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This is a transcript of a discussion between Pam Mosedale and Tim Mair about VetTeamAMR, a new initiative that will provide equine veterinary teams with knowledge, resources and tools to make positive changes in their antimicrobial prescribing.

Our Knowledge Natters feature friendly and informal discussions with our knowledgeable champions and those who are empowered by quality improvement in their work; from veterinary surgeons to veterinary nurses, receptionists, or members of management and Quality Improvement.

In this Q&A, Lou Northway, clinical lead RVN at RCVS Knowledge, spoke to Registered Veterinary Nurse, Nicola Lakeman, whose team have been named Knowledge Champions.

In this podcast transcript, Pam Mosedale, BVetMed MRCVS, RCVS Knowledge QI Clinical Lead and Chair of the RCVS Knowledge QIAB, discusses how a significant event can lead to the practice examining what happened, looking at the evidence base, revising protocols & auditing implementation of the new protocols. A significant event is an event thought by anyone in the team to be significant in the care of patients or the conduct of the practice. This session was recorded during the Veterinary Evidence Today event in Edinburgh, in November 2016.

In this podcast transcript, Mark Turner BVSc MRes MRCVS, talks about how the management of care to ensure safety for the service user in human medicine constitutes an essential element of the patient ‘journey.’ The name given to this discipline is patient safety. It is founded upon those elements of good medical practice which help avoid or mitigate human error. This session was recorded during the Veterinary Evidence Today event in Edinburgh, in November 2016.

In this podcast transcript, Lizzie Lockett, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, presents this session about the importance of adopting a learning culture. This session was recorded in December 2017.

This is a transcript of a conversation between Barbara Glanemann and Karen Humm about the outbreak of cases of pancytopenia in cats that occurred in the UK in Spring 2021.

In this podcast transcript recorded for the QI Boxset Series 6, Pam Mosedale, QI Clinical Lead BVetMed MRCVS, Chair of the RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board talks to Katrine Blackie, BVetMed CertAVP MRCVS, about the importance of involving the whole team in conducting Significant Event Audits when errors occur in practice. 

In this podcast transcript from the QI Boxset Series 6, Pam Mosedale, QI Clinical Lead BVetMed MRCVS, Chair of the RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board chats to Sara Jackson, VetMB PhD CertAVP(ECC) MRCVS about the structure and process of holding Mortality and Morbidity (M&M) Rounds in practice to help reflect and learn from what goes well, as well as from what doesn't.

In this webinar transcript, recorded for the QI Boxset Series 6, Pam Mosedale, QI Clinical Lead BVetMed MRCVS, Chair of Quality Improvement Advisory Board talks through how to use QI tools to delve deeper and find the root cause of a significant event and turn that understanding into action to help prevent them happening again.

In this podcast transcript, recorded for the QI Boxset Series 6, Amy Martin, DipAVN (small animal) RVN, explains the role of Schwartz Rounds in practice to Pam Mosedale, QI Clinical Lead BVetMed MRCVS, Chair of Quality Improvement Advisory Board. Schwartz Rounds are a safe, reflective forum where all members of the team can come together to reflect and support each other with the emotional and social aspects of their jobs.