Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

June 2021

Genevieve Smith MA (Cantab), VetMB, FHEA, MRCVS – who teaches final-year RVC students on their shelter medicine rotation, based at an RSPCA branch in north London – discusses how teaching EMS students surgery can be made more rewarding for both the vet in practice and the vet student.

28 mins

Dave Beeston BVetMed(Hons), PGDip(VCP), MRCVS discusses how social media can come into its own in and be a force for good in veterinary situations.

In this article, Caroline Allen discusses early research and the challenges of dealing with bereavement during a pandemic.

22 mins

May 2021

A look at the IVC Evidensia Care Fund, which has just passed a key milstone.

22 mins

Jenny Stavisky discusses a project providing free veterinary care to homeless and vulnerably housed pet owners in Nottingham in the latest Examination Room.

24 mins

In part two of her article, Penny Clarke uses the success of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme to consider how the profession can support these clients, particularly those who are autistic.

30 mins

Anton Thompson, an RCVS advanced practitioner in emergency and critical care at Vets Now’s pet emergency clinic in Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire, is working hard to improve diversity within the veterinary sector. He steps into the Examination Room to talk about his role on IVC Evidensia’s black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) board.

20 mins

Siobhan Menzies and Louise Clark – in part two of their article – summarise veterinary trials, and consider legal and clinical factors for prescribing.

47 mins

Penny Clarke BVetMed, MRCVS, discusses whether veterinary practices should be doing more to encourage and nurture neurodivergent colleagues, and what benefits a more inclusive employment policy could bring.

38 mins

The pandemic may have cancelled 2020’s event, but the BSAVA roared back in 2021 with a successful online congress. SARAH SHEPHARD reviews the highlights.

22 mins

April 2021

Stephen Blakeway MA, VetMB, MSc, PGCE, MRCVS, discusses how this term could assert a rigid claim to leadership, any claim to exclusive leadership by vets risks alienating groups of allied professionals, and how “veterinary team” will better safeguard an inclusive “veterinary brand”.

29 mins

In his latest ECC Endeavours column, Dave Beeston provides some advice for getting a good night's sleep.

30 mins

Colin Capner BSc, BVetMed, CertVA, CertLAS, MRCVS, explores this concept in the veterinary sphere.

45 mins

It's a skill more need to muster – including Dave Beeston, as he explains in his latest ECC Endeavours.

31 mins

March 2021

Siobhan Menzies and Louise Clark, in the first of a two-part article, cover the history of hemp, phytochemistry and studies into this compound’s effects.

42 mins

Brin McNeill BVMS, MRCVS, of Castle Veterinary Centre in Nottingham, offers some thoughts on EMS for students amid the pandemic with help from her daughter Cara, a third-year student at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine.

33 mins

Vet Simon Lyddon is preparing to row across the Atlantic to raise money and aid his well-being.

28 mins

Roger Evans discusses an area causing him concern in his latest Vet Times column.

20 mins

To mark International Women’s Day, Charlotte Dawson reflects on how her leadership training for women is changing her approach to managing her team. She explores gender inequalities and the issues women face as they climb the career ladder.

9 mins

Mary Fraser BVMS, PhD, CertVD, MAcadMEd, CBiol, FRSB, FHEA, FRSPH, FRCVS, discusses how important the art of conversation between vet and client is when deciding what direction to take for an animal and, using results from an online questionnaire, enlightens readers in owner opinions of making decisions in a clinical setting.

22 mins