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Amanda Boag 2024 DOI updated

This is a Knowledge Natter podcast with Lou Northway and Lizzie McLennan-Green.

In this Award winning case example, the Clinical Leadership Team, CVS (UK) Ltd, carried out a clinical audit project looking into blood pressure in cats on a national scale. The team created a wide range of guidance documents and provided team training. The nationwide initiative led to an increase in blood pressure monitoring, enabling earlier identification and treatment of hypertension in cats aged 7 years or older.

Abbie Calow DOI 2024 updated

Sue Paterson DOI 2024 updated

In this Highly Commended Award winning case example, the team at Quarry Veterinary Group, Vet Partners, reviewed aspects of the BSAVA Protect ME Poster to facilitate discussions on their antimicrobial stewardship activities and rational use of antibiotics in ear and skin conditions. This led to several initiatives including all team training and new guidelines, resulting in an impressive 89% reduction in long-acting antibiotic use.

In this Knowledge Award audio summary transcript, Lizzie Booth from Quarry Veterinary Group, explains how her team reviewed aspects of the BSAVA Protect ME Poster to facilitate discussions on their antimicrobial stewardship activities and rational use of antibiotics in ear and skin conditions. This led to several initiatives including all team training and new guidelines, resulting in an impressive 89% reduction in long-acting antibiotic use.

In this Highly Commended award winning case example, Francesca Pritchard (nee Beorby) from Putlands Veterinary Surgery carried out an audit on hypotension in dogs and cats under general anaesthesia. Sharing and discussing the baseline data as a team led to a new pre-medication protocol and a second audit to assess the outcome showed a reduction in the number of patients becoming hypotensive.

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Updated October 2024.

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