Knowledge Natter: Knowledge Awards QI Champions 2022
Date: Tuesday 27th September 2022
Opening times: 8pm
Venue: Facebook Live - free for all to view
Details
Join us with Louise Northway, Lou the Vet Nurse, for our first Knowledge Natter Facebook Live event.
These Natters are all about meeting the brilliant people behind the Knowledge Award initiatives.
This month, Lou is joined by Jennifer O'Connor, Knowledge Award QI Champion 2022, from Donview Veterinary Centre, part of the VetPartners group. Lou and Jennifer will chat all about Quality Improvement (QI) and the journey that led to Jennifer's team being awarded QI Champion. Lou and Jennifer will be taking your questions and queries, as well as sharing their stories and some exciting news about the RCVS Knowledge Awards.
You can read Jennifer's case example here.
Ask questions, join the conversation, and get involved!
The event is free and will be taking place on Facebook, so be sure to register your interest in the event.
The event will be recorded and uploaded to our channels at a later date. If you would like to submit a question to be answered beforehand, please email ebvm@rcvsknowledge.org.
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 Nurse Lead 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.
Jennifer qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2005 from Napier University in Edinburgh, being one of the first cohorts of nurses to qualify via the degree route in Scotland. In 2006 Jennifer joined Donview Veterinary Centre, a busy mixed practice with its own 24-hour emergency and hospitalisation service. She became a Clinical Coach in 2012 and completed her Certificate in Feline Nursing in 2015. Jennifer is now Head Nurse and enjoys all aspects of nursing, with a keen interest in feline medicine and student training.
