCVS Knowledge Farm Vet Champions Clinical Lead

What will you learn?

• Understand what the Electronic Medicines Book (eMB) is.
• Learn how eMB data can be retrieved and analysed at a national level, but also on a specific practice or farm level.
• Listen to the case studies and understand the benefits of using this data to make clinical recommendations in real practice settings.
• Build confidence using data in discussions with producers.

What does the webinar entail?

The session will include a presentation from our three speakers, plus a 10-minute Q&A session at the end – bring your questions for a good discussion!

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Save your seat! Please click here and follow the link to pre-register to our live webinar: Register now

This webinar will be recorded. 

Co-hosted by RCVS Knowledge, Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)

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